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Louisiana residential lease agreement
Download the November 2026 Louisiana Residential Lease Agreement for houses, apartments, condos, and other residential rentals. The packet includes a complete editable DOCX, a true fillable PDF, a landlord instructions PDF, federal lead-based paint materials, and an optional completed sample lease.
A practical Louisiana lease packet built to document the rental relationship, current deposit and notice rules, disclosure obligations, and clean completion in your own PDF reader or on paper.
Addresses the Louisiana Civil Code lease, articles 2668 through 2729, the security-deposit return within one month and the itemized statement (R.S. 9:3251, as amended by Acts 2026, No. 63), a check dishonored for nonsufficient funds (R.S. 9:2782), written notice at least ten calendar days before the end of the month to end a month-to-month lease (Civil Code articles 2728 and 2729), and early termination for military service (R.S. 9:3261), domestic abuse (R.S. 9:3261.1), and sexual assault (R.S. 9:3261.2). Federal lead-based paint materials are included for pre-1978 housing.
Download the files, customize the lease in Word or type directly into the fillable PDF fields in your own PDF reader, and keep a signed copy for your records.
Use the editable DOCX with click-to-fill controls, or open the true fillable PDF in your own PDF reader and type directly into the form fields — no online interview or ILRG account required; both print cleanly for signing.
This product includes the commercial lease agreement files listed below. Use the Word files to customize your lease terms, or open the fillable PDF in your own PDF reader and type directly into the form fields — no online interview or ILRG account required.
Self-help lease overview
A written Louisiana residential lease helps document the landlord, tenant, premises, parish, term, rent, security deposit, utilities, repairs, disclosures, rules, and signatures for a rental property. This agreement captures the key deal terms in a front Data Schedule before the numbered sections.
This packet includes the Louisiana Residential Lease Agreement in editable DOCX and true fillable PDF, a landlord instructions PDF that is not part of the signed lease, and the federal lead-based paint materials listed below for pre-1978 housing.
Review the completed lease and any parish, municipal, subsidized-housing, association, or property-specific requirements before signing. ILRG provides self-help legal forms and information, not legal advice.
This page highlights the current downloadable Louisiana residential lease packet: a complete editable DOCX, a true fillable PDF, a landlord instructions PDF, and federal lead-based paint materials. The instructions PDF is for the landlord and is not part of the signed lease. The lease uses a front Data Schedule and a fixed-term or month-to-month election. A completed sample lease is available as an add-on.
A Louisiana commercial lease agreement is a contract for renting business property such as office, retail, warehouse, or industrial space. Louisiana commercial leasing is governed by the Civil Code rather than common-law principles, making it unique among U.S. states. Two distinctively Louisiana doctrines—reconduction and the lessor's privilege—significantly affect how commercial leases operate.
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Page 1 above is the blank Data Schedule and the term election. Each line names a section and what it covers. The lease itself is the file you download.
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Yes. This product is the Louisiana commercial lease page, and the downloadable Word and PDF lease files shown on this page are Louisiana-specific.
The included commercial lease documents are listed on this page with Word, PDF, or other format badges so you can review what is included before checkout.
Where Word format is included, you can edit the lease terms on your own device before signing. PDF files are included where available for print-ready review or reference.
A commercial lease is used for business property such as office, retail, warehouse, restaurant, or industrial space. Residential leases are designed for dwelling units and tenant-housing rules, so the two forms should not be used interchangeably.
These forms are designed for self-help use by commercial landlords, property managers, and business tenants, but ILRG does not provide legal advice. Complex build-outs, regulated uses, high-value transactions, or disputes may benefit from attorney review.
No. ILRG provides self-help legal forms and information, not legal advice. You are responsible for reviewing the completed lease and confirming state and local requirements before signing.
Under La. Civ. Code art. 2721, if the tenant remains in possession for one week after the lease expires without opposition from the landlord, the lease is reconducted (automatically renewed by operation of law).
No. Under art. 2723, a reconducted nonagricultural lease becomes month-to-month, regardless of the original term. However, under art. 2724, all other terms and conditions continue.
Under La. Civ. Code arts. 2727 and 2728, either party may terminate by giving notice at least 10 days before the end of the month.
Yes. Under La. Civ. Code arts. 2707–2710, the landlord has a privilege (lien) on the tenant's movable property in or on the leased premises, securing payment of rent and other lease obligations.
Yes. Louisiana is the only U.S. state that governs commercial leases under the Civil Code rather than common-law landlord-tenant principles. Concepts like reconduction and the lessor's privilege have no direct equivalents in most other states.