Tangipahoa Parish, LA Hurricane Preparedness: Roof Standards (2026)

Section 32-148, part of the parish's Minimum Housing Standards, requires the roof, flashings, exterior walls, basement walls, floors, and all doors and windows exposed to the weather to be constructed and maintained so as to be weathertight and rodent proof, and specifically requires roof coverings to be maintained in good condition. The same subsection adds a construction-code requirement: all new roofs must be installed in accordance with the Louisiana State Residential Building Code. Related structural provisions in the same section require floors and roofs to have adequate supporting members and strength to be reasonably safe, § 32-148(b), and bar chimneys that are in danger of falling or that create a fire hazard, § 32-148(h).

Enforcement follows the same code-official process used for the rest of the housing code: under § 32-152, the code official investigates on discovering a suspected violation and serves a written notice of violation that must describe the property, state the violation, and give a reasonable 30 days to complete the repairs needed to bring the roof into compliance, § 32-152(b)(4). The notice must also inform the owner of the right to appeal, § 32-152(b)(6). If the correction is not made, the code officer refers the matter to the district council representative to place on the parish council agenda for legal action, § 32-152(b)(7), and an owner who has already been served a compliance order cannot sell, transfer or lease the property until the roof problem is fixed or the buyer formally accepts responsibility, § 32-152(g).