Property Ownership
In Louisiana, the 'principle of indivision' means that a co-owner cannot:
ASell their own undivided interest without consent of all co-owners
BUnilaterally convey a specific portion of the co-owned property as if it were their own separate parcel without partition✓ Correct
CVote in HOA meetings
DRequest partition of the co-owned property
Explanation
Each co-owner owns an undivided interest in the whole property — they cannot sell a specific physical portion without first partitioning the property. A co-owner may sell their undivided fractional interest, but not designate a specific part of the property as exclusively theirs.
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