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<h3>Before Court</h3>

<ol>
	<li>Tenant receives 3-day, 30-day, 60-day, or 90-day notice to move out.</li>
	<li>Tenant is served “Summons and Complaint – Unlawful Detainer” (Eviction Lawsuit)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;
	<ol>
		<li>You have five court days to file an Answer with the court.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
	<li>Tenant Filed Answer.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;
	<ol>
		<li>After you file your Answer, the landlord will file a "Request to Set Case for Trial." The court will then schedule your first Trial Date, and you should get notice of the Trial Date within 10 days.</li>
		<li>If you haven't gotten notice of your Trial Date within 10 days after filing an answer, call the court or go to the courthouse to ask if a Request to Set Case for Trial has been filed by the landlord.</li>
		<li>If a Request to Set Case for Trial has been filed, ask for the trial date. If it hasn't been filed, call back twice a week to ask again.</li>
	</ol>
	</li>
</ol>

<h3>In Court</h3>

<h4>When should I settle my case?</h4>

<ol>
	<li>You have no legal defenses</li>
	<li>You want to move</li>
	<li>You have no money to pay back rent</li>
</ol>

<h4>When should I go to trial?</h4>

<ol>
	<li>You have good defenses</li>
	<li>You want to stay in your house</li>
	<li>You have money to pay back rent</li>
</ol>

<h4>What happens if I LOSE?</h4>

<ol>
	<li>Sheriff serves Notice to Vacate</li>
	<li>You have only five days to move once served</li>
	<li>Sheriff will force everyone out</li>
	<li>You will not be given time to pack</li>
</ol>

<h4>What happens if I WIN?&nbsp;</h4>

<ol>
	<li>You stay in your home</li>
	<li>You must pay your back rent or you will get a new eviction lawsuit</li>
	<li>If the Judge says you have to do something (like pay a reduced rent because of conditions) and you don’t do it, you will be evicted.</li>
</ol>

<h4>What happens if the landlord dismisses my case?</h4>

<ol>
	<li>You stay and pay rent</li>
</ol>

What is the eviction process?

<ol>
	<li>You are given a written notice explaining what you are being asked to do</li>
	<li>For most notices you have a chance to fix it. For example, if it is a three day notice to pay rent or quit, you can pay the rent within the three days.</li>
	<li>If you cannot fix it, you must be served (given) a “Summons” and a “Complaint-Unlawful Detainer”. They are usually served together. This is the eviction lawsuit.</li>
	<li>If you receive a “NOTICE OF UNLAWFUL DETAINER (EVICTION)” from the court, but you haven’t been served a Summons and Complaint, you should go to the courthouse and ask for a copy of the Summons and Complaint (eviction Lawsuit).</li>
	<li>You MUST file an answer within FIVE court days. Weekends and court holidays don’t count. If there are no holidays the answer is due the same day the lawsuit was served in the following week. So if you were given the lawsuit on a Tuesday, the answer is due the following Tuesday.</li>
</ol>

How can I be evicted?

<ol>
	<li>You can do it yourself here: <a>https://tools.debtcollective.org/</a></li>
	<li>You can go to a self-help center: <a href="https://dcba.lacounty.gov/legal-access-centers/">https://dcba.lacounty.gov/legal-access-centers/</a></li>
</ol>

Learn more about how to file an Answer on our Self-Defense page. 

*Please note that Stay Housed LA did not make this website. We cannot guarantee this Answer Tool will work nor do we make any claims as to the quality of services. “This Tool is provided as a free public service and we have done our best to ensure that it works for all users as they intend. However, we cannot guarantee that the documents this Tool generates and that we may attempt to file electronically on your behalf will be accepted by the Court before the deadline for filing (5 business days after service of the Summons and Complaint - Unlawful Detainer). If your documents are not accepted by the Court as timely filed, you are at risk of losing your case by default. By using this Tool, you agree to assume the risk that your documents will not be timely filed or accepted. If you do not want to accept that risk, you can print out the documents and file them with the Court in person at the courthouse identified in the Summons and Complaint before the courthouse closes on the 5th business day after you were served with the Summons and Complaint.”

How do I file an answer to a Notice of Unlawful Detainer?

The Court will send you a trial date notice.&nbsp; If you get any documents from your landlord or their attorney, do not ignore these documents. It is very important that you get legal help with these documents because not responding can hurt your case, or even make you lose your case.&nbsp; Go to a Self-Help Center to ask about the documents as soon as possible.

What happens after I file an answer to a Notice of Unlawful Detainer?

When you go to court you can either:

<ol>
	<li>Settle your case with your landlord (you will both have to agree on the details of the settlement and sign. You will likely have to go in front of the judge to say you agree to the settlement).</li>
	<li>Go to trial- you have to be prepared with all of your evidence.</li>
</ol>

What happens when I go to court?

Stay Housed LA is representing as many tenants as we can, but we do not have enough attorneys to represent all tenants. If you have been served with an eviction lawsuit, you should apply online: <a href="https://www.stayhousedla.org/referral">https://www.stayhousedla.org/referral</a>

If Stay Housed LA can’t represent you:

<ol>
	<li>If you can afford it, hire an attorney.</li>
	<li>Stay Housed LA's partner Eviction Defense Network can help you represent yourself in the Tenant Empowerment Program. Go to <a href="https://edn.la/videos/">https://edn.la/videos/</a> to get started.</li>
</ol>

Do I need an attorney to go to court? How can I get an attorney to go to court with me?

