§4717. Sale of municipal or parish property no longer needed for public use
A. Wherever, in the opinion of the governing authority of any parish or municipality, any immovable property, not taken by expropriation, owned by such parish or municipality, including streets, sidewalks, buildings, or any other property, dedicated to public use, shall no longer be needed or necessary for the public use to which it was originally destined or dedicated, and which property is needed for public buildings, public utilities or any other public use, by the United States of America, or the state of Louisiana, or any department or agency of either, or any parish or municipality, the governing authority of such parish or municipality shall have the power and authority, upon a two-thirds vote of the members present thereof, to revoke the destination or dedication of such property, and to sell at private sale to the United States of America, the state of Louisiana, or any department, or agency thereof, or any other parish or municipality, by which such property shall be needed for public buildings, public utilities, or other public use. The ordinance authorizing the revocation of the destination or revocation of the dedication and the sale, at private sale, or the exchange, of such property shall set forth the price, consideration, and terms of such sale; and, upon the adoption of such ordinance by such two-thirds vote, the governing authority, through its duly authorized officer, shall have the power to convey title to such property, as therein set forth.
B. Notwithstanding any provisions of Subsection A of this Section, the city of New Orleans shall have the authority to transfer ownership of immovable property to a nonprofit organization which is tax exempt pursuant to Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code or to a first-time home buyer on the basis of appraised value without the necessity of bid. Such first-time homebuyers shall receive credit for investments such as money, materials, and labor made on the property prior to the transfer, and the municipality may allow the transfer of the property to take the form of a lease-to-purchase agreement.
Added by Acts 1957, No. 4, §1; Acts 1995, No. 652, §1; Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 20, §1, eff. June 12, 2011.
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