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.
This brochure explains the legal problems people may face after a disaster, grouped into short-term, medium-term, and long-term issues.
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Louisiana State Regulations Of Rental Housing
This resource explains that Louisiana has its own laws for landlord-tenant relationships and does not follow the Uniform Residential Landlord Tenant Act (URLTA) used in many other states.
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Public Housing Grievance Procedures
This resource explains how public housing tenants can challenge actions by the Public Housing Authority through informal meetings and formal hearings, including how to file a grievance and what to expect from the process.