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2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:582.7. Incentives

RS 40:582.7 - Incentives
The governing authority and the Department of Revenue shall refund or cause to have refunded, in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the governing authority and rules and regulations adopted by the Department of Revenue, to eligible persons those local and state sales and use taxes collected as a consequence of the purchase of materials used in the restoration, renovation, or rehabilitation of an existing structure or the construction of a new house and associated improvements in an approved housing development area provided:
(1) The person restoring, renovating, or rehabilitating the existing structure or building or causing the building of the new home gives preference and priority to Louisiana suppliers, contractors, and labor except where not reasonably possible to do so without added expense, substantial inconvenience, or sacrifice in operational efficiency.
(2) The person restoring, renovating, or rehabilitating the existing structure or building or causing the building of the new home so certifies in writing that the home is generally affordable for purchase by low to moderate-income families and individuals.
(3) The person restoring, renovating, or rehabilitating the existing structure or building or causing the building of the new home presents documents sufficient to prove the amount of sales and use taxes paid and eligible for refund upon the sale of the new house.
(4) The person restoring, renovating, or rehabilitating the existing structure or building or causing the building of the new home certifies in writing that he has complied with applicable criteria, rules, regulations, and procedure established by the department and the governing authority.
(5) The person restoring, renovating, or rehabilitating the existing structure or building or causing the building of the new home completes and submits forms prescribed by the Department of Revenue and the governing authority for the refund of sales and use taxes.
Acts 1984, No. 292, §1; Acts 1997, No. 658, §2.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:583. §§583 to 592 repealed by Acts 1977, No. 83, §5, eff. June 22, 1977.

RS 40:583 - §§583 to 592 repealed by Acts 1977, No. 83, §5, eff. June 22, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:592.2. Declaration of purpose

RS 40:592.2 - Declaration of purpose
The legislature hereby finds and declares the following:
(1) There exist in many cities of the state economically and physically depressed residential neighborhood areas which, among other things, suffer from high unemployment, substandard and deteriorated structures, vacant and partially used lots, overcrowded housing, high crime rates, and other blighting influences and undesirable conditions.
(2) The conditions extant in the above-described neighborhoods tend to discourage investment in the construction of new housing affordable for purchase by low to moderate-income families and individuals.
(3) Since the economic and physical ills and problems of depressed residential neighborhood areas typically necessitate the infusion of tax-supported services, improvements, and assistance to relieve and remedy, it is a matter of public policy and concern that corrective measures be taken.
(4) The purpose of this Part is to authorize governing authorities to acquire and resell or lease at its option vacant and undeveloped or unoccupied and uninhabitable real property at prices conducive to the construction of new housing generally affordable to low to moderate-income families and individuals, with such transactions to occur in residential neighborhoods as defined in this Part.
Acts 1984, No. 571, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:592.3. Definitions

RS 40:592.3 - Definitions
For purposes of this Part the following terms shall have the meaning hereinafter ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Governing authority" means the city council or other legislative body charged with governing any incorporated municipality in the state or its duly authorized representative.
(2) "Housing development area" means an area approved by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development under its Urban Development Action Grant Program or a successor program as a pocket of poverty or an area which by reason of the presence therein of slum, deteriorated, or deteriorating residential or nonresidential buildings, structures or improvements; by reason of the existence therein of significant unsanitary, unhealthy, or other hazardous conditions which endanger the public health, safety, morals, or welfare of the inhabitants thereof and of the city; or by reason of the existence of any combination of the herein stated causes, factors, or conditions, results in a condition in that area which substantially retards or arrests the provision of a sound and safe housing environment.
(3) "Low and moderate-income families and individuals" means those families and individuals whose gross annual incomes does not exceed one hundred twenty percent of the metropolitan statistical area or parish median income as adjusted by family size based on data from the United States Census Bureau, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or another acceptable and appropriate data source.
(4) "Nonprofit corporation" means any organization organized on a not-for-profit basis under the provisions of Chapter II of Title 12 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
(5) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, corporation, association, or body politic and shall include any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other person acting in a similar representative capacity.
(6) "Real property" means all lands, including improvements and fixtures thereon, property of any nature appurtenant thereto and used in connection therewith, and every estate, interest, right or use, legal or equitable, therein, including terms for years and liens by way of judgment, mortgage, or otherwise.
(7) "Rehabilitation" means the provision of improvement to a substandard structure in order that it attains at a minimum United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's Section 8 Housing Quality Standards or local codes after improvements are completed.
(8) "Substandard structure" means an uninhabited structure which is not acceptable for occupancy due to its state of disrepair and deterioration. The unit does not meet local codes or United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's Section 8 Housing Quality Standards.
Acts 1984, No. 571, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:592.5. Governing authority; duties and powers

