PLANNING/ZONING: Provides for a cause of action for operation of short-term rentals. (8/1/25)

The definition of 'short-term rental' was expanded to explicitly include 'complete, independent living facilities' for one or more persons, clarifying what types of properties are covered.

The specific eligibility criteria allowing a natural person with a homestead exemption within 300 feet of a rental to sue were removed from the text.

New procedural requirements were added: plaintiffs must now provide written notice to the defendant and local code enforcement, and allow 60 days for the local authority to address the violation before filing a lawsuit.

A new rule was added stating that distance measurements for any future eligibility criteria must be calculated using a straight-line method from property line to property line, ignoring intervening structures.

The statute of limitations (prescription) for bringing these civil actions was changed from a general two-year period to a specific reference in R.S. 9:5625.