After the delay provided in section 6-39, without the lessee having paid the amounts due and owing, or the neglect, failure
or refusal by the lessee to comply with any other terms or conditions of the lease
agreement, the parish government may declare the lease agreement forfeited forthwith;
and, upon any such forfeiture, the lessee shall restore the leased premises to the
same or as good condition, to the satisfaction of the parish government, as the same
were in at the time of the first occupancy thereof by the lessee. Additionally, the
lessee, except as provided in the lease agreement, shall be responsible to remove,
without cost to the parish government and within such time as may be prescribed in
the declaration of such forfeiture, any and all works, structures, facilities, fixtures,
or other improvements erected or maintained upon the leased premises by the lessee
as designated by the parish government; provided, however, that in the event of forfeiture
of the lease agreement for the nonpayment of rent, or other fees and charges, the
parish government shall have the right to enter upon the leased premises and take
possession of all or any part of the works, structures, facilities or other improvements,
as may be specified in the declaration of such forfeiture, erected, installed or maintained
upon the leased premises by the lessee; provided, further, that nothing here contained
shall prevent the parish government from surrendering to the lessee any such works,
structures, facilities or other improvements so held upon the payment by the lessee
to the parish government of any such rent and other fees and charges then due and
unpaid. Written notice of such forfeiture shall be served upon the lessee by hand
delivery with certified receipt or by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid,
return receipt requested, at the address of the lessee stipulated in the lease agreement
or as otherwise subsequently provided to the parish government; and upon such service
being made, such forfeiture shall thereupon be forthwith effected. The provisions
of this section are subject to, and are not a waiver of, all rights that the parish
government has under law regarding its acquisition of ownership of things incorporated
in the leased premises and things that have become component parts of the leased premises.
