Article 3338

Instruments creating real rights in immovables; recordation required to affect third persons ACTIVE

The rights and obligations established or created by the following written instruments are without effect as to a third person unless the instrument is registered by recording it in the appropriate mortgage or conveyance records pursuant to the provisions of this Title:

(1) An instrument that transfers an immovable or establishes a real right in or over an immovable.

(2) The lease of an immovable.

(3) An option or right of first refusal, or a contract to buy, sell, or lease an immovable or to establish a real right in or over an immovable.

(4) An instrument that modifies, terminates, or transfers the rights created or evidenced by the instruments described in Subparagraphs (1) through (3) of this Article.

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History

  • enactment Acts 2005, No. 169, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006

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La. Civ. Code art. 3338 (2026).
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@misc{lacivcode-art-3338,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 3338},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/3338},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}