HB 580

HLS 26RS-1254  ORIGINAL
 2026 Regular Session
 HOUSE BILL NO. 580
 BY REPRESENTATIVE MANDIE LANDRY
 CONSUMERS/PROTECTION: Provides for disclosure of hidden fees or conditions in real
  estate transactions
1AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 51:1429(A) and to enact R.S. 51:1429(B)(3), relative to unfair
3or deceptive trade practices or acts; to provide for definitions; to require disclosure
4of fees and conditions in real estate activity; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6Section 1. R.S. 51:1429(A) is hereby amended and reenacted and R.S. 51:1429(B)(3)
7 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
8§1429. Unfair or deceptive trade practice or act; real estate service agreements for
9residential property; recordation on immovable title prohibited
10A. For the purposes of this Section, the following terms have the following
11meanings:
12(1) "Real estate activity" has the meaning ascribed in R.S. 37:1431.
13(1) (2) "Real estate broker" or "real estate salesperson" has the meanings
14ascribed to them in R.S. 37:1431.
15(2) (3) "Real estate service agreement" means an agreement that does all of
16the following:
17(a) Grants a right to a person or his designee to act as a real estate broker or
18real estate salesperson for the sale of the residential immovable property identified
19in the real estate service agreement.
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1(b) Provides for compensation to one or more owners of the residential
2immovable property identified in the real estate service agreement.
3(3) (4)    "Residential immovable property" means immovable property
4consisting of at least one but not more than four residential dwelling units, which are
5buildings or structures, each of which are occupied or intended for occupancy as
6single-family residences.
7(5) "Seller" means the transferor in a real estate transaction, and includes an
8owner who lists real estate with an agent, whether or not a transfer results, or who
9receives an offer to purchase or lease real estate property of which he is the owner
10from an agent on behalf of another. "Seller" includes a lessor.
11B. No person shall do any of the following:
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13(3) Conduct real estate activity, including a public advertisement or listing
14for sale or lease, that deceives, misleads, or hides a fee or condition from a
15prospective buyer or lessee. A fee or condition disclosed only after a prospective
16buyer or lessee pays an application fee shall be considered hidden.
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  DIGEST
 The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
 of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
 part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
 HB 580 Original  2026 Regular Session  Mandie Landry
 Abstract: Prohibits sellers or agents from conducting real estate activity in which fees or
  conditions are hidden from a potential buyer or lessee.
 Present law provides for definitions.
 Proposed law adds definitions for "real estate activity" and "seller".
 Present law provides what no person shall do regarding real estate service agreements.
 Proposed law adds that no person shall conduct real estate activity, including a public
 advertisement or listing for sale or lease, that deceives, misleads, or hides a fee or condition
 from a prospective buyer or lessee. A fee or condition disclosed only after a prospective
 buyer or lessee pays an application fee shall be considered hidden.
 (Amends R.S. 51:1429(A); Adds R.S. 51:1429(B)(3))
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