HR 217 — HOUSING: Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to conduct a comprehensive study on the implications of rent stabilization policies

HLS 26RS-3988 ORIGINALENGROSSED Regular Session HOUSE RESOLUTION NO.

217 BY REPRESENTATIVEREPRESENTATIVES KNOXKNOX, COX, DANA HENRY, AND MURRAY HOUSING:

Requests the Louisiana State Law Institute to conduct a comprehensive study on the implications of rent stabilization policies A RESOLUTION To urge and request the Louisiana State Law Institute to conduct a comprehensive studyonstudy on rent stabilization policies.

WHEREAS,WHEREAS,rentersinLouisianafaceashortageofaffordableandavailablehomes; rentersin Louisianafaceashortageofaffordableandavailablehomes;

and WHEREAS, more than fifty percent of the total renter households in the New Orleans-Metairie-SlidellandShreveport-BossierCityAreasarecostburdened;althoughcost Pageburdened 1households ofare 4found HLSat 26RS-3988all ORIGINALincome HRlevels, NO.they are most concentrated in the extremely low, very low, and low-income categories;

217and burdenedPage households1 areof found4 atHLS all26RS-3988 incomeENGROSSED levels,HR theyNO. are most concentrated in the extremely low, very low, and low-income categories;

and217 WHEREAS, the lack of affordableor affordableaffordableand and available rental units is largely responsible for the proliferation of cost burdened rental households;

THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana does herebyurge and request the Louisiana State Law Institute to conduct a comprehensive study, in consultation with the Louisiana Housing Corporation, Louisiana REALTORS, the Apartment Association of Louisiana, Housing Louisiana, the PageLouisiana 2Home ofBuilders 4Association, HLSthe 26RS-3988Louisiana ORIGINALMortgage HRBankers NO.Association, and the Property Insurance Association of Louisiana, on rent stabilization policies.

217Page Louisiana2 Home Builders Association, the Louisiana Mortgage Bankers Association, and the Property Insurance Association of Louisiana,4 onHLS rent26RS-3988 stabilizationENGROSSED policies.HR NO.

BEITFURTHER217 RESOLVEDthatBE theIT studyshallFURTHER RESOLVEDthatthestudyshall identifyandevaluatethecurrent rental housing supply in Louisiana, the cost of construction for new rental housing developments,the costs associatedwith insuringrentalhousingdevelopments,propertytax andfederalrentalincometaxobligationsforownersofrentalproperties,andfinancingcosts for rental housing developments.

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1:13(B) and 24:177(E)] HR 217 OriginalEngrossed 2026 Regular Session Knox Requests the La.