RS 40:592.5 - Governing authority; duties and powers
The governing authority or its duly authorized designee shall administer the provisions of this Part and shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To acquire by purchase, donation, or bequest vacant, undeveloped real property and/or real property on which one or more substandard structures are located provided that the transaction does not involve the exercise of municipal expropriation powers except as permitted in this Part.
(2) To exercise expropriation powers only when necessary to correct or otherwise address title defects, problems of identifying and/or locating property owners, property description discrepancies, and similar problems.
(3) To demolish and remove or cause to be demolished and removed any substandard structures and other improvements and fixtures as may detract from the reuse of the property as a site or sites for the construction of new housing or the placement of already-constructed housing which will be improved to comply with local building codes and resold.
(4)(a) To resell or lease the real property acquired hereunder by publicly advertised competitive bid to private persons at not less than nor more than the fair market value thereof or otherwise transfer title except through donation of that property to a qualified nonprofit corporation.
(b) In no case shall the sale price be less than the purchase price.
(c) The property to be sold or otherwise disposed of shall only be used as a site for the construction of new owner-occupied housing and/or the placement of relocated housing which is to be properly improved and resold to owner-occupants and shall be subject to such other covenants, conditions, and restrictions including covenants running with the land, reasonable construction start and completion times, sale or resale affordability guidelines, etc., as may be deemed necessary and desirable to assist in accomplishing the purposes of this Section and in complying with the municipality's master or comprehensive plan, zoning ordinance, and other applicable codes, ordinances, policies, programs, and plans, if any.
Acts 1984, No. 571, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:592.6. Taxes; exemption

RS 40:592.6 - Taxes; exemption
The property of the governing authority acquired or held for the purposes of this Part is declared to be public property and shall be exempt from all taxes of the municipality, the parish, the state, and any political subdivision thereof, except as may otherwise be provided by the Constitution of Louisiana, but such tax exemption shall terminate when the municipality sells, leases, or otherwise disposes of the property to a purchaser, lessee, or transferee which is not a public body and not otherwise entitled to tax exemption.
Acts 1984, No. 571, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:592.7. Title; conclusive proof of compliance

RS 40:592.7 - Title; conclusive proof of compliance
Any instrument executed by the governing authority purporting to convey all right, title, or interest in any property under this Part shall be conclusively presumed to have been executed in compliance with the provisions of this Part insofar as title or other interest of any bona fide purchasers, lessees, or transferees of the property is concerned.
Acts 1984, No. 571, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:593. §§593 to 597 repealed by Acts 1977, No. 83, §5, eff. June 22, 1977.

RS 40:593 - §§593 to 597 repealed by Acts 1977, No. 83, §5, eff. June 22, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:597.1. §§597.1 to 597.18 repealed by Acts 1989, No. 662, §8, eff. July 7, 1989.

RS 40:597.1 - §§597.1 to 597.18 repealed by Acts 1989, No. 662, §8, eff. July 7, 1989.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:598. §§598 to 600 repealed by Acts 1977, No. 83, §5, eff. June 22, 1977.

RS 40:598 - §§598 to 600 repealed by Acts 1977, No. 83, §5, eff. June 22, 1977.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.25.1. Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.

RS 40:600.25.1 - Repealed by Acts 2011, No. 408, §3, eff. midnight, June 30, 2012.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.32. Legislative findings

