Rental Property Rules in Lake Charles, LA (2026)
1 verified rental property rules for Lake Charles, Louisiana, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Repairs & Habitability
Lake Charles enforces rental and residential habitability under Code of Ordinances § 6-267, which adopts the 2009 edition of the ICC International Property Maintenance Code as the city's Housing Code, in full, as Article V of Chapter 6. Every dwelling and rental unit in the city must meet the maintenance, sanitation, and occupancy standards written into that adopted code.
Lake Charles Rental Housing Code Standards
Some RestrictionsLake Charles, LA Code of Ordinances § 6-267
There is hereby adopted by the City of Lake Charles, that certain Housing Code known as the ICC International Property Maintenance Code being particularly the 2009 edition, save and except such portions as are hereinafter deleted, modified or amended, of which not less than three copies have been and now are filed in the office of the clerk of council, and the same is adopted and incorporated a...