Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:2238.5 – Sale of property adjudicated to municipality; order of possession
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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:2238.5
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Chambers: A judge's office.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Owner: means a person who holds an ownership interest that has not been terminated pursuant to La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:2122
- Tax sale: means the sale or adjudication of tax sale title to property pursuant to La. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 47:2122
Upon the presentation of the affidavit, the attached certified copy of the tax sale certificate or the proces verbal, the proof of publication to any judge of competent jurisdiction (such jurisdiction to be determined by the value and situs of the immovables therein described and not the amount of the taxes) and when applicable, the return of service card or the unopened certified letter, the judge may, in chambers, grant an ex parte order of possession and transfer of ownership if he is satisfied that all notices and due process of law have been afforded the former owner.
Acts 2009, No. 146, §1, eff. June 25, 2009.