RS 40:600.32 - Legislative findings
The legislature finds that:
(1) Hurricanes Katrina and Rita destroyed thousands of residential housing units in the state of Louisiana, left thousands of residential housing units in the state substantially damaged in areas that must be repopulated to restore the economic base both of the core disaster areas and of the state, and created an unprecedented housing shortage throughout the state.
(2) Significant numbers of displaced residents from core disaster areas who were homeowners may fail to return to their neighborhoods or may be unwilling to make the investment to restore and occupy their housing units if other previously occupied housing units within such neighborhoods become blighted or remain uninhabitable and are permitted to deteriorate by neglect.
(3) In the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita where thousands of Louisiana residents have been forced to find temporary housing outside of the state and which exodus from the state poses a serious threat to the economic stability of the state and local governmental subdivisions, the existence of blighted and uninhabitable housing units will stagnate reinvestment by property owners wanting to rebuild and will have a negative impact on livability in neighborhoods and communities. The existence of such blighted and uninhabitable housing creates public health problems, diminishes the property values of neighboring properties, has a negative effect on the quality of life of adjacent property owners, increases the risk of property damage through arson and vandalism, and discourages neighborhood stability and revitalization.
(4) Many blighted and abandoned residential housing properties should be rehabilitated and preserved to maintain the character of neighborhoods and simultaneously provide an opportunity to local governmental subdivisions to arrange for the renovation or rehabilitation of such residential housing properties to help alleviate the unprecedented housing crisis throughout the state.
(5) Local governmental subdivisions and their instrumentalities must be provided an additional tool in order to access and invest funds to renovate abandoned, blighted, and uninhabitable housing units within a judicially approved framework so that: (a) neighborhoods are not negatively impacted by blighted and abandoned properties; (b) owners will be assured that neighborhoods are safe places to live and that their reinvestment in rebuilding will not be devalued by the negative influence of blighted and abandoned properties in their neighborhood; (c) decent, safe, sanitary, and affordable housing may be provided to displaced persons and other priority tenants; (d) the statewide housing crisis may be alleviated; and (e) the substantial delays associated with blighted property may be avoided.
Acts 2006, No. 355, §1, eff. June 13, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.35. Statewide blighted housing property list

RS 40:600.35 - Statewide blighted housing property list
A. Local governmental subdivisions; duty to submit blighted housing property list. Each local governmental subdivision maintaining a blighted housing property list shall submit their list to the state housing agency no later than December thirty-first of each year. The information submitted to the state housing agency shall be updated quarterly.
B. State housing agency; duty to maintain statewide blighted housing property list. The state housing agency shall publish, no later than March fifteenth of each year, a statewide blighted housing property list based on information received from local governmental subdivisions in accordance with the provisions of this Section. The list shall also be maintained on the state housing agency's web site and shall be updated quarterly.
C. The state housing agency shall utilize a statewide housing locator system for the purpose of maintaining the blighted housing property list. The system shall be updated as needed.
Acts 2006, No. 355, §1, eff. June 13, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.36. Filing of action to implement rehabilitation plan; notice to secured parties

RS 40:600.36 - Filing of action to implement rehabilitation plan; notice to secured parties
A. Form of notice to secured parties. Prior to a local governmental subdivision filing an action with the consent of the owner to establish a receivership in connection with a blighted housing property on a blighted housing property list, the designated official shall serve notice on the secured party which notice shall state that:
(1) The local governmental subdivision has determined the residential housing property of the owner to be a blighted housing property and has placed such property on the local governmental subdivision's blighted housing property list.
(2) The local governmental subdivision and the owner will arrange for a rehabilitation plan to be prepared and submitted to the court to restore the property to minimum habitability standards.
(3) A secured party may request a copy of such rehabilitation plan upon its submission to the court.
(4) A secured party may submit an alternate plan to the public officer within forty-five days of the date of the notice.
(5) If a secured party does not present to the public officer an alternate plan within forty-five days of the date of the notice, the secured party may file an objection to the local governmental subdivision's action to implement a rehabilitation plan in the court.
B. Service of notice. The notice shall be served on the secured parties by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the secured party at their last known addresses.
C. Recordation of notice. Any notice served pursuant to this Section shall be filed with the recorder of mortgages where the property is located. Once filed, said notice shall be deemed notice to all subsequent transferees. Any transferee of such property takes the property subject to all recorded liens, mortgages, and notices thereunto pertaining.
Acts 2006, No. 355, §1, eff. June 13, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.38. Local governmental subdivision as receiver

