Louisiana charge guides
Security Deposit
Louisiana one-month return rule, 2026 itemization change, forwarding address, deductions and remedies.
Open guide →One-Month Return
Louisiana requires return of the residential deposit within one month after the lease terminates, subject to lawful retention.
Open guide →2026 Itemization
Louisiana Act 63 changed the itemized-statement timing language effective August 1, 2026.
Open guide →Deductions & Wear
Louisiana permits retention reasonably necessary to remedy tenant default or unreasonable wear.
Open guide →Forwarding Address
Louisiana directs the tenant to furnish a forwarding address at lease termination for deposit statements.
Open guide →Abandonment Exception
Louisiana’s subsection A deposit-return framework does not apply to specified abandonment situations.
Open guide →Deposit Remedies
Louisiana provides a statutory recovery formula for willful failure to comply with the deposit law.
Open guide →Official sources
Current statute including Acts 2026, No. 63: one-month return rule, permitted retention, itemized statement, forwarding address and abandonment exception.
Louisiana State LegislatureLa. R.S. 9:3252 — Failure to comply ↗Current statute covering willful failure, written demand and the statutory recovery formula.
Louisiana State Legislature2026 Act No. 63 (HB 292) ↗Official 2026 act, effective August 1, 2026, amending the itemized-statement timing language in R.S. 9:3251(A).