Louisiana Real Property Law and Practice

Authored by Professor Keith B. Hall, Louisiana Real Property Law and Practice provides practical analysis of Louisiana real estate law, covering ownership, servitudes, leases, mortgages, minerals, timber and related real property issues for attorneys and law school audiences. 

Publisher: Matthew Bender

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Print Book 2026 Edition
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Louisiana Real Property Law and Practice delivers authoritative analysis and practical guidance for attorneys handling Louisiana real estate matters. Written by Professor Keith B. Hall of Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, this treatise examines the unique legal principles governing Louisiana property law while providing practical insight for daily practice. 

The book covers core real property topics including possession, ownership, accession, ownership in indivision, servitudes, building restrictions, petitory and boundary actions, prescription and the public records doctrine. Additional chapters address leases, mortgages, minerals, timber and conflicts of law, giving practitioners broad coverage of Louisiana real estate law issues. 

Designed as both a reference and practice resource, the treatise includes practical forms to support transactional and litigation work. The volume also features an extensive glossary of terms authored by Professor Hall, providing analysis, context and practical insight into hundreds of important Louisiana real estate law concepts and terms. 

Professor Hall’s combination of academic scholarship and practical experience brings valuable perspective to Louisiana property law. With detailed analysis, practice-oriented guidance and coverage of topics not commonly addressed in competing resources, Louisiana Real Property Law and Practice serves as an indispensable reference for attorneys, law students and real estate practitioners throughout Louisiana. 

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Chapter 1 Introduction to Sources of Law Relating to Louisiana Real Estate Practice
Chapter 2 The Classification or “Division of Things”
Chapter 3 Possession and the Possessory Action
Chapter 4 Ownership, Accession, and Ownership in Indivision
Chapter 5 Dismemberment of Ownership (Servitudes)
Chapter 6 Building Restrictions
Chapter 7 Petitory and Boundary Actions
Chapter 8 Prescription
Chapter 9 Form Requirements and the Public Records Doctrine
Chapter 11 Leases
Chapter 12 Mortgages
Chapter 13 Minerals
Chapter 14 Timber
Chapter 15 Conflicts of Law
Chapter 16 Forms

Chapter GT Glossary of Terms

A Terms (Abandonment – Avulsion)
B Terms (Bad Faith –Burden)
C Terms (Civil Code Ancillaries –Courses and Distances)
D Terms (Declaration of Destination – Double Declaration Presumption)
E Terms (Easement – Extraordinary Repairs)
F Terms (Fixture Filing – Fruits)
G Terms (Gains –Good Faith)
H Terms (Habitation – Hypothecation)
I Terms (Immobilization – Inverse Condemnation)
J Terms (Jactitation – Just Title)
L Terms (Lake – Lost Thing)
M Terms (Management – Movables by Anticipation)
N Terms (Naked Owner – Non-immobilization)
O Terms (Oblique action – Ownership)
P Terms (Paraph – “Pure Race” Version of Public Records Doctrine)
Q Terms (Quasi-Possession – Quitclaim Deed)
R Terms (“Race-Notice” – Running Waters)
S Terms (Sale – Synallagmatic Contract)
T Terms (Tacit Dedication – Tradition)
U Terms (Universal Successor – Usus)
V Terms (Vices of Possession – Voluntary Servitude)
W Terms (Water Bodies – Water)