2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 9:1149.4 — Immobilization

§1149.4.  Immobilization

A.  A manufactured home placed upon a lot or tract of land shall be an immovable when there is recorded in the appropriate conveyance or mortgage records of the parish where the said lot or tract of land is situated an authentic act or a validly executed and acknowledged sale or mortgage or sale with mortgage which contains a description of the manufactured home as described in the certificate of title or manufacturer's certificate of origin and a description of the lot or tract of land upon which the manufactured home is placed, and contains a declaration by the owner of the manufactured home and, when applicable, the holder of a mortgage or security interest under Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws on the manufactured home, that it shall remain permanently attached to the lot or tract of land described in the instrument.  

B.  Upon recordation of the act described above, the manufactured home shall cease to be subject to the application of Chapter 4 of Title 32 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and the taxes applicable to movables and shall thereafter be subject to all laws concerning immovable property; however, nothing herein shall be construed to affect the rights of the holder of a validly recorded chattel mortgage or previously perfected security interest under Chapter 9 of the Louisiana Commercial Laws duly noted on the certificate of title.  

Added by Acts 1982, No. 524, §1, eff. July 22, 1982.  Acts 1989, No. 137, §4, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.