Louisiana Real Estate Legal Questions

Assuming that the owners own the place individually and not through an entity (for example, if all five were partners in a partnership which owned the property) and that Louisianna law is the same as the states in which I practice, the other owners can evict the non-paying owner from being a tenant, but that doesn't change his status as a partial owner.... Read More

First, look at your purchase agreement.  If the home was sold "as is where is", you will have a harder time recovering against the seller.    However, if you can prove "fraud" on behalf of the seller, the "as is where is" clause can be overcome.  Fraud is when the seller knew of a defect and failed to disclose/hid it.  This sounds quite likely in your case, but I would need more facts. Depending on whether your contract is "as is where is" and the nature of the defect, you may have a suit for breach of contract, fraud, and redhibition.  Redhbition means you file a lawsuit asking to "return" the house to the seller because the nature of the defects are such that it is not fit for its intended use, and/or you would not have bought it had you know of the defect.   Good luck, Julie Quinn   ... Read More

If an oil and gas company signs a mineral rights lease, then it must pay a royalty to either produce the oil and/or gas or to maintain the right to produce in the future.  You should contact a local oil and gas attorney if you are considering signing a lease of your mineral rights in order to protect your interests. This is not intended to be legal advice, and is general in its nature. No attorney-client relationship exists or is formed by this information. Furthermore, this does not represent the views or opinions of LexisNexis or its affiliated companies.... Read More