RS 40:600.38 - Local governmental subdivision as receiver
A. The court shall grant the local governmental subdivision possession of the property if it finds that:
(1) The rehabilitation plan is appropriate.
(2) The local governmental subdivision or its designated qualified rehabilitation entity is qualified to undertake the rehabilitation plan.
(3) The rehabilitation plan submitted by the local governmental subdivision represents a realistic and timely plan for the rehabilitation and reuse of the blighted housing property.
B.(1) The local governmental subdivision shall take all steps necessary and appropriate to further the rehabilitation and reuse of the property consistent with the rehabilitation plan submitted to the court.
(2) In making its findings pursuant to this Section, the court may consult with qualified parties and, upon request by a party in interest, may hold a hearing on the plan.
(3) Regardless of whether a local governmental subdivision exercises its rights directly or designates a qualified rehabilitation entity pursuant to this Section, while in possession of a blighted housing property, a local governmental subdivision shall maintain, safeguard, and maintain insurance on the blighted housing property.
C. Notwithstanding the local governmental subdivision's possession of the blighted housing property during the receivership term, nothing in this Chapter shall be deemed to relieve the owner of the property of any civil or criminal liability or any duty imposed by reason of acts or omissions of the owner, or of any obligation the owner or any other person may have for the payment of taxes or other municipal liens and charges, or mortgages or liens to any party, whether those taxes, charges, or liens are incurred before or after the appointment of the receiver.
Acts 2006, No. 355, §1, eff. June 13, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.39. Designation of qualified rehabilitation entity

RS 40:600.39 - Designation of qualified rehabilitation entity
A. A local governmental subdivision may exercise its rights pursuant to R.S. 40:600.38 directly or may designate a qualified rehabilitation entity to act as its designee for the purpose of exercising the local governmental subdivision's rights where that designation will further the rehabilitation and reuse of the property consistent with the rehabilitation plan. This designation shall be made by resolution of the governing authority.
B. Assignment of receivership by local governmental subdivision to a qualified rehabilitation entity. Where the local governmental subdivision has been granted possession by the court in the name of the local governmental subdivision, the local governmental subdivision may seek the approval of the court to assign its rights to another entity, which approval shall be granted by the court when it finds that the entity to which the local governmental subdivision's rights will be assigned is a qualified rehabilitation entity and the assignment will further the purposes of this Chapter.
C. Reports. Where a local governmental subdivision has designated a qualified rehabilitation entity to act on its behalf, the qualified rehabilitation entity shall provide quarterly reports to the local governmental subdivision on its activities and progress toward rehabilitation and reuse of the property. The local governmental subdivision or qualified rehabilitation entity, as the case may be, shall provide such reports to the court as the court determines to be necessary. If the court finds that the local governmental subdivision or its designee have failed to take diligent action toward rehabilitation of the property within six months from the grant of possession, then the court may request the local governmental subdivision to designate another qualified rehabilitation entity to exercise its rights, or if the local governmental subdivision fails to do so, may terminate the receivership and return the property to its owner.
Acts 2006, No. 355, §1, eff. June 13, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.40. Permits, taxes, liens, and notice of completion

RS 40:600.40 - Permits, taxes, liens, and notice of completion
A. Permits. If a local governmental subdivision, secured party, or qualified rehabilitation entity has been granted possession of a property, that local governmental subdivision, secured party, or qualified rehabilitation entity shall be deemed to have an ownership interest in the property for the purpose of filing plans with public agencies and boards, seeking and obtaining construction permits and other approvals, and submitting applications for financing or other assistance to public or private entities.
B. Legal control. For the purposes of any program of grants or loans, possession of a blighted housing property pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter shall be considered legal control of the property.
C. Liens. The court may approve the borrowing of funds by a local governmental subdivision, with the consent of the property owner, to rehabilitate the property. Prior to seeking approval to borrow funds, the local governmental subdivision shall have exhausted all grant opportunities. The court may grant a lien or security interest in the property for the amount of the borrowed funds.
D. Recordation of liens. No lien authorized by the court shall take effect unless recorded in the mortgage office of the parish in which the property is located.
E. Notice of completion. The local governmental subdivision shall file a notice of completion with the court, and shall also serve a copy on the owner and any mortgage holder or lienholder, at such time as the local governmental subdivision has determined that at least fifty percent of the rehabilitation plan is complete. This notice shall include an affidavit of the public officer attesting to the frame within which that rehabilitation can realistically be anticipated to be complete and a statement setting forth such actions as it plans to undertake to ensure that reuse of the property is consistent with the plan.
Acts 2006, No. 355, §1, eff. June 13, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.41. Reinstatement of owner in possession

RS 40:600.41 - Reinstatement of owner in possession
An owner may petition for reinstatement of the owner's control and possession of the property at any time during the receivership term.
Acts 2006, No. 355, §1, eff. June 13, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.42. Petition for reinstatement

