Art. 2334.Reading of Advertisement and Certificates

At an in-person sheriff's sale, the reading of the advertisement is the moment bidders standing at the sale learn what property is on the block, without needing to have tracked down the published notice beforehand. Article 2334 requires the sheriff to read aloud all or enough of the advertisement to give the public reasonable notice of what is being offered, covering at minimum the lot and subdivision or municipal number, or the section, township, and range, along with any identifying mark and a reference to where the property is recorded.

The sheriff must also handle the mortgage certificate and any other certificate the law requires. A mortgage certificate is an official search of the public records showing what mortgages and other encumbrances are recorded against the property, information bidders need alongside the superior-lien announcement required by Article 2335. The sheriff can read these certificates aloud at the sale or make them available at least twenty-four hours ahead of time through posting, written copies, electronic means, or another method.

Paragraph B points to Article 2344(D) for sales conducted through an online auction, where the platform itself displays this information instead of a sheriff reading it aloud. Paragraph C then shields the sale from being unwound over a mechanical slip: if the sheriff fails to procure, read aloud, or provide a copy of a required certificate, or fails to meet the online-auction disclosure requirement, the sale still stands, and no one, the sheriff, the seizing creditor, or the purchaser, faces liability for that failure.