HOA Can Regulate Short Term Rentals
The California Court of Appeal recently found that a HOA can adopt reasonable rules and impose fees related to short term rentals of condominium units. Watts v. Oak Shores Community Association provides some guidance on an expanding area for landlords and property owners as to the proliferation of short term rentals, particularly in high demand vacation spots. […]
Purchasing a Bootleg Unit
They have many names: “converted garage,” “illegal unit,” “bootleg unit,” or “unpermitted unit,” but they’re all the same. There are many units in the City of Los Angeles and surrounding cities that are not actually permitted by the local government authority. In particular, the unit does not have a certificate of occupancy which means that […]
Tenants in Single Family Homes in Los Angeles
Steve Lopez from the L.A. Times had recently wrote about a family in Echo Park being displaced as a result of a new development being built on their property. The family who had lived there for 31 years is being “asked” to leave. I quoted “asked” because if they are not out by a certain […]
Airbnb in the News in Los Angeles
Airbnb was recently highlighted in the L.A. Times as it becomes more prevalent in certain neighborhoods. The article is entitled “Airbnb and other short term rentals worsen housing shortage, critics say.” I have written several other posts about Airbnb and some of the legal ramifications associated with short term rentals. Basically, anytime you rent out […]
What Los Angeles Rent Control Does and Does Not Do
I get many questions about the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance from landlords and tenants who are often confused by what exactly the rent control ordinance controls and what it does not address. The Los Angeles Housing and Community Development Department has a Bulletin on what the Department does and does not do for both […]
How Much Relocation Assistance is Required under the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance?
Under the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance, a landlord is required to pay relocation assistance to each unit prior to evicting a tenant for certain reasons. Los Angeles landlords are required to pay relocation assistance when they are evicting a tenant for the following most relevant reasons: Eviction for occupancy of the unit by landlord, […]
What Constitutes a Qualified Tenant under the LARSO
Recently, the California Courts of Appeal reviewed a case that looked into who can be a qualified tenant under the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance. City of Los Angeles v. Superior Court (Wade) offers an interesting look at who may be considered disabled for purposes of determining a “qualified tenant.” The definition of who is a “qualified […]
Why a Landlord Should Act Quickly
Recently, a Santa Monica landlord learned that a landlord should quickly move to evict a tenant who has violated a term of a rental agreement or lease. By waiting too long to file an unlawful detainer, a tenant has a better defense that the landlord waived the breach or is “estopped” from pursuing the eviction. […]
How Old Hollywood is Getting Evicted by New Hollywood
The L.A. Times recently wrote about the eviction of tenants at Villa Carlotta, a Hollywood landmark located on Franklin Avenue. In addition to enforcement of rent due dates and other rental agreement provisions, the last tenants who paid their rent on time and did not breach any rental agreement terms are being evicted through the […]
Attorney Anthony Marinaccio Answers Questions about Rent Control in Los Angeles
Coronado Real Estate Group recently asked Anthony Marinaccio to respond to recent issues involving gentrification in Northeast Los Angeles and evictions under the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance. Attorney Anthony Marinaccio gave relevant advice to both landlords and tenants in Los Angeles. There has been an upswing of articles related to how evictions and gentrification […]