CC 517 - Voluntary transfer of ownership of an immovable - Louisiana Statutes

CHAPTER 3--TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP BY AGREEMENT

Art. 517. Voluntary transfer of ownership of an immovable

The ownership of an immovable is voluntarily transferred by a contract between the owner and the transferee that purports to transfer the ownership of the immovable. The transfer of ownership takes place between the parties by the effect of the agreement and is not effective against third persons until the contract is filed for registry in the conveyance records of the parish in which the immovable is located.

Acts 1979, No. 180, §1; Acts 2005, No. 169, §2, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2005, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 13, §1, eff. Nov. 29, 2005.