§ 40:599.15 — Money and proceeds

Louisiana § 40:599.15

• Jurisdiction: Louisiana
• Title 40: Public Health and Safety

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§599.15. Money and proceeds
A. Except as provided in Subsections C and D of this Section, money received by an
authority as payment of taxes, penalties, or interest, or from the redemption or sale of
property subject to a tax lien of any taxing unit, shall be returned to the tax collector in the
jurisdiction where the property is located for distribution on a pro rata basis to the
appropriate taxing units in an amount equal to delinquent taxes, penalties, and interest owed
on the property.
B. Proceeds received by an authority may be retained by the authority for the
purposes of this Part, unless otherwise designated by:
(1) An agreement of the authority.
(2) The provisions of a deed.
(3) This Subtitle.
(4) Any other law.
C. Money received by an authority as payment of taxes, penalties, or interest, or from
the redemption or sale of property subject to a tax lien of any taxing unit may be retained by
an authority under a written agreement with a local government or a law enacted by the
legislative body of a local government.
D.(1) To facilitate a transfer of real property to an authority, the governing body for
the jurisdiction where the real property is located may release any liens for unpaid real
property taxes or other charges and assessments imposed by the governing body to which the
property would be otherwise subject, if:
(a) The total amount of liens for unpaid real property taxes, charges, and assessments
imposed with respect to the property exceeds the lesser of the total value of the land and any
improvement on the land as last determined by the tax assessor of the governing body or as
determined by an appraisal report prepared, not more than six months before the request for
the release of the lien, by a real estate appraiser who is licensed.
(b) The tax collector for the local government has sold real property at a tax sale, but
the tax sale certificate has become void.
(2) The code of enforcement office, housing, department, or equivalent department
or agency of the local government of the jurisdiction where the tax lien is held certifies that
the property:
(a) Is a vacant lot.
(b) Has a building or structure that is:
(i) Vacant.
(ii) Unsafe or unfit for habitation.
(3) The authority finds that a transfer under this Section is necessary:
(a) To eliminate a blighting influence.
(b) To prevent the tax abandonment of a property.
E. The release of a lien for real property taxes, charges, or assessments as authorized
under Paragraph (1) of this Subsection does not abate the transferor's liability for the
remaining amount of the tax debt.
F. The governing body of a jurisdiction may set additional standards and requirements
for approval of the release of liens under this Section.

Legislative History

Acts 2025, No. 443, §1.