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Louisiana Revised Statutes Tit. 9, § 4832. Cancellation of notice of contract

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A. The recorder of mortgages shall cancel from his records a notice of contract upon written request of any person made more than thirty days after the filing of a notice of termination of work performed under the contract if both of the following conditions are satisfied:

(1) A statement of claim or privilege with respect to the work was not filed before expiration of the thirty day period.

(2) The request contains or has attached to it the written concurrence of the contractor or a written receipt from the contractor acknowledging payment in full of all amounts due under the contract.

B. If the request for cancellation of a notice of contract does not contain or is not accompanied by the written concurrence or receipt of the contractor, but a statement of claim or privilege was not filed before expiration of the thirty day period, the recorder of mortgages shall cancel the notice of contract as to all claims and privileges except that of the contractor. The recorder of mortgages shall completely cancel the notice of contract from his records upon written request of any person if either of the following conditions is satisfied:

(1) The request is made more than sixty days after the filing of the notice of termination and the contractor did not file a statement of his claim or privilege before expiration of the sixty day period.

(2) The request contains or is accompanied by the written concurrence of or a written receipt from the contractor acknowledging payment in full of all amounts due under the contract.

C. The recorder of mortgages shall immediately cancel a notice of contract if both of the following occur:

(1) A request for cancellation of notice of contract signed by the owner and contractor is filed.

(2) Within four business days after the filing of the request for cancellation, an affidavit made by a qualified inspector is filed to the effect that he inspected the immovable at a specified time subsequent to the filing of the request for cancellation and that work had not then begun, as the beginning of work is defined by R.S. 9:4820.

D. A notice of contract cancelled in accordance with Subsection C of this Section shall have no effect.

* In Subpart G, only R.S. 9:4852 was affected by the 2019 Revision.
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