Housing Laws

This section of the housing law protects a tenant who is a sexual assault victim, which is defined as a victim of any non-consensual sexual contact, obscenity, or voyeurism crime.¹ It also protects the family member of the victim if the victim is under 18 years of age, incompetent, or deceased.² To qualify under this law, the obscenity or voyeurism crime must have taken place in the rented home.³ For a sexual assault that occurred outside the rented home, the victim must explain why staying in the home would pose a danger to him/her.⁴

A similar law protects tenants who are victims of domestic abuse. Go to Protections for Domestic Abuse Victims for more information.

¹ La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3261.2(A)(3), (A)(4)
² La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3261.2(A)(4); 46:1842(17)
³ La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3261.2(A)(3)
⁴ La. Rev. Stat. § 9:3261.2(B)(2)