Poor Living Conditions in a Rented Home

Living with broken or unsafe conditions can be stressful and affect your health and peace of mind. This page can help you understand how to ask your landlord for repairs, what your rights are, and what to do if the landlord doesn't fix the problem.
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Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program Section 8 Evictions

This resource explains how evictions work for people in the Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) Program.
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Housing Code Compliance

This resource explains how tenants can report housing code violations and what protections they have if their landlord tries to retaliate.
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How To Follow The Repair and Deduct Process in Louisiana

This video provides step-by-step instructions on how to follow the repair and deduct process in Louisiana, including when it applies, how to notify your landlord, and what documentation you need to legally deduct repair costs from your rent.
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