New Orleans Landlord & Rental Housing Ordinance Tracker
Landlords & residential rental property: rent control, rental registration, inspection mandates, tenant protections, junk fees — tracked continuously in New Orleans, LA. CouncilRadar reads every published agenda so you hear about proposals before the council votes.
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The council is reviewing a conditional use request to allow a four‑unit multi‑family dwelling in a historic residential district, which would enable landlords to add new rental units in that area.
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The ordinance adds new fees on properties in special security and improvement districts, increasing costs for landlords and property owners.
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Developers and landlords will see reduced in‑lieu affordable‑housing fees, with the lower fees redirected to the New Orleans Housing Trust Fund.
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The ordinance lowers the affordable‑housing in‑lieu fee and redirects the money to the Housing Trust Fund, directly affecting developers and landlords who would have paid the higher fee.
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The planned development would rezone a monastery for multi‑family apartments, creating new rental units and directly affecting landlords and future tenants in the area.
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Approval would allow the Farr Family Trust to expand the floor area of its historic two‑family rental, increasing housing capacity and changing zoning for that property.
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The ordinance lowers the affordable‑housing in‑lieu fee that landlords must pay and redirects the revenue to the New Orleans Housing Trust Fund, reducing costs for property owners.
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The ordinance expands energy‑benchmarking requirements to more nonresidential and multi‑family properties, adding reporting and compliance obligations for landlords and other businesses operating in those buildings.
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A zoning change request to allow two‑family homes could affect landlords and residential rental property owners, but the planning commission currently recommends denial.
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Landlords and prospective renters could be affected if the zoning change to permit a two‑family dwelling is approved, but the council is only reviewing the request at this stage.
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The amendment expands the definition of small multi‑family affordable dwellings to include permanently affordable for‑sale units and community land‑trust ground leases, altering zoning and use standards citywide for landlords and affordable‑housing providers.
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