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La. R.S. 9:1282

Estate having no access to utility; utility servitude

Known as the Louisiana Conservation Servitude Act

The act spans §§ 9–9 (26 sections).

Acts 2025, No. 27, §2.

A. The owner of an estate that has no access to a utility may claim a utility servitude over neighboring property to the nearest utility. The owner of the dominant estate is bound to compensate the neighbor for the utility servitude acquired.

B. The right to demand compensation from the owner of the dominant estate may become barred by prescription. The accrual of prescription has no effect on the utility servitude due to the owner of the dominant estate.

Official source: Louisiana State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Louisiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.