Tangipahoa Parish, LA Code Violation Reporting: Common Violations (2026)

Chapter 32, Division on minimum housing standards (Sections 32-147 through 32-152) sets the parish's core habitability rules and the process for reporting and prosecuting a violation of any of them: fitness for human habitation under Section 32-147, structural condition under Section 32-148, basic plumbing and electrical equipment under Section 32-149, and safe and sanitary exterior maintenance under Section 32-150. Section 32-151 makes it unlawful for a person to be in conflict with or in violation of any provision of this Code, and directs the code enforcement official to serve a notice of violation under Section 32-152 before prosecution.

Section 32-152 requires the notice to be in writing, describe the real estate, state the violation and the reason for the notice, give the owner a correction order allowing a reasonable 30 days to complete repairs, state the applicable legal action, and inform the owner of the right to appeal. Notice can be delivered personally, mailed certified or first class to the address on the most recent tax assessment, or posted at the structure if mail delivery fails. If the violation is not resolved within the time given, the code officer refers the case to the district council representative to place on the parish council agenda so legal counsel can pursue court action.

A violation is treated as a strict liability misdemeanor or civil infraction under Section 32-151(c), and each day a violation continues after notice is a separate offense under Section 32-151(d), punished per Section 1-13. Owners who sell or transfer property under an open compliance order must give the new owner a copy of it and get written acknowledgment.