Vieux Carre Property Owners, Residents & Associates, Inc. v. Hotel Royal, L.L.C.

ROLAND L. BELSOME, Judge.

laThis appeal raises the question of whether private associations have standing to prevent alleged violations of New Orleans city zoning ordinances. Because the organizations in this case have failed to demonstrate a real and actual interest in the suit, we affirm the trial court’s grant of the exception of no right of action.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Appellants in this case, Vieux Carre Property Owners, Residents, and Associates, Inc., and French Quarter Citizens for the Preservation of Residential Quality, Inc., filed a petition for declaratory judgment and…