§4804. Notices required of certain claimants
A. To be entitled to a claim arising under R.S. 9:4801(5) or a claim under R.S.
9:4802(A)(5) and the privilege securing the claim, professional consultants and their
professional subconsultants shall deliver written notice to the owner within thirty days
after the date of being engaged in connection with the work. The notice shall include the
name and address of the claimant, the name and address of the person who engaged the
claimant, and the general nature of the work to be performed by the claimant. No notice is
required under this Subsection by a person who is directly engaged by the owner.
B.(1) To be entitled to a claim arising under R.S. 9:4802(A)(4) and the privilege
securing the claim, the lessor of movables shall deliver to the contractor, and also to the
owner if notice of contract has been timely filed, a notice that the lessor has leased or
intends to lease movables to a contractor or subcontractor for use in the work. The notice
shall include the name and address of the lessor, the name and address of the lessee, and a
general description of the movables. If the notice is delivered more than thirty days after
movables leased by the lessor are first placed at the site of the immovable, the claim and
privilege of the lessor shall be limited to rents accruing after the notice is given. No notice
is required to be delivered under this Paragraph to a person who is a party to the lease.
(2) Within fifteen days after receipt of a request from the owner or contractor, the
lessor having a claim and privilege under R.S. 9:4802(A)(4) shall provide the person
making the request with a description sufficient to identify all movables that have been
placed at the site of the immovable for use in the work. The lessor's response need not
identify movables which are no longer located at the site and for which no amounts are
owed to the lessor. A lessor's failure to give a timely and accurate response to a request
made under this Paragraph shall extinguish the lessor's claim and privilege under R.S.
9:4802(A)(4) to the extent of any damages suffered by the person making the request as a
result of the failure or inaccuracy. A lessor shall not be required to respond to a request
made by an owner or contractor under this Paragraph unless the lessor has previously
given a notice under Paragraph (1) of this Subsection to the person making the request.
C. If notice of contract has been timely filed, the seller of a movable sold to a
subcontractor shall deliver to the owner and contractor notice of nonpayment of the price
of the movable no later than seventy-five days after the last day of the calendar month in
which the movable was delivered to the subcontractor. The notice shall include the name
and address of the seller, the name and address of the subcontractor, a description of the
movable, and a statement of the unpaid balance of the price owed to the seller for the
movable. A seller who does not deliver to both the owner and contractor notice of
nonpayment of the price of a movable when required to do so under this Subsection shall
not be entitled to a claim or privilege under this Part for the price of the movable.
D. Before any subcontractor having a contractual relationship with another
subcontractor, but no direct contractual relationship with the contractor, shall have a right
of action to enforce a claim under this Part against the contractor or surety on the bond
furnished by the contractor, he must give notice to the contractor at least thirty days prior
to the institution of an action against the contractor, stating with substantial accuracy the
amount claimed and the name of the other subcontractor for whom the labor or service
was done or performed.
Added by Acts 2019, No. 325, §1, eff. January 1, 2020.