§ 46:1954 — Housing accommodations; full and equal access; degree of care; service dogs

§1954. Housing accommodations; full and equal access; degree of care; service dogs
A. Every person with a disability shall be entitled to full and equal access, as other
members of the general public, to all housing accommodations offered for rent, lease, or
compensation in this state, subject to the conditions and limitations established by law and
applicable alike to all persons.
B. Nothing in this Section shall require any person renting, leasing, or providing for
compensation immovable property to modify his property in any way or to provide a higher
degree of care for a person with a disability than for a person who does not have a disability.
C. Each person with a disability who has a service dog, especially trained to aid such
person or who obtains such a dog, shall be entitled to full and equal access to all housing
accommodations as defined in R.S. 46:1952(2), and he shall not be required to pay extra
compensation for such dog but shall be liable for any damage done to the premises or any
person on the premises by such dog.
NOTE: Acts 1993, No. 763, §1 amended prior R.S. 46:1952(A), (B), and
(C), 1953(D), and 1954 and enacted R.S. 46:1953(E). Acts 1993, No.
482, §1 amended and reenacted the entire Chapter. The Chapter
appears as in Act No. 482. The Louisiana State Law Institute printed
the provisions of Act No. 763 as a note at the head of this Chapter.

Legislative History

Acts 1982, No. 518, §1; Acts 1993, No. 482, §1; Acts 1993, No. 763, §2; Acts 2014, No. 492, §1; Acts 2014, No. 811, §24, eff. June 23, 2014; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5.