RS 40:600.42 - Petition for reinstatement
A. Any petition for reinstatement of the owner's control and possession of the property filed pursuant to R.S. 40:600.41 shall:
(1) Include an agreement by the owner to complete the rehabilitation plan.
(2) Provide legally binding assurances that the owner will comply with all conditions of any grant or loan secured by the local governmental subdivision or repay those grants or loans in full, at the discretion of the maker of the loan or grant.
B. If the requirements of the petition are met, the court shall reinstate the owner to possession, control, and use of the property.
Acts 2006, No. 355, §1, eff. June 13, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.43. Sale of property

RS 40:600.43 - Sale of property
A.(1) A local governmental subdivision, at the end of the receivership term, may petition the court to sell the property if the owner has not petitioned for reinstatement of ownership.
(2) The owner shall be served with a copy of the petition in accordance with the Code of Civil Procedure Article 1201 et seq. and be given an opportunity to respond.
B. Any sale of property pursuant to the provisions of this Section shall be for the fair market value of the rehabilitated property, but not less than the amount necessary to recoup the costs incurred in rehabilitating the property.
C. Any proceeds resulting from the sale in excess of the amount necessary to recoup the costs incurred in rehabilitating the property shall be returned to the property owner.
Acts 2006, No. 355, §1, eff. June 13, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.44. Preference to affected areas

RS 40:600.44 - Preference to affected areas
Pursuant to the Robert T. Stafford Act as provided in 42 U.S.C.A. §5150, in the expenditure of federal funds, under the provisions of this Chapter, in the carrying out of activities by contract or agreement with private organizations, firms, or individuals, preference shall be given, to the extent feasible and practicable, to those organizations, firms, and individuals residing or doing business in the state of Louisiana.
Acts 2006, No. 355, §1, eff. June 13, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.51. Short title; purpose

RS 40:600.51 - Short title; purpose
A. This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Habitat for Humanity Loan Purchase Program Act".
B. The legislature hereby finds and declares that there exists in the state a need to assist low-income individuals and families, and particularly those individuals and families who have mental or physical disabilities, in accessing and acquiring affordable housing and to provide for the development and construction of decent, safe, accessible, and affordable housing for low-income individuals and families such as currently is provided by Louisiana affiliates of Habitat for Humanity. The legislature further finds that the Louisiana Housing Corporation has the requisite powers and duties to support and administer this program. Therefore, to address these needs, the purposes of this Chapter shall be the following:
(1) To partner with Louisiana Habitat for Humanity affiliates which are constructing affordable housing for Louisiana citizens.
(2) To encourage the development of accessible housing for people with disabilities through media outreach in collaboration with disability based community organizations.
(3) To purchase homeowner loans from habitat affiliates and thereby provide more resources for such entities to serve more potential home buyers.
(4) To establish a revolving fund to provide a growing pool of monies to support the partnership between the Louisiana Housing Corporation and the habitat affiliates.
Acts 2006, No. 510, §1, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2011, No. 408, §5(B), eff. July 5, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.52. General provisions; trust fund

RS 40:600.52 - General provisions; trust fund
A. There is hereby established the Louisiana Habitat for Humanity Loan Purchase Program which shall provide the process and procedures by which the Louisiana Housing Corporation shall assist in the provision of affordable housing for Louisiana families by purchasing home loans from Louisiana Habitat for Humanity affiliates.
B.(1) The Louisiana Habitat for Humanity Trust Fund, hereinafter referred to as the "trust fund", is hereby created to be administered by the Louisiana Housing Corporation. Monies credited to the fund shall include, but not be limited to, funds received as provided by Paragraph (2) of this Subsection. Interest earned on investment of monies in the trust fund shall be credited to the trust fund. Unexpended and unencumbered monies in the trust fund at the end of each fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund. Monies in the trust fund shall be used exclusively for the purchase of loans from Habitat for Humanity affiliates in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter.
(2) The trust fund shall receive monies in the following manner:
(a) Monies annually allocated by the board of the Louisiana Housing Corporation from agency funds specifically designated for the Habitat for Humanity Loan Purchase Program.
(b) Gifts, grants, and donations to the trust fund received from individuals, partnerships, and public or private organizations.
(c) Monies appropriated to the trust fund by the legislature for these purposes.
(d) Any federal funds made available to the state under any federal housing legislation consistent with these provisions.
(e) Any monies received in repayment for loans made under the provisions of this Chapter.
C. For the purposes of this Chapter, the Louisiana Housing Corporation shall promulgate all rules, regulations, and other such procedures in conjunction with representatives of Louisiana habitat affiliates, as may be designated by Habitat for Humanity International, in accordance with the provisions of R.S. 40:600.6(A)(4)(b)(x).
(1) The proposed rules shall be formulated for submission to the board of commissioners of the Louisiana Housing Corporation no later than October 15, 2006.
(2) The board shall review and adopt the proposed rules no later than November 30, 2006.
(3) The board shall submit the proposed rules to the Joint Legislative Committee on the Budget for review at the committee's first regularly scheduled meeting in 2007.
Acts 2006, No. 510, §1, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2011, No. 408, §5(B), eff. July 5, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.62. Definitions

