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La. Rev. Stat. § 31:131 (2026)

Lessor must accept performance by assignee or sublessee

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§131.  Lessor must accept performance by assignee or sublessee

A mineral lessor must accept performance by an assignee or sublessee whether or not the assignment or sublease is filed for registry.  

Acts 1974, No. 50, §131, eff. Jan. 1, 1975.  

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1992–2011 · leading case: Hoover Tree Farm, L.L.C. v. Goodrich Petroleum Co., 63 So. 3d 159 (La. Ct. App. 2011).
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Hoover Tree Farm, L.L.C. v. Goodrich Petroleum Co., 63 So. 3d 159 (La. Ct. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “R.S. 31:131. _JjjArticles 127 and 128, in conjunction with Article 168, 23 are also broad authority in our opinion for the lessee to create co-ownership of the entire lease by the assignment of an undivided interest in the entirety of the lease to another, as was recognized in…”
Texaco Inc. v. Louisiana Land & Expl. Co., 136 B.R. 658 (M.D. La. 1992). “31:127, and that the lessor “must accept performance by an assignee or sub-lessee,” LSA-R.S. 31:131. 5. The lessor’s role under a Louisiana mineral lease is largely passive.”
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