In December 2022, the City of Shreveport implemented a Rental Registration Property Program. Pursuant to Ordinance 195 of 2022, no individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, may rent, or offer to rent, to individuals or households any rental dwelling unit until the residential rental property has been registered and a Certificate of Registration has been issued by the Office of the MPC. Residential rental properties include any single-family, two-family, triplex, fourplex, manufactured homes, townhome, condominium, and/or apartments being offered to rent.

Click here to register your residential rental property.

Why Does Shreveport Need a Residential Registration Rental Program?

It has been noted over the years that some residential rental units in Shreveport are substandard, over-crowded, and/or non-compliant with State and local laws. These substandard conditions can render the rental housing unit unfit or unsafe for human occupancy. They also compromise the integrity and residential quality of City neighborhoods.

With this Program, the City intends to abate on-going nuisances and increase compliance with State and local laws relative to residential rental properties to ensure rental housing is maintained and meets minimum building, housing, fire and nuisance standards and is safe to occupy. The Program is intended to preserve and enhance the quality of life for residents living in rental housing, as well as the neighborhoods in which they reside. Landlords, tenants, neighbors and the City all play an important role in this community program.

Education and Resources

Neighbors, tenants, landlords and property managers can find a great deal of information about their rights and responsibilities, state tenancy laws and City Municipal Code on this website. By using the menu in the right-hand sidebar you will also find answers to frequently asked questions, information about what is necessary for a rental to be considered habitable, what is constitutes visual blight, and more.

If you are a Tenant and find that your rental unit has developed issues or problems that must be resolved, then you can fill out and submit your problem using our Tenant Complaint form, here.