RS 40:600.62 - Definitions
As used in this Chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates or requires another or different meaning or intent:
(1) "Division of administration" means the division of administration created within the office of the governor by Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
(2) "Project" collectively means the acquisition, disposition, purchase, renovation, improvement, leasing, or expansion of housing stock, including but not limited to housing stock as described in action plans for The Road Home Program, for the purposes set forth therein, as such action plan may hereafter be amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified, by the corporation. The project may be financed with funds provided in whole or in part from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development's Community Development Block Grant Program, as administered by the Louisiana office of community development of the division of administration.
(3) "Road Home Corporation" means the nonprofit corporation authorized to be formed by this Chapter, or any corporation succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to which the powers conferred upon the corporation by this Chapter shall be given by law. Such corporation may amend its articles of incorporation to change its name to Louisiana Land Trust. It is further declared that any such corporation shall not constitute a state agency, board, or commission; nor shall it constitute an instrumentality of the state or of any political subdivision.
(4) "State" means the state of Louisiana or any agency or instrumentality thereof.
Acts 2006, No. 654, §1, eff. June 29, 2006; Acts 2009, No. 428, §1, eff. July 7, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.63. Functions of Road Home Corporation

RS 40:600.63 - Functions of Road Home Corporation
There is hereby authorized the formation and incorporation of a nonprofit corporation, the purpose of which shall be, exclusively for the health and welfare of the public, the acquisition, disposition, purchase, renovation, improvement, leasing, or expansion of housing stock, including but not limited to housing stock as described in action plans for The Road Home Program, for the purposes set forth therein, as such action plans hereafter may be amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified. R.S. 41:131 through 140 and 1338 shall not apply to the corporation or to any property conveyed by the corporation. To the extent that the provisions of this Chapter are inconsistent with the provisions of R.S. 12:202.1 or any other provisions of any general statute or special act or parts thereof, the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed to be controlling.
Acts 2006, No. 654, §1, eff. June 29, 2006; Acts 2009, No. 428, §1, eff. July 7, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.64. Membership of the board of directors; vacancies; compensation; expenses

RS 40:600.64 - Membership of the board of directors; vacancies; compensation; expenses
A. The governor shall appoint seven persons to serve as the directors and members of this corporation, with one member appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the president of the Senate and with one member appointed from a list of three persons nominated by the speaker of the House of Representatives. No less than three of such members shall be a domiciliary of one of the parishes most affected by Hurricane Katrina and no less than three members shall be a domiciliary of one of the parishes most affected by Hurricane Rita. Any domiciliary selected under this Subsection shall have been domiciled in their respective parish for at least one year prior to August 29, 2005. At least five of the members, including the members nominated by the president of the Senate and the speaker of the House of Representatives, shall have education, training, or experience in banking, mortgage financing, housing development, environmental remediation, land use, or urban planning.
B. Members of the board of directors shall serve without compensation, but the Road Home Corporation may reimburse such members for necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties.
Acts 2006, No. 654, §1, eff. June 29, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.65. Applicable laws to Road Home Corporation

RS 40:600.65 - Applicable laws to Road Home Corporation
The Road Home Corporation shall be subject to the Public Records Law, the Open Meetings Law, and the Code of Governmental Ethics. The Road Home Corporation is subject to examination, audit, and review by the legislative auditor.
Acts 2006, No. 654, §1, eff. June 29, 2006; Acts 2009, No. 428, §1, eff. July 7, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.67. Excess earnings

RS 40:600.67 - Excess earnings
Any net earnings of The Road Home Corporation beyond that necessary for The Road Home Corporation to implement the purposes of this Chapter shall inure to the benefit of The Road Home Program.
Acts 2006, No. 654, §1, eff. June 29, 2006; Acts 2009, No. 428, §1, eff. July 7, 2009.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.68. Dissolution of the Road Home Corporation; title to property to vest in successor

