This category concerns issues around security deposits, including how much a landlord can ask for, what they can deduct from it, how a tenant can get it back, and how to raise issues around this.
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What You Need to Know About Your Security Deposit
This goes over security deposits, including what they are, how a tenant can get their security deposit back, and other information you may need to know about your security deposit for a rental property.
Common Questions About Leases
Questions and answers about leases and what a tenant should think about before signing a lease.
How to Get Your Security Deposit Back
Landlords must return security deposits. This page is a helpful guide for requesting your security deposit from your landlord when you move out of the leased space. Includes: How to request your security deposit; File a lawsuit for your security deposit; How to file a small claim for your security deposit in a court.
Louisiana Landlords' Rights and Responsibilities
Individuals who let out their property to residential tenants have responsibilities under Louisiana law and their rights to the leased property are limited during the term of the tenant's lease. This article lays out a landlord's rights to their property and responsibilities to tenants during a residential lease.