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How does one legally build a home in the middle of a coastal marsh?
Posted on 6/16/22 at 5:58 pm
Posted on 6/16/22 at 5:58 pm
I've been curious on the legal process of doing this. Not at a financial point in my life to do so, but it's something I'm interested in one day. Ive been to places like pointe aux chenes, cocodrie, etc. Where they have homes/camps just slapped in the middle of the marsh. How does one go about doing that?
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Posted on 6/16/22 at 6:00 pm to Hurricane2020
You buy a lot
Apply for permit
Then you pay out the arse for barges to hammer pilings
Hire Hondurans to do the rest
Apply for permit
Then you pay out the arse for barges to hammer pilings
Hire Hondurans to do the rest
Posted on 6/16/22 at 6:11 pm to Chad504boy
How does one buy a lot in the literal middle of nowhere? Like who owns that?
Posted on 6/16/22 at 6:23 pm to Chad504boy
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You buy a lot
I was always under the impression that you had to lease the land when building in the marsh?
This post was edited on 6/16/22 at 6:24 pm
Posted on 6/16/22 at 6:28 pm to Hurricane2020
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How does one buy a lot in the literal middle of nowhere? Like who owns that?
mostly the state, some large corperations and rich people own some.
you first get a 99 year lease signed to lock in the yearly lease costs, then you can build on it.
most leases will have details built in that you must remove any of the buildings when you leave unless they agree you can leave them for free.
then the state has about 10k regulations as far as sewerage and what you can and cant do with the land as far as digging for docks and piers and such.
it is a huge PITA to deal with all the details but overall its just about how much it will costs you to do stuff. they generally let you do what you want as far as building but anything having to do with digging they frown on
This post was edited on 6/16/22 at 6:30 pm
Posted on 6/16/22 at 7:35 pm to Hurricane2020
Have owned a marsh camp for many years. Pay annual rent for a ten year lease. I think we could build whatever we want as no one really enforces anything. Haven’t looked at the lease in a while. If we lose the lease, we lose the structure to the owner.
Posted on 6/16/22 at 7:38 pm to Motorboat
That sounds really shitty.
Posted on 6/16/22 at 7:55 pm to Hurricane2020
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That sounds really shitty.
well you can set fire to it when you leave, thats what a lot of people do.
but thats how it works building in the marsh, you cant own anything, you just rent it with a lease
Posted on 6/16/22 at 8:14 pm to Motorboat
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. I think we could build whatever we want as no one really enforces anything. Haven’t looked at the lease in a while. If we lose the lease, we lose the structure to the owner.
Same for us in Venice. Except prior to the last 6-8 years, the lease was basically yearly. Now its 5 years as long as you don't do something stupid.
Posted on 6/16/22 at 8:25 pm to keakar
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but thats how it works building in the marsh, you cant own anything, you just rent it with a lease
Oh you can own some
Posted on 6/17/22 at 7:58 am to Hurricane2020
Most of those are on 99 yr leased land.
If you running on generator you dont have to have to worry about getting inspected by the parish.
You wont be able to get insurance.
Most run a septic tank and use a cistern for water.
They fun to have but a lot of upkeep. You definitely want to go in half with a carpenter.
If you running on generator you dont have to have to worry about getting inspected by the parish.
You wont be able to get insurance.
Most run a septic tank and use a cistern for water.
They fun to have but a lot of upkeep. You definitely want to go in half with a carpenter.
This post was edited on 6/17/22 at 8:01 am
Posted on 6/17/22 at 9:17 am to CHEDBALLZ
One question I still have after reading all of this - lease it from who?
How do you find out who owns it and if they're willing to lease?
How do you find out who owns it and if they're willing to lease?
Posted on 6/17/22 at 9:33 am to dandyjohn
Tons of options these days to find out who owns what land. Courthouse obviously but OnX, Basemap, etc all have land ownership layers
This post was edited on 6/17/22 at 9:36 am
Posted on 6/17/22 at 9:58 am to Hurricane2020
Due to coastal erosion, there are plenty of privately owned tracts of land in the middle of open water and in the marsh. Like others have said large landowners like LL&E, Apache Corp etc have leases for campsites.
You can go to the local tax assessors office and look at their Ownership Plats, probably have online access as well. A good starting point would be a subscription to Gaia GPS online. They have an ownership layer. As long as the private landowners keep on paying their taxes, they have rights to what looks like open water State Lands.
You can go to the local tax assessors office and look at their Ownership Plats, probably have online access as well. A good starting point would be a subscription to Gaia GPS online. They have an ownership layer. As long as the private landowners keep on paying their taxes, they have rights to what looks like open water State Lands.
Posted on 6/17/22 at 11:12 am to dandyjohn
Go on the Parish Assessor map and look it up or if theres an existing camp stop and ask them.
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