Kenner, LA HOA Rules: CC&R Enforcement (2026)
Key Facts
- City enforcement
- City will not enforce private covenants, UDC 3.02(e)
- Conflict rule
- Stricter of UDC or covenant controls, between parties
- Related building rule
- Moved-home covenant proof required, Sec. 5-123
- Remedy
- Civil action against HOA or neighbor, not city
Summary
The City of Kenner will not enforce homeowners' association covenants or other private restrictive agreements under Unified Development Code Appendix A, Section 3.02(e): where the UDC is more restrictive than a private covenant, the UDC controls, and where the covenant is more restrictive than the UDC, the private agreement controls, but only between the private parties themselves.
Ordinance Control of Private Agreements/Restrictive Covenants: Where this Ordinance is more restrictive than a private agreement or restrictive covenant, this Ordinance controls. Where a private agreement or restrictive covenant is more restrictive than this Ordinance, the private agreement controls. The City will not enforce any private agreements or restrictive covenants.
Full Breakdown
Section 3.02, Applicability, of the City of Kenner's Unified Development Code sets out how the zoning ordinance interacts with private neighborhood rules. Subsection (e), titled Ordinance Control of Private Agreements/Restrictive Covenants, draws a clean line: where the Unified Development Code is more restrictive than a private agreement or restrictive covenant, the Unified Development Code controls, and where a private agreement or restrictive covenant is more restrictive than the Unified Development Code, the private agreement controls instead. The same subsection then states directly that the City of Kenner will not enforce any private agreements or restrictive covenants, meaning a homeowners' association cannot call on Kenner's Department of Inspections and Code Enforcement or the Planning and Zoning Department to police a subdivision's deed restrictions, architectural guidelines, or CC&Rs.
That enforcement gap is echoed in a separate, older code section: Section 5-123 of the Code of Ordinances requires anyone moving a residential structure into the city to show compliance with restrictive covenants governing the building site before a moving permit issues, but only in areas actually subject to such covenants, and even that section leaves ordinary enforcement of the covenant itself to the private parties. Practically, this means a Kenner homeowner with a CC&R dispute, whether over fence height, parking, or exterior colors within an HOA, must pursue a civil remedy against the association or a neighbor rather than filing a city code complaint, unless the same conduct independently violates a City of Kenner ordinance such as a zoning, building, or nuisance provision that the city itself enforces regardless of any private covenant.
Violations & Fines
There is no city penalty for violating a private restrictive covenant or HOA rule, because Section 3.02(e) of the Unified Development Code states the City of Kenner will not enforce private agreements or restrictive covenants; remedies for a CC&R violation run through the homeowners' association or a civil lawsuit between the private parties, not through Kenner code enforcement, unless the same conduct separately breaks an actual city ordinance.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will Kenner code enforcement make my HOA enforce its covenants?
What happens if the HOA covenant is stricter than Kenner zoning?
Can the city ever get involved in an HOA dispute?
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