RS 40:600.68 - Dissolution of the Road Home Corporation; title to property to vest in successor
Upon dissolution of the Road Home Corporation, title to all property owned by the Road Home Corporation shall vest in the successor corporation created by the legislature, if any. If no such successor corporation is so created, title to such property shall vest in the state of Louisiana.
Acts 2006, No. 654, §1, eff. June 29, 2006.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.71. Title

RS 40:600.71 - Title
This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Louisiana Housing Counseling Assistance Act."
Acts 2007, No. 383, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
NOTE: Pursuant to Acts 2007, No. 383, §3, the provisions of this Section ceased to be effective on July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.72. Legislative findings

RS 40:600.72 - Legislative findings
The legislature finds that:
(1) Hundreds of thousands of Louisiana residents were displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
(2) Hurricanes Katrina and Rita destroyed thousands of residential housing units in Louisiana, left thousands of residential housing units substantially damaged in areas that must be repopulated to restore the economic base of those areas, and created an unprecedented housing shortage for both homeowners and renters throughout the state.
(3) Displaced persons need the assistance of knowledgeable professionals to develop suitable housing strategies for their primary residences. This assistance can best be provided by nonprofit organizations that have been certified by the Louisiana Housing Corporation. These certified nonprofit organizations will be sustainable community based entities acting as consumer advocates and evolving over time to meet the needs of our citizens.
Acts 2007, No. 383, §1, eff. July 10, 2007; Acts 2011, No. 408, §5(B), eff. July 5, 2011.
NOTE: Pursuant to Acts 2007, No. 383, §3, the provisions of this Section ceased to be effective on July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.73. Definitions

RS 40:600.73 - Definitions
For purposes of this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Division of administration" means the division of administration created within the office of the governor by Title 39 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950.
(2) "Road Home Corporation" means the nonprofit corporation authorized in Title 40 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, or any corporation succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to which the powers conferred upon the corporation shall be given by law.
(3) "Suitable housing strategy" means a plan for the acquisition of residential housing property to replace property or for the disposition, renovation or rehabilitation of either a residential housing property below minimum habitability standards or a blighted housing property prepared by the owner or other secured party that preserves the historic integrity of the residential building and restores such property to minimum habitability standards.
Acts 2007, No. 383, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
NOTE: Pursuant to Acts 2007, No. 383, §3, the provisions of this Section ceased to be effective on July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.74. Sources

RS 40:600.74 - Sources
Housing counseling assistance may be provided through private nonprofit organizations certified through the Louisiana Housing Corporation.
Acts 2007, No. 383, §1, eff. July 10, 2007; Acts 2011, No. 408, §5(B), eff. July 5, 2011.
NOTE: Pursuant to Acts 2007, No. 383, §3, the provisions of this Section ceased to be effective on July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.75. Funding

RS 40:600.75 - Funding
A. The office of community development, within the division of administration, or the Road Home Corporation, which is responsible for the delivery of the Road Home Housing Program, may set aside sufficient funds to accomplish and implement the requirements of this Chapter.
B. The office of community development may conduct competitive negotiations by initiating the issuance of a request for proposals containing a description of the services required and the factors to be used in evaluating the proposals.
Acts 2007, No. 383, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
NOTE: Pursuant to Acts 2007, No. 383, §3, the provisions of this Section ceased to be effective on July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.76. Type of assistance

RS 40:600.76 - Type of assistance
Housing counseling assistance providers may counsel owners relative to refinancing options, availability of loans and grants, determining entitlements from FEMA programs, housing programs of the Louisiana Recovery Authority, or any other housing programs designed to assist Louisiana residents with housing needs. Housing counseling assistance providers may also assist displaced persons, who were homeowners or renters, and property owners by creating suitable housing strategies for person with special needs.
Acts 2007, No. 383, §1, eff. July 10, 2007.
NOTE: Pursuant to Acts 2007, No. 383, §3, the provisions of this Section ceased to be effective on July 1, 2010.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.87. Definitions

