ENROLLEDHFAHB297 4747 2341 FOR OFFICE USE ONLY HOUSE FLOOR AMENDMENTS Regular Session HOUSEAmendments BILLproposed NO.byRepresentativeMandieLandryto Engrossed House Bill No.

297 BYREPRESENTATIVESMANDIELANDRY,BAYHAM,BILLINGS,BOURRIAQUE,by BOYD,Representative BRYANT,Mandie GREEN,Landry DANAAMENDMENT HENRY,NO. KERNER, LAFLEUR, TERRY LANDRY,LARVADAIN,LYONS,MCMAHEN,MOORE,MURRAY,NEWELL, SCHLEGEL, TAYLOR, TURNER, AND WALTERS AN ACT ToamendandreenactR.S.9:3261.1(B)(2)and(6),(E)(introductoryparagraph)and(2),and (H), relative to leases;

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to provide for definitions;

to provide for procedures, conditions, and requirements;

and to provide for related matters.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:

Section1.

R.S.9:3261.1(B)(2)and(6),(E)(introductoryparagraph)and(2),and(H) are herebyamended and reenacted to read as follows:

§3261.1.

Lease agreements for certain residential dwellings;

domestic abuse victims;

stalking and cyberstalking * * * B.

Definitions * * * (2) "Domestic abuse" means domestic abuse battery as defined in R.S.

14:35.3 provided that the domestic abuse was committed on the leased premises or stalking or cyberstalking as defined in R.S.

14:40.2 and 40.3.

* * * (6) "Qualified third party" means the executive director, program director, or another employee of a community-based shelter contracted with the Department of Children and Family Services pursuant to R.S.

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* * * E.

Only a lessee or a household member of the lessee's residential dwelling unit maybe considered a domestic abuse victim such that the lessee mayrequest an accommodation under pursuant to this Section.

In order for a lessee to receive an earlytermination as provided in thisSection,thelesseeshall doall of the following:

* * * (2) Provide to the lessor reasonable documentation that the lessee seeking an accommodation, or that lessee's household member, was a victim of an act of domestic abuse on the leased premises within the past thirtydays.

If the stalking or cyberstalkingdid not occurontheleasedpremises,thelesseeshallprovideawritten declaration on whyresiding on the leased premises maypose a threat to the victim's safety as provided by the certification in Subsection H of this Section.

* * * H.

A Certification of Domestic Abuse form as provided for in this Section shall read substantially the same as follows:

(Name of qualified third party and, if applicable, the name of their shelter, office, or agency) I and/or my (family or household member) have suffered domestic abuse as defined in R.S.

9:3261.1 or stalking or cyberstalking as defined in R.S.14:40.2 and R.S.

14:40.3.

Briefly describe the incident giving rise to the claim of domestic abuse:

The incident(s) that I rely on in support of this declaration occurred on the following date(s) and time(s):

and at the following location(s):

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The incident(s) that I rely on in support of this declaration was/were committed by the following person(s), if known:

I state under penalty of perjury under the laws of the state of Louisiana that the foregoing is true and correct.