RECORDING: Lease and Tenant Issues During COVID-19
LOUISIANA REALTORS • April 17, 2020

There have been lots of questions around what landlords could do when it comes to rental properties, property management, and what can and can’t be done with tenants during Stay at Home orders and with regard to rent collection and evictions. This overview presentation was put together to go over some of the general issues and practices to be aware of during this time as well as measures to consider. As more information becomes available, we will continue to provide that information and answer questions.

By: Eric Landry, Breazeale Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P. Louisiana REALTORS® Legal Counsel Below are highlights of the changes to mandatory forms effective January 1, 2026. Louisiana Residential Agreement to Buy or Sell: Specific Changes Overall, several changes were made to re-order the agreement in an effort to have the agreement more closely track the sequence of events in a typical transaction. This resulted in relocation of several sections and corresponding changes to line number references in various places throughout the agreement.




