Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 37, § 2159. Home improvement contracting; written contract required; claims of unlicensed persons

A. Every agreement for any licensee to perform home improvement contracting services, as defined by this Chapter, in an amount in excess of seven thousand five hundred dollars, but not in excess of seventy-five thousand dollars, shall be in writing and shall include the following documents and information:

B. At the time of signing, the owner shall be furnished with a copy of the contract signed by both the home improvement contractor and the owner. No work shall begin prior to the signing of the contract and transmittal to the owner of a copy of the contract.

C. Contracts which fail to comply with the requirements of this Section shall not be invalid solely because of noncompliance.

D. No home improvement contractor who fails to obtain a license as provided for in this Chapter shall be entitled to file a statement of claim or a statement of lien or privilege with respect to monetary sums allegedly owed under any contract, whether express, implied, or otherwise, when any provision of this Chapter requires that the home improvement contractor possess a home improvement license issued by the residential subcommittee in order to have properly entered into such a contract.