2006 Louisiana Laws - RS 9:4831 — Filing; where and how made

SUBPART E.  FILING; CANCELLATION; PEREMPTION

§4831.  Filing; where and how made

A.  The filing of a notice of contract, notice of termination, statement of a claim or privilege, or notice of lis pendens required or permitted to be filed under the provisions of this Part is accomplished when it is filed for registry with the recorder of mortgages of the parish in which the work is to be performed.  The recorder of mortgages shall inscribe all such acts in the mortgage records.

B.  For purposes of this Part, the recorder of mortgages includes the office of the clerk of court and ex officio recorder of mortgages.

C.  Each filing made with the recorder of mortgages pursuant to this Part which contains a reference to immovable property shall contain a description of the property sufficient to clearly and permanently identify the property.  A description which includes the lot and/or square and/or subdivision or township and range shall meet the requirement of this Subsection.  Naming the street or mailing address without more shall not be sufficient to meet the requirements of this Subsection.

Acts 1981, No. 724, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1982.  Acts 1983, No. 589, §1.