How much can a landlord charge for a security deposit in Louisiana?

Louisiana statute sets no cap on the deposit, so the amount is whatever the lease says. What La. Rev. Stat. 9:3251 does fix is how and when the deposit comes back.

How much notice does a Louisiana landlord give before entering?

Louisiana statute sets no notice period before the landlord enters, so this lease uses at least 24 hours' notice at a reasonable time, and no notice in an emergency.

What does a Louisiana landlord have to disclose with the lease?

Only the federal lead paint disclosure for a building built before 1978. The Louisiana statutes this lease follows add no disclosure of their own, so the checklist is one line long.

Which Louisiana statutes does this lease cite?

La. Rev. Stat. 9:3251, La. Civ. Code art. 2728 and La. Civ. Code art. 2682, read on October 23, 2026. They print in the document footer so a reader can check each clause against the statute in a minute.

Should a lawyer look at this Louisiana lease before I use it?

It is a general form, not legal advice, and it does not claim to comply with any law. The clauses state what the Louisiana statute requires and name the statute. A lawyer who works with Louisiana landlords can tell you whether the form fits your property, your city and the terms you want to add, which is worth the hour before signing a lease for a large rent or a long term.

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Louisiana Residential Lease Agreement

A plain-language lease for a house or apartment in Louisiana. The deposit and notice clauses follow Louisiana statute, cited in the document. Download the blank PDF or e-sign it online; electronic signatures are recognized under the federal ESIGN Act and state UETA laws.

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Louisiana rules in this lease

Security deposit cap: No cap in the statute
Deposit return: Within one month after the lease ends, the Landlord returns the deposit to the forwarding address the Tenant gives, keeping only what is reasonably necessary to remedy a default of the Tenant or unreasonable wear to the Premises, and sends an itemized statement of the reasons for any amount kept no later than 15 days after that one-month date.
Ending a month-to-month tenancy: Either party ends a month-to-month lease with written notice given at least ten calendar days before the end of the month.
Landlord entry: No notice period in the statute; the lease uses 24 hours
Disclosures: 1 items, listed below with the section that requires each one
Statutes: La. Rev. Stat. 9:3251, La. Civ. Code art. 2728, La. Civ. Code art. 2682. Read the Louisiana statute
Rules read on: 2026-10-23

A general form, not legal advice, and not a claim that it complies with any law. Rules change and vary by city. Check the statute cited here, or ask a lawyer, before you rely on it.

What is different in Louisiana

Pick Louisiana and two parts of this lease change: the security deposit clause and the notice clause for a month-to-month tenancy, each rewritten from the Louisiana statute. The rest of the document reads the same in every state.

Louisiana sets no ceiling on the deposit and no rule about where it is kept, so the amount and the account are the landlord's call. The return is the part the statute fixes: the rule, quoted in full below, says when and how the deposit comes back, and requires an itemized statement of anything kept and turns on the tenant's forwarding address.

Ending a month-to-month tenancy works the same from both sides in Louisiana. Either party ends a month-to-month lease with written notice given at least ten calendar days before the end of the month.

On entry the Louisiana statute is silent, so the lease fills the gap with at least 24 hours' notice at a reasonable time and no notice in an emergency, and the footer says the statute set no period.

There is no Louisiana disclosure to initial beyond the federal lead paint item for a building built before 1978, so the checklist at the end of the lease is one line long.

This row notes no city or county overlay for Louisiana; if the property is in a city with its own rental ordinance, check it before signing. The state clauses follow three sections of Louisiana law, read on October 23, 2026 and listed in the Statutes row above; the same citations print in the footer of the PDF.

Read the Louisiana clauses

The wording below is what prints in the PDF for Louisiana, word for word, under the headings Security deposit, Entry, Ending the lease and default, and Disclosures.

Security deposit

Within one month after the lease ends, the Landlord returns the deposit to the forwarding address the Tenant gives, keeping only what is reasonably necessary to remedy a default of the Tenant or unreasonable wear to the Premises, and sends an itemized statement of the reasons for any amount kept no later than 15 days after that one-month date.

Entry

The Landlord may enter at reasonable times to inspect, repair or show the Premises after at least 24 hours' notice, and without notice in an emergency.

Ending the lease and default

Either party ends a month-to-month lease with written notice given at least ten calendar days before the end of the month. If rent is unpaid or a term is broken, the Landlord gives the written notice Louisiana law requires before ending the tenancy, and the Tenant is responsible for rent through the end of the term unless the Premises is re-rented sooner.

Disclosures the Landlord initials

Lead-based paint and hazards, for a building built before 1978, with the EPA pamphlet (42 U.S.C. 4852d)

Footer of the PDF: Louisiana clauses follow La. Rev. Stat. 9:3251, La. Civ. Code art. 2728, La. Civ. Code art. 2682 as read on 2026-10-23.

Louisiana lease questions

How much can a landlord charge for a security deposit in Louisiana?: Louisiana statute sets no cap on the deposit, so the amount is whatever the lease says. What La. Rev. Stat. 9:3251 does fix is how and when the deposit comes back.
When does the security deposit come back in Louisiana?: Within one month after the lease ends, the Landlord returns the deposit to the forwarding address the Tenant gives, keeping only what is reasonably necessary to remedy a default of the Tenant or unreasonable wear to the Premises, and sends an itemized statement of the reasons for any amount kept no later than 15 days after that one-month date.
How much notice ends a month-to-month tenancy in Louisiana?: Either party ends a month-to-month lease with written notice given at least ten calendar days before the end of the month.
How much notice does a Louisiana landlord give before entering?: Louisiana statute sets no notice period before the landlord enters, so this lease uses at least 24 hours' notice at a reasonable time, and no notice in an emergency.
What does a Louisiana landlord have to disclose with the lease?: Only the federal lead paint disclosure for a building built before 1978. The Louisiana statutes this lease follows add no disclosure of their own, so the checklist is one line long.
Which Louisiana statutes does this lease cite?: La. Rev. Stat. 9:3251, La. Civ. Code art. 2728 and La. Civ. Code art. 2682, read on October 23, 2026. They print in the document footer so a reader can check each clause against the statute in a minute.
Should a lawyer look at this Louisiana lease before I use it?: It is a general form, not legal advice, and it does not claim to comply with any law. The clauses state what the Louisiana statute requires and name the statute. A lawyer who works with Louisiana landlords can tell you whether the form fits your property, your city and the terms you want to add, which is worth the hour before signing a lease for a large rent or a long term.

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