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R.S. 46:1954

Housing accommodations; full and equal access; degree of care; service dogs ACTIVE

A. Every person with a disability shall be entitled to full and equal access, as other members of the general public, to all housing accommodations offered for rent, lease, or compensation in this state, subject to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to all persons.

B. Nothing in this Section shall require any person renting, leasing, or providing for compensation immovable property to modify his property in any way or to provide a higher degree of care for a person with a disability than for a person who does not have a disability.

C. Each person with a disability who has a service dog, especially trained to aid such person or who obtains such a dog, shall be entitled to full and equal access to all housing accommodations as defined in R.S. 46:1952(2), and he shall not be required to pay extra compensation for such dog but shall be liable for any damage done to the premises or any person on the premises by such dog.

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History

  • enactment Acts 1982, No. 518, §1
  • amendment Acts 1993, No. 482, §1
  • amendment Acts 1993, No. 763, §2
  • amendment Acts 2014, No. 492, §1
  • amendment Acts 2014, No. 811, §24, eff. June 23, 2014
  • amendment Acts 2018, No. 206, §5

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@misc{larevstat-46-1954,
  title        = {La. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 46:1954},
  howpublished = {Louisiana Revised Statutes},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://theusufruct.com/rs/title-46/section-1954},
  note         = {Snapshot 2026-05-22}
}