Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Louisiana

If there is a written lease, the landlord cannot break it. It does not matter whether he wants to move in himself, move someone else in, or leave it vacant. Your lease is a contract and he must honor it. If there is no written lease, you are on a month-to-month lease under Louisiana law. In that case, he need only give you 10 days' notice of his intention to terminate the lease at the end of the month.

This does not apply if the property is sold and a new landlord comes in. A new owner will not have to honor any existing leases from the previous owner unless the lease is recorded in the public record.