Louisiana § 9:1282 Estate having no access to utility; utility servitude

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§ 9:1282 — Estate having no access to utility; utility servitude

Louisiana § 9:1282

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La. Stat. Ann. § 9:1282 (2026).

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§1282. Estate having no access to utility; utility servitude

A.The owner of an estate that has no access to a utility may claim a utility servitude over neighboring property to the nearest utility. The owner of the dominant estate is bound to compensate the neighbor for the utility servitude acquired.

B.The right to demand compensation from the owner of the dominant estate may become barred by prescription. The accrual of prescription has no effect on the utility servitude due to the owner of the dominant estate.

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§1282. Estate having no access to utility; utility servitude
A. The owner of an estate that has no access to a utility may claim a utility servitude
over neighboring property to the nearest utility. The owner of the dominant estate is bound
to compensate the neighbor for the utility servitude acquired.
B. The right to demand compensation from the owner of the dominant estate may
become barred by prescription. The accrual of prescription has no effect on the utility
servitude due to the owner of the dominant estate.