Louisiana Five-Day Notice to Vacate to a Non-Tenant Occupant
LOUISIANA FIVE-DAY NOTICE TO VACATE TO A NON-TENANT OCCUPANT
Before you use this: Use this notice only for an occupant by permission or accommodation whose purpose of occupancy has ended. Confirm that the recipient is not a lessee or sublessee; their notice route is different. Allow at least five days from delivery, calculated under La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 5059, and check any agreement or other rule that gives the occupant more time.
Date prepared: [__/__/____]
To occupant: [FULL LEGAL NAME AND OTHER IDENTIFYING DETAILS]
From owner or authorized agent: [FULL LEGAL NAME, ADDRESS, CONTACT DETAILS]
Property: [STREET ADDRESS, UNIT, CITY, PARISH, LOUISIANA ZIP]
Notice to vacate
I am the [OWNER / OWNER'S AUTHORIZED AGENT] of the identified property. You occupy it by permission or accommodation, not under a lease or sublease. The purpose of that occupancy was [STATE THE ACTUAL PURPOSE AND WHO PERMITTED IT]. That purpose ended on [DATE] because [STATE SPECIFIC FACTS]. I request that you vacate and surrender the property.
You must vacate by the end of [DATE AND TIME]. That deadline is no earlier than five days after delivery of this notice, including any additional time required when a legal holiday affects the calculation. Return keys and arrange surrender with [CONTACT NAME AND DETAILS].
If you do not vacate after the notice period, I may seek a court rule to show cause for possession. This notice does not itself authorize a lockout or removal of your property.
Owner or authorized agent signature: ______________________________
Printed name and capacity: [NAME AND CAPACITY]
Date signed: [__/__/____]
Delivery record
Notice delivered to: [OCCUPANT'S NAME]
Method and place: [DESCRIBE ACTUAL DELIVERY]
Delivery date and time: [DATE AND TIME]
Delivered by: [NAME AND SIGNATURE]
Vacate date calculation: [DELIVERY DATE; FIVE-DAY PERIOD; LEGAL HOLIDAYS IF ANY; FINAL DATE]
Official sources
About this template
- Last updated
- November 5, 2026
- Citations checked
- November 5, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Louisiana
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4702
- La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4704
- La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4731(A)
- La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 5059(A), (C)
Landlord-tenant paperwork governs who can stay in a property, on what terms, and what happens when something goes wrong. Leases, notices to quit, security deposit demands, and habitability complaints all have state and often city-specific requirements for timing, content, and service. Getting the paperwork right is what makes an eviction actually succeed or a security deposit actually come back, because judges regularly dismiss cases over small procedural mistakes.
Not legal advice
This template is provided for informational purposes. We recommend having an attorney review any legal document before signing, especially for high-value or complex matters.
Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on November 5, 2026.
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4702 (checked November 5, 2026): "after the purpose of the occupancy has ceased, the owner or his agent, shall first cause a written notice to vacate the property to be delivered to the occupant"
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4702 (checked November 5, 2026): "This notice shall allow the occupant five days from its delivery to vacate the premises."
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4704 (checked November 5, 2026): "any person occupying immovable property by permission or accommodation of the owner, former owner, or another occupant"
La. Code Civ. Proc. art. 4731(A) (checked November 5, 2026): "The rule to show cause shall state the grounds upon which eviction is sought."
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