NOTE: §2208 eff. until Jan. 1, 2026, upon ratification of the const. amend. proposed by Acts 2024, No. 409.

§2208. Sale or donation of adjudicated property; affidavit

            A. Contemporaneously with or subsequent to the filing of the sale or donation of adjudicated property, the acquiring person, his successors, or assigns, may file with the recorder of mortgages of the parish in which the property is located an affidavit indicating how the tax sale parties whose interest the acquiring person, his successors, or assigns, intends to be terminated were identified, how the address of each tax sale party was obtained, how the written notice was sent, the results of sending the written notice, and the dates of publication. The affidavit may also contain a statement of the interest to which the purchaser or donee takes subject. The recorder of mortgages shall index the affidavit only under the names of the owner filing the affidavit and the tax debtor, as mortgagors. The affidavit shall be sufficient if it is in the following form:

            This affidavit shall be indexed under each of the following names as mortgagor:

            (a) [Name of owner causing the filing of the affidavit]

            (b) [Name of tax debtor]

            BE IT KNOWN, on the ________day of______________ [MONTH], _________ [YEAR],

            BEFORE ME, the undersigned notary public, duly qualified in and for the state and parish aforesaid, and in the presence of the undersigned competent witness, PERSONALLY CAME AND APPEARED:

            __________________________________ [name of affiant], major domiciliary of the Parish of __________________________________, State of Louisiana ("affiant"), who, after being duly sworn, deposed and stated that on his personal knowledge:

            1. Affiant personally examined [name of abstract] [title certificate] [the public records] (the "abstract") affecting the following described immovable property located in the Parish of ___________________, State of Louisiana (the "property"):

[Legal description of property]

            2. A review of the abstract by the Affiant revealed the following persons or entities with an interest in the property, which such interest being listed beside the name:

            3. Affiant reviewed the documents listed in the abstract, the telephone book published by [name of telephone book publisher] for the Parish of __________________ dated for use until [date], and utilized all the resources under [list other examination resources, including Internet search engines, if any], and the search revealed the following last known addresses for the persons listed in Item 2 above:

            4. Affiant reviewed the records of the Louisiana Secretary of State and the secretary of state of the states set forth by the names of the entities listed below, and the search revealed the following addresses for the entities listed in Item 2 above:

            5. Affiant caused to be sent a written notice notifying the persons or entities listed in Item 2 above at the addresses listed in Items 3 and 4 above. A sample of the form of the written notice is attached and satisfied R.S. 47:2206(A).

            6. The method and results of the notifications set forth in Item 5 above are listed by name and address as follows:

            7. Notification was also published in [journal of general circulation for the political subdivision] on [list dates] [and was posted on the property]. The form of the publication is attached and satisfied R.S. 47:2206(B).

            8. Pursuant to R.S. 47:2208(C), the following interests are cancelled, terminated, erased or released, as applicable, only insofar as they affect the Property:

            THUS DONE AND PASSED on the day, month and year set forth above, in the presence of the undersigned competent witness, who have signed their names with affiant, and me, Notary, after reading of the whole.

WITNESSES:                                                AFFIANT:

_____________________________  ________________________________

Printed Name: _________________ Printed Name: ____________________

_____________________________

Printed Name: _________________

_____________________________________

NOTARY PUBLIC

Printed Name:_______________________

Notary/Bar Roll No.:__________________"

            B. With respect to a sale, the filing of the affidavit provided in Subsection A of this Section shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental liens, and of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.

            C. With respect to a donation, the filing of the affidavit provided for in Subsection A of this Section shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of the donor political subdivision, and all other interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property donated and listed in the affidavit, except governmental liens and statutory impositions of political subdivisions other than the donee political subdivision.

            D. Upon filing of the affidavit, the recorder of mortgages or the recorder of conveyances shall treat as canceled, terminated, released, or erased, all those liens, privileges, mortgages or other encumbrances canceled, terminated, released or erased under Subsection B or C of this Section, only insofar as they affect the property.

            E. The owner filing the affidavit shall be liable to and indemnify the recorder of mortgages, the recorder of conveyances, and any other person relying on the cancellation, termination, release, or erasure by affidavit for any damages that they may suffer as a consequence of such reliance if the recorded affidavit contains materially false or incorrect statements that cause the recorder to incorrectly cancel, terminate, release, or erase any interest listed in the affidavit. The recorder of mortgages and the recorder of conveyances shall not be liable for any damages resulting to any person or entity as a consequence of the cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of any interest in compliance with this Section.

            NOTE: §2208 eff. Jan. 1, 2026, upon ratification of the const. amend. proposed by Acts 2024, No. 409.

