HB 990 — LOCAL GOVERNMENT: Provides for a privilege in favor of parishes, sewerage districts, and waterworks districts for certain unpaid service charges or user fees

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990 BY REPRESENTATIVE LYONS LOCALGOVERNMENT:AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.

Provides33:4887(A), foraprivilegein(B)(introductory favorparagraph), of(C), parishes,(D), sewerage districts, and waterworks(E)(1)(introductoryparagraph),relativetoprivileges districtsagainst formultifamilyresidential certainproperties; unpaid service charges or user fees AN ACT To amend and reenact R.S.

33:4887(A),to (B)(introductorygrant paragraph),parishes,seweragedistricts, (C),andwaterworksdistricts (D),a andprivilege (E)(1)(introductoryparagraph),relativetoprivileges against multifamilyresidential properties;to grantparishes,sewerage districts, and waterworksdistricts aprivilege against such properties for certain unpaid service charges or user fees;

33:4887(A), (B)(introductory paragraph), (C), (D), and (E)(1)(introductory(E)(1)(introductoryparagraph) paragraph) are herebyamended and reenacted to read as follows:

The governing authority of a municipality Parishes, municipalities, sewerage districts, and waterworks districts shall have a privilege against a multifamilyresidentialpropertyformultifamilyresidential propertyfor the amountamountofanyunpaid of anyunpaid servicecharge or user feePage for1 sewageof disposal3 orCODING: watersystem servicesthe municipalityprovides that they provide.

The privilege shall applyonlyto multifamilyresidential propertythat uses a master meter service agreement in which a single water meter or collection of Page 1 of 4 CODING:

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For purposes of this Section, multifamily residential property shall mean immovable property consisting of more than four dwellingunits occupiedbypersonsotherthantheowneroftheimmovableproperty.

WhenanownerWhen ofan aowner multifamilyresidentialpropertywithofamultifamilyresidentialpropertywith amastermeter service agreement fails to paythe service charge or user fee for the sewage disposal or water system services, a municipal governing authority parish, municipality, sewerage district, or waterworks district seeking to collect the past due amounts owed shall make written demand byany of the following:

E.(1) The sworn detailed statement of privilege shall be signed and verified by a municipal official an official of the parish, municipality, sewerage district, or waterworks district with knowledge of the unpaid service charges or user fees for sewage disposal or water system services and filed for registry in the mortgage Page 2 of 43 CODING:

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990 ENROLLED E.(1) The sworn detailed statement of privilege shall be signed and verified by a municipal official an official of the parish, municipality, sewerage district, or waterworks district with knowledge of the unpaid service charges or user fees for sewage disposal or water system services and filed for registry in the mortgage records of the parish where the multifamily residential property is located.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HB 990 Engrossed 2026 Regular Session Lyons Abstract:

Grants parishes, sewerage districts, and waterworks districts a privilege against multifamilyresidential propertiesforunpaidservicechargesoruser fees for sewage disposal or water system services.

Present law provides that the governing authority of a municipality shall have a privilege against a multifamily residential property for the amount of any unpaid service charge or user fee for sewage disposal services or water system services the municipality provides.

Defines "multifamilyresidential property" to mean immovable propertyconsisting of more than four dwelling units occupied by persons other than the owner of the immovable property.

Proposed law retains present law and additionallygrants a privilege for such unpaid service charges or user charges to parishes, sewerage districts, and waterworks districts.

Presentlawprovidesthatwhenanownerofamultifamilyresidentialpropertywithamaster meter service agreement fails to pay the service charge or user fee for the sewage disposal or water system services, a municipal governing authority seeking to collect the past due amounts owed shall make written demand byany of the following:

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mail postage paid, or commercial courier as defined in present law to the mailing address designated by the owner.

(2) Electronic mail to the address designated by the owner.

(3) Hand delivery to the physical location of the multifamily residential property, if neither a mailing address nor an electronic mail address has been designated by the owner.

(4) Any other method reasonably calculated to provide notice to the owner.

Proposedlawretainspresentlawandadditionallyprovidesthatparishes,seweragedistricts, and waterworks districts shall make written demand for payment of the service charges or user fees by following the same procedures.

Present law provides that the owner shall have 30 days after the written demand to deliver paymentfortheamountowedtothemunicipalgoverningauthority.

Requiresthemunicipal governing authority to apply any sums paid by the owner following delivery of the written demand to the balance owed.

Provides that after expiration of the 30-day period, the municipal governing authority may file a sworn detailed statement of privilege.

Proposed law retains present law and additionally authorizes parishes, sewerage districts, and waterworks districts to file a sworn detailed statement of privilege after the expiration of the 30-day period.

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990 Present law provides that upon the filing of a sworn detailed statement of privilege, the municipal governing authority shall have a privilege upon the multifamily residential property.

Providesthattheprivilege shall secureunpaidservicecharges,userfees,together with interest thereon at the legal interest rate from the date due.