Relocation Assistance in the City of Glendale
In a previous post, I discussed Glendale’s Just Cause Eviction Ordinance. In this post, I will be discussing a smaller piece of Glendale’s Just Cause Eviction Ordinance: relocation assistance. Under the Glendale Just Cause Eviction Ordinance, relocation is required under the following circumstances: When the unit is permanently removed from the rental housing market or […]
Glendale’s Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance
Although the City of Glendale does not have rent control that limits the amount a landlord can charge tenants, Glendale has enacted an ordinance that regulates evictions in the City. The City of Glendale also provides a handy guide to its just cause eviction ordinance here. The eviction control ordinance applies to all rental units except […]
Los Angeles Tenants Could Pay Part of Earthquake Retrofit
Recently, a Los Angeles City Councilman has raised the possibility of having tenants subject to the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance pay for earthquake retrofitting of apartment buildings. Currently, under the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance a landlord can raise pass 50% of the costs of capital improvements to tenants. However, the Los Angeles City […]
City of Los Angeles Rent Escrow Account Program Upheld As Constitutional
Recently, the Federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the City of Los Angeles’ Rent Escrow Account Program (“REAP”) as constitutional in Sylvia Landfield Trust v. City of Los Angeles. REAP is an administrative program in which the Los Angeles Housing and Community Development Department is able to collect rents from a property that finds to be […]
Increasing the Rent for an Additional Resident Under the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance
Landlords of units subject to the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance (the formal name for Los Angeles’ rent control) in the City of Los Angeles are able to raise the rent for additional tenants. Section 151.06(G) allows a landlord to raise the rent 10% for each additional tenant. However, there are some important exceptions and […]
Eviction for Occupancy by Landlord or Landlord’s Family Under the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance
Under the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance, a landlord can evict a tenant to occupy a unit him or herself or for a landlord’s family member. Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance Section 151.09(A)(8) permits an eviction when a landlord seeks in good faith to regain possession of a rental unit for use and occupancy by […]
Is Your Unit Subject to the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance?
Whether or not your property is subject to the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance (“LARSO”), the name for Los Angeles’ rent control ordinance, is important to know. The City of Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department provides a list of whether or not a property is subject to the LARSO. First and foremost, the […]
When does a Landlord Have to Pay Relocation Costs Under the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance?
Under the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance (“LARSO”), a residential landlord must pay relocation costs to a tenant if a landlord is evicting a tenant for a condominium conversion or for “no fault.” There are several instances that are considered “no fault” evictions, including: The landlord seeks in good faith to recover possession of the […]
