Article 517

Voluntary transfer of ownership of an immovable ACTIVE

The ownership of an immovable is voluntarily transferred by a contract between the owner and the transferee that purports to transfer the ownership of the immovable. The transfer of ownership takes place between the parties by the effect of the agreement and is not effective against third persons until the contract is filed for registry in the conveyance records of the parish in which the immovable is located.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1979, No. 180, §1
  • amendment Acts 2005, No. 169, §2, eff. July 1, 2006

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La. Civ. Code art. 517 (2026).
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@misc{lacivcode-art-517,
  title        = {La. Civ. Code art. 517},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Civil Code},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/cc/517},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}