In New Orleans, a house is often a family's house — passed down without a succession ever being opened. If the title is still in a late parent's or grandparent's name, a cash buyer who knows Orleans Parish can help you work through it and close.
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Selling a house in New Orleans
The city is shotguns, double shotguns, Creole cottages and raised bungalows, much of it a century old, plus slab ranches in Gentilly and New Orleans East. Formosan termites, rotted sills and piers, sagging floors, old roofs and past flood damage are the usual repairs, along with historic-district review in parts of the city.
Buyers make offers on houses across Orleans Parish, including:
- Gentilly
- Lower Ninth Ward
- Central City
- Treme
- Seventh Ward
- Bywater
- Mid-City
- Hollygrove
- New Orleans East
- Algiers
Common situations in Orleans Parish
How each one works locally — and why a cash sale can help. General information, not legal advice.
Probate and inherited houses
Louisiana doesn't use 'probate' — an estate is a succession. In Orleans Parish it's opened at Civil District Court, and the judgment of possession is what puts the heirs in ownership so they can sell; a succession representative can also be given authority to sell.
More on probate and inherited houses →Behind on the mortgage
Orleans Parish foreclosures are filed at Civil District Court, often by executory process, and the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office holds the sheriff's sale. You own the house until the sale, so you can usually still sell.
More on behind on the mortgage →Behind on property taxes
Property taxes in New Orleans are billed and collected by the City of New Orleans rather than a sheriff, and the City auctions tax lien certificates on property left delinquent.
More on behind on property taxes →Code violations and city orders
The City of New Orleans's code enforcement inspectors cite blighted and abandoned properties and take them to administrative hearings, where fines and liens can be imposed.
More on code violations and city orders →Tired of being a landlord
Evictions are heard by First City Court on the east bank and Second City Court in Algiers. You can sell with tenants in place — paying, behind, or mid-eviction.
More on tired of being a landlord →No fees or commissions, no showings or repairs, and buyers never see your contact details until you choose one. How DealSherpa works.
Selling for cash in New Orleans: questions
My grandmother's New Orleans house is still in her name and nobody opened a succession. Can we sell it?
Not until the title is cleared, usually through a succession that ends in a judgment of possession. Many cash buyers here will make an offer first and work with a Louisiana attorney to finish the succession before closing.
How fast can I sell my house for cash in New Orleans?
Louisiana sales are signed before a notary, usually at a title company, and the closing pays off the mortgage, the parish taxes and any recorded liens before you're paid. Once you accept an offer, most Orleans Parish cash sales close in one to three weeks — sooner if there's no estate or lien paperwork to clear, or later on a date you choose.
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