La. Stat. tit. 9 § 1141.47

Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session

Section 9:1141.47 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Warranties

A. Except as provided in Subsection G of this Section, the warranty period provided by law shall apply to this Part.

B. The association may assert a claim to enforce any express or implied warranty involving the common areas and limited common areas that is either made by the declarant or could have been asserted by the declarant against a third party in any manner provided by law.

C. If, during the period of declarant control, the association fails to enforce a claim that it could have asserted in accordance with Subsection B of this Section, a lot owner who wishes to assert the claim shall first provide notice to the association by the methods provided in R.S. 9:1141.38 of the lot owner's intention to do so. The association shall have thirty days from the date that notice was sent to assert the claim.

D. If the association fails to assert the claim within the thirty-day period, the lot owner who provided notice may assert the claim of the association to enforce any express or implied warranty involving the common areas and limited common areas, whether made by the declarant or a third party.

E. A lot owner's monetary recovery related to a claim asserted in accordance with this Section shall be limited to the lot owner's damage caused by the breach of warranty involving the common areas and limited common areas. A lot owner may also seek any other relief as provided by law.

F. A compromise made by the lot owner asserting a claim in accordance with this Section or any judgment resulting from the enforcement thereof does not preclude the assertion of a claim by the association or another lot owner.

G. A claim to enforce an express or implied warranty made by the declarant involving the common areas and limited common areas in accordance with this Section shall be asserted within forty days following the expiration of the time period of declarant control or within the time period otherwise provided by law to assert the claim, whichever period expires later.

La. R.S. § 9:1141.47

Added by Acts 2024, No. 158,s. 2, eff. 1/1/2025, except "For planned communities established by a declaration or similar document filed for registry on or before December 31, 2024, this Act shall become effective on January 1, 2026.".