A Louisiana DSCR loan is business-purpose financing on a 1-4 family rental, secured by a civil-law mortgage under Civil Code article 3278. Foreclosure is judicial, usually by executory process.
Louisiana's civil-law tradition brings its own vocabulary: a conventional mortgage, an authentic act, executory process. The practical effect for an investor is a court-supervised foreclosure whose speed depends on how the mortgage was drafted.
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How are rental property loans secured and foreclosed in Louisiana?
Louisiana rental loans are secured by a mortgage under Civil Code article 3278, and foreclosure runs through the courts, by executory process under Code of Civil Procedure article 2631 or by ordinary process, a regular lawsuit.
- Executory process allows seizure and sale without a prior citation and judgment when the mortgage is in an authentic act that imports a confession of judgment.
- Ordinary process is a regular lawsuit leading to judgment and sale.
- This page did not identify a non-judicial power-of-sale procedure in Louisiana law.
Exception: Whether executory process is available depends on how the mortgage was executed. Ask the lender how its documents are drafted.
According to Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure article 2631, Louisiana State Legislature, as of October 2026.
Does Louisiana limit prepayment penalties on rental property loans?
Louisiana R.S. 6:1096(E)(2) caps prepayment penalties on residential mortgage loans prepaid in full, declining from 5% in year one to 1% in year five, but the law defines a residential mortgage loan as one primarily for personal, family or household use, so it does not reach a business-purpose rental loan.
- La. R.S. 6:1096(E)(2) sets the declining cap.
- La. R.S. 6:1083(24) limits a residential mortgage loan to personal, family or household use.
Exception: Prepayment terms on a business-purpose loan come from the contract and vary by lender.
According to La. R.S. 6:1096 and La. R.S. 6:1083, Louisiana State Legislature, as of October 2026.
What Louisiana landlord rules affect a rental property's numbers?
Louisiana requires a landlord to return a security deposit within one month after the lease terminates, under R.S. 9:3251; no cap on the amount appears in that section.
- La. R.S. 9:3251(A) sets the one-month return requirement.
Exception: The statute also covers itemized deductions and tenant notice; read it before withholding any part of a deposit.
According to La. R.S. 9:3251, Louisiana State Legislature, as of October 2026.
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