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Planned communities (Louisiana Planned Community Act)
Most Louisiana homeowner associations are governed by the Louisiana Planned Community Act (La. R.S. 9:1141.1 et seq.), which was substantially rewritten and renamed effective January 1, 2025 — the prior version was titled the Louisiana Homeowners Association Act. The recorded declaration generally controls the amendment vote: the Act provides that if the declaration sets no figure, it may generally be amended by a majority vote, while certain listed changes require a supermajority of more than 80% of the voting interest (La. R.S. 9:1141.14). Because many declarations still reference the older law and set their own higher thresholds, your recorded documents should be reviewed before a vote is scheduled.
Condominiums (Louisiana Condominium Act)
Condominiums are governed separately by the Louisiana Condominium Act (La. R.S. 9:1121.101 et seq.). It generally provides that the declaration may be amended only by owners holding at least 67% of the association's votes, or any other percentage the declaration specifies (La. R.S. 9:1122.119), so the recorded declaration controls. Certain matters can require more — for example, a unit's undivided interest in the common elements generally cannot be altered without the consent of all unit owners (La. R.S. 9:1122.108).
How the vote can run
For planned communities, the Act generally allows owners to vote in person, by absentee ballot, by proxy, or — when a vote is taken without a meeting — by paper ballot or electronic transmission (La. R.S. 9:1141.28). Meeting notice is generally required between 30 and 60 days out and must state the general nature and text of any proposed amendment (La. R.S. 9:1141.26). Condominium ballot and proxy mechanics are largely set by the declaration and bylaws, so a mailed or online ballot can usually be structured to match whichever rules apply to your community.
Before we quote
Louisiana details that shape your vote
These are the things we check so your quote and timeline are realistic —
not legal advice, just the questions a careful Louisiana vote has to answer.
The governing statute depends on community type: planned communities fall under the Louisiana Planned Community Act (La. R.S. 9:1141.1 et seq.); condominiums under the Louisiana Condominium Act (La. R.S. 9:1121.101 et seq.).
The recorded declaration generally controls the threshold; the Planned Community Act default is a majority vote where the declaration is silent, but listed changes need a supermajority of more than 80% (La. R.S. 9:1141.14).
A condominium declaration generally needs at least 67% of the association's votes to amend, unless the declaration specifies another percentage (La. R.S. 9:1122.119).
Defined terms matter: a "supermajority vote" is more than 80% of the association's voting interest, and a "two-thirds vote" is at least two-thirds of the voting interest present at a duly called meeting (La. R.S. 9:1141.2).
Some changes carry special protections — existing lawful uses generally cannot be prohibited by amendment, and unexpired special declarant rights generally cannot be amended without the declarant's consent (La. R.S. 9:1141.14).
A unit's undivided interest in condominium common elements generally cannot be altered without the consent of all unit owners (La. R.S. 9:1122.108).
Planned-community votes can generally run by paper ballot, electronic transmission, absentee ballot, or proxy; condominium ballot and proxy rules generally follow the declaration and bylaws (La. R.S. 9:1141.28).
Amendments generally take effect when filed for registry in the parish conveyance records, and a planned-community amendment must carry a certification that the minimum voting requirements were met (La. R.S. 9:1141.14); there is no statewide HOA agency that approves amendments.
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