The landlords of Louisiana who steal the rent could be exposed to crimes

Steven Jackson, representative of the Shreveport state, said Keel News in Wedneday that his proposed legislation is not about punishing landlords, but rather about accountability. His calculation, which is triggered by top-class cases such as the Jolie Apartments scandal, aims to make it a crime, to collect rent that should contain supply companies, and then not to pay these care calculations. “They steal it,” said Jackson bluntly. “This is not just a bad management. It is fraud, followed by theft.”

In the case of Jolie Apartments, tenants paid their rent from the impression that the water service would be covered. Instead, the landlord – behind an LLC – allegedly put the money while the city threatened interruptions. Jackson's calculation deals with this gap by holding both of them naturally And juridical People (like LLCs).

How the invoice would work

Under Jackson's proposal, the party responsible – whether a person or a person who works behind a corporate sign was exposed to crime suspicions because they knowingly accepted payments and did not refer them to care providers. The goal is to give prosecutors and law enforcement authorities the instruments that they have so far been missing.

“This gives this a real statute with which he gives the police and the sheriffs a clear way to do research,” said Jackson.

The legislative template is interested in nationwide, with energy suppliers such as Swepco and Energy try to support him. According to Jackson, this is not just a Shreveport problem. The abuse takes place throughout the state.

Shreveport Mayor Arceneaux supports the measures

The mayor of Shreveport, Tom Arceneaux, told Keel News on Wednesday morning, he supported these legislative efforts. “We appreciate these representatives who advance these bills.” Arceneaux continued “As I remember, representative Jackson's legislation creates a crime, and so this would be prosecuted by district lawyers, but was examined by the Shreveport police.”

What it doesn't do

Jackson made it clear that his draft law does not extend liability towards real estate managers or employees – another proposal that is supposed to spread the Capitol he believes, which he believes is too extensive and stressful. He said he was strictly concentrated on deliberate care fraud, which is connected to the rental collection.

Why is it important

When the legal template of the supply fraud goes away, cities like Shreveport will finally fall back against landlords who are hiding behind the paperwork while tenants suffer. And on the camera front, Jackson says that the conversation is far from over.