Article 459

Building encroaching on public way. ACTIVE

A building that merely encroaches on a public way without preventing its use, and which cannot be removed without causing substantial damage to its owner, shall be permitted to remain. If it is demolished from any cause, the owner shall be bound to restore to the public the part of the way upon which the building stood.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1978, No. 728, §1

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La. Civ. Code art. 459 (2026).
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@misc{lacivcode-art-459,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 459},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/459},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}