§2208. Sale or donation of adjudicated property; sale of immovable property to enforce a tax lien certificate held by a political subdivision; affidavit

            A. Contemporaneously with or subsequent to the filing of the sale or donation of adjudicated property or the sale of immovable property to enforce a tax lien certificate held by a political subdivision, the acquiring person, his successors, or assigns shall file with the recorder of mortgages of the parish in which the property is located an affidavit indicating how the tax sale parties or the tax auction parties whose interest the acquiring person, his successors, or assigns intends to be terminated were identified, how the address of each tax sale party or tax auction party was obtained, how the written notice was sent, the results of sending the written notice, and the dates of publication. The affidavit shall also contain a statement of the interest to which the purchaser or donee takes subject. The recorder of mortgages shall index the affidavit under the names of the owner filing the affidavit and each tax debtor, as mortgagors. The affidavit shall be sufficient if it is in the following form:

            This affidavit shall be indexed under each of the following names as mortgagor:

            (a) [Name of owner causing the filing of the affidavit]

            (b) [Name of each tax debtor]

            (c) [Names of other tax auction parties]

            BE IT KNOWN, on the ________day of______________ [MONTH], _________ [YEAR],

            BEFORE ME, the undersigned notary public, duly qualified in and for the state and parish aforesaid, and in the presence of the undersigned competent witness, PERSONALLY CAME AND APPEARED:

            __________________________________ [name of affiant], major domiciliary of the Parish of __________________________________, State of Louisiana ("affiant"), who, after being duly sworn, deposed and stated that on his personal knowledge:

            1. Affiant personally examined [name of abstract] [title certificate] [the public records] (the "abstract") affecting the following described immovable property located in the Parish of ___________________, State of Louisiana (the "property"):

[Legal description of property]

            2. A review of the abstract by the Affiant revealed the following persons or entities with an interest in the property, which interest is listed beside the name:

            3. Affiant reviewed the documents listed in the abstract, the telephone book published by [name of telephone book publisher] for the Parish of __________________ dated for use until [date], and utilized all the resources under [list other examination resources, including internet search engines, if any], and the search revealed the following last known addresses for the persons listed in Item 2 above:

            4. Affiant reviewed the records of the Louisiana Secretary of State and the secretary of state of the states set forth by the names of the entities listed below, and the search revealed the following addresses for the entities listed in Item 2 above:

            5. Affiant caused to be sent a written notice notifying the persons or entities listed in Item 2 above at the addresses listed in Items 3 and 4 above. A sample of the form of the written notice is attached and satisfied R.S. 47:2206(A).

            6. The method and results of the notifications set forth in Item 5 above are listed by name and address as follows:

            7. Notification was also published in [journal of general circulation for the political subdivision] on [list dates] [and was posted on the property]. The form of the publication is attached and satisfied R.S. 47:2206(B).

            8. Pursuant to R.S. 47:2208(C), the following interests are cancelled, terminated, erased, or released, as applicable, only insofar as they affect the Property:

            THUS DONE AND PASSED on the day, month, and year set forth above, in the presence of the undersigned competent witness, who have signed their names with affiant, and me, Notary, after reading of the whole.

WITNESSES:                                      AFFIANT:

_____________________________  ________________________________

Printed Name: _________________ Printed Name: ____________________

_____________________________

Printed Name: _________________

_____________________________________

NOTARY PUBLIC

Printed Name:_______________________

Notary/Bar Roll No.:__________________"

            B. With respect to a sale, the filing of the affidavit provided in Subsection A of this Section shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of all political subdivisions then due and owing, of all governmental liens, and of all interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property sold and listed in the affidavit.

            C. With respect to a donation, the filing of the affidavit provided for in Subsection A of this Section shall operate as a cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of record of all statutory impositions of the donor political subdivision, and all other interests, liens, mortgages, privileges, and other encumbrances recorded against the property donated and listed in the affidavit, except governmental liens and statutory impositions of political subdivisions other than the donee political subdivision.

            D. Upon filing of the affidavit, the recorder of mortgages or the recorder of conveyances shall treat and mark as canceled, terminated, released, or erased all of those liens, privileges, mortgages, or other encumbrances canceled, terminated, released, or erased under Subsection B or C of this Section, only insofar as they affect the property.

            E. The owner filing the affidavit shall be liable to and indemnify the recorder of mortgages, the recorder of conveyances, and any other person relying on the cancellation, termination, release, or erasure by affidavit for any damages that they may suffer as a consequence of such reliance if the recorded affidavit contains materially false or incorrect statements that cause the recorder to incorrectly cancel, terminate, release, or erase any interest listed in the affidavit. The recorder of mortgages and the recorder of conveyances shall not be liable for any damages resulting to any person or entity as a consequence of the cancellation, termination, release, or erasure of any interest in compliance with this Section.

            Acts 2008, No. 819, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2009; Acts 2024, No. 774, §1, see Act.