RS 40:600.87 - Definitions
The following terms, whenever used or referred to in this Chapter shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) "Bonds" shall have the same meaning as "Securities" in R.S. 39:1421(1).
(2) "Corporation" means the Louisiana Housing Corporation created by this Chapter.
(3) "Federal government" means the United States of America and any agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of America.
(4) "Insured mortgage loan" means a mortgage loan for the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation or improvement of residential housing located within the state which is insured or guaranteed in whole or in part by the federal or state government, or any instrumentality or agency of the federal government or the state government, including the Louisiana Housing Corporation, or by a private mortgage insurance company, which insures the holder of the mortgage against financial loss.
(5) "Lending institution" means any bank, investment bank, mortgage bank or company, pension or retirement fund, savings bank, or savings and loan association which is authorized to do business in Louisiana.
(6) "Mortgage" means a conventional mortgage evidencing a contract by which a person binds all or part of his immovable property in favor of another to secure the execution and enforcement of a contract, but without divesting himself of the possession of such property.
(7) "Mortgage loan" means a financial obligation secured by a mortgage.
(8) "Persons or families of low or moderate income" means an individual or household whose income qualifies as low income or moderate income as determined from time to time by the corporation's board of directors in a manner consistent with federal housing programs.
(9) "Residential housing" means a specific work or improvement within the state undertaken primarily to provide decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling accommodations that are in compliance with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C.A. §12131 et seq., for persons of low or moderate income, including, but not limited to, the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, or improvement of land, buildings, and improvements thereto in connection with apartments, condominiums, single family homes, townhouses, and nonhousing facilities appurtenant thereto.
(10) "State" means the state of Louisiana.
(11) "State agency" means any board, authority, agency, department, commission, public corporation, body corporate and politic, or instrumentality of the state. A local housing authority established pursuant to R.S. 40:381 et seq., shall not be considered a "state agency".
Acts 2011, No. 408, §1, eff. July 5, 2011; Acts 2012, No. 686, §1.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.88. Creation of the corporation

RS 40:600.88 - Creation of the corporation
There is hereby created a public body corporate and politic known as the Louisiana Housing Corporation. The Louisiana Housing Corporation, referred to in this Chapter as the "corporation", shall be an instrumentality of the state.
Acts 2011, No. 408, §1, eff. July 5, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.95. Statutory pledge

RS 40:600.95 - Statutory pledge
Any pledge made by the corporation shall be valid and binding from the time when the pledge is made. The money, assets, or revenues of the corporation so pledged and thereafter received by the corporation shall immediately be subject to the lien of such pledge without any physical delivery thereof or further act, and the lien of any such pledge shall be valid and binding as against all parties having claims of any kind in tort, contract, or otherwise against the corporation, irrespective of whether such parties have notice thereof. Neither the resolution nor any other instrument by which a pledge is created need be recorded or filed in order to establish and perfect a lien or security interest in the property so pledged.
Acts 2011, No. 408, §1, eff. July 5, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.96. Refunding bonds

RS 40:600.96 - Refunding bonds
A. Subject to the rights of the holders of the bonds of the corporation, the corporation is hereby authorized and empowered to issue from time to time its bonds for the purpose of refunding any bonds of the corporation then outstanding, together with the payment of any redemption premiums thereon and interest accrued or to accrue to the date of redemption of such outstanding bonds.
B. All such refunding bonds of the corporation shall be issued, sold or exchanged, and delivered, shall be secured, and shall be subject to the provisions of this Chapter in the same manner and to the same extent as any other bonds issued by the corporation pursuant to this Chapter, unless otherwise determined by resolution of the corporation.
C. Refunding bonds issued by the corporation as herein provided may be sold or exchanged for outstanding bonds of the corporation and, if sold, the proceeds thereof may be applied, in addition to any other authorized purposes, to the purchase, redemption, or payment of such outstanding bonds.
D. Pending the application of the proceeds of any such refunding bonds, with any other available funds, to the payment of the principal, accrued interest, and redemption premiums, if any, on the bonds being refunded, and, if so provided or permitted in the trust indenture or the resolution of the corporation authorizing the issuance of such refunding bonds, to the payment of any interest on such refunding bonds and any expenses in connection with such refunding, such proceeds may be invested in direct obligations of, or obligations the principal and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States which shall mature or which shall be subject to redemption by the holders thereof, at the option of such holders, not later than the respective dates when the proceeds, together with the interest accruing thereon, will be required for the purposes intended.
Acts 2011, No. 408, §1, eff. July 5, 2011.
2023 Louisiana Laws › Revised Statutes › Title 40 - Public Health and Safety › §40:600.97. Liability of directors, officers, or employees of the corporation

RS 40:600.97 - Liability of directors, officers, or employees of the corporation
The directors, officers, or employees of the corporation, or any other person executing the bonds of the corporation shall not be personally liable on the bonds or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the issuance, sale, or delivery thereof while acting within the scope of their authority.
Acts 2011, No. 408, §1, eff. July 5, 2011.