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urn: "urn:us-la:civcode:art:3535"
article_number: "3535"
status: active
heading: "Real rights in immovables"
breadcrumb: "Book IV › Title V"
source_url: "https://legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?d=110555"
acts_citations_raw: "Acts 1991, No. 923, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1992."
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  - act_year: 1991
    act_number: 923
    section: 1
    effective_date: 1992-01-01
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# Art. 3535. Real rights in immovables

Real rights in immovables situated in this state are governed by the law of this state.

Real rights in immovables situated in another state are governed by the law that would be applied by the courts of that state.

Whether a thing is an immovable is determined according to the substantive law of the state in which the thing is situated.