Art. 4912. Possession or ownership of movable property; eviction proceedings; justice of
the peace courts
A.(1) A justice of the peace court shall, within its territorial jurisdiction, have
jurisdiction, concurrent with the parish or district court, over suits for the possession or
ownership of movable property not exceeding five thousand dollars in value and over suits
by landowners or lessors for the eviction of occupants or tenants of leased residential
premises, regardless of the amount of monthly or yearly rent or the rent for the unexpired
term of the lease.
(2) A judgment of ownership of a vehicle ordered by a justice of the peace court shall
be recognized by the office of motor vehicles of the Department of Public Safety and
Corrections in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 4 of Title 32 of the Louisiana
Revised Statutes of 1950.
(3) The provisions of this Paragraph shall also be applicable to suits for possession
and ownership of a manufactured home, as defined by R.S. 9:1149.2, not exceeding five
thousand dollars in value.
B. A justice of the peace court shall also have jurisdiction over suits by landowners
or lessors for the eviction of occupants or tenants of leased commercial premises and leased
farmlands where the amount of the monthly rental does not exceed five thousand dollars per
month, regardless of the amount of rent due or the rent for the unexpired term of the lease.
Acts 1989, No. 298, §1; Acts 1991, No. 544, §1; Acts 2001, No. 713, §1, eff. June
25, 2001; Acts 2005, No. 43, §1; Acts 2008, No. 338, §1; Acts 2021, No. 25, §2.