The sheriff will post a 5 day notice to vacate and you should expect to move out within those 5 days. If you do not move out the sheriff will come and tell you that you must leave immediately, even if that means leaving all your belongings behind.
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What happens if I lose in court?

<ol>
	<li>You didn’t answer the eviction lawsuit in time</li>
	<li>If you settled a case and agreed to move out, you may also get the sheriff’s 5 day notice before your move out date.</li>
	<li>If you settled your case and agreed to do something (like pay your back rent) and you don’t do it, you may also get the sheriff’s 5 day notice.</li>
</ol>

I didn’t lose at court so why did I get the sheriff’s 5 day notice?

The eviction process is controlled by California state law.

What is an Eviction?

<h3>California Tenant Protection Act</h3>

(Local protections may be stronger)

<h3>Rent Increase Limit</h3>

The state sets the amount rent can be increased each August. Starting August 1, 2023, landlords in LA County can increase rent by 8.8% if you are not protected by stronger local law.

<h3>Just Cause Protections</h3>

Who is protected by the law? Households where all tenants have continuously and lawfully lived in the rental unit for 12 months or more, unless one tenant has lived there for more than 2 years. Owners must notify tenants if they are NOT covered by this law.

What kinds of units are exempt?&nbsp;

<ul>
	<li>Housing built within the previous 15 years</li>
	<li>Homes where the tenant shares bathroom or kitchen facilities with the owner</li>
	<li>Owner occupied single family home or duplex where owner lives in one residence.</li>
	<li>Single-family homes or condominiums if the owner is a natural person (not a real estate investment trust, corporation, or LLC.)</li>
	<li>Low-income housing restricted by deed, regulatory restriction, or other agreement</li>
	<li>Hotels, hospitals, senior facilities, religious facilities, school dormitories</li>
</ul>

What Eviction Protections does the law offer? Tenants may only be evicted for a specific “for cause” or “no-fault” reasons as follows:

<ul>
	<li>Nonpayment of rent&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Breach of material (important) lease term&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Nuisance&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Waste (damage to the home)</li>
	<li>Refusal to execute a similar new lease&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Criminal activity&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Subletting in violation of the lease&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Denying landlord’s valid requests for entry to landlord&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Using the unit for an unlawful purpose&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Employee, agent, or licensee’s failure to vacate after termination as employee, agent, or licensee&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Failure to vacate after providing owner&nbsp; written notice of intent to terminate tenancy, or after making a written offer to terminate tenancy which is accepted by landlord</li>
</ul>

Tenant “no-fault” reasons (relocation likely required):

<ul>
	<li>A landlord or their immediate family wants to move into the rental unit</li>
	<li>Landlord intends to remove the property from the rental housing market permanently</li>
	<li>Landlord intends to demolish or substantially remodel the unit (and the remodel can’t be done with the tenant in place)</li>
	<li>Landlord is complying with a government order for the tenant to vacate</li>
</ul>

<h3>Relocation Assistance</h3>

<ul>
	<li>For most all “no-fault just cause” evictions, Tenants being evicted are entitled to relocation assistance up to 1x an amount the tenant’s monthlyof one month’s rent. The landlord may elect to pay the tenant or waive last month’s rent.</li>
</ul>

<h3>Where can I find out more information?</h3>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1482">https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1482</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://actionnetwork.org/user_files/user_files/000/036/428/original/TT_AB_1482_Toolkit.pdf?link_id=1&amp;can_id=3710757622930a4a8ff2ea10f2dd5792&amp;source=email-new-toolkit-know-your-rights-under-ab-1482-rent-cap-eviction-protections&amp;email_referrer=email_658492&amp;email_subject=new-toolkit-know-your-rights-under-ab-1482-rent-cap-eviction-protections ">https://actionnetwork.org/user_files/user_files/000/036/428/original/TT_AB_1482_Toolkit.pdf?link_id=1&amp;can_id=3710757622930a4a8ff2ea10f2dd5792&amp;source=email-new-toolkit-know-your-rights-under-ab-1482-rent-cap-eviction-protections&amp;email_referrer=email_658492&amp;email_subject=new-toolkit-know-your-rights-under-ab-1482-rent-cap-eviction-protections&nbsp;</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rf780Cg2xI">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rf780Cg2xI</a></li>
</ul>

This applies to LA County residents in unincorporated Los Angeles and in cities that didn’t have stronger protections. (It is unlikely to apply to City of Los Angeles tenants. See those protections below.)

<h3>Nonpayment of Rent </h3>

Who is protected by the law? 

If you didn’t pay your rent between July 1, 2022 - March 31, 2023, you may be protected if:

<ul>
	<li>You sent a declaration each month to your landlord that you were unable to pay due to COVID-19</li>
	<li>You are low income: at or below 80% of the Area Median Income.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

Current Protections

<ul>
	<li>County Protections give tenants 12 months to repay rent for covered months (“repayment period”). Repayment period is 12 months after the original due date.
	<ul>
		<li>
		According to the County, this means if you didn't pay rent in July 2022, it is now due July 2023. If you didn't pay any of it, you will owe an extra month rent starting July&nbsp;2023 to catch up.
		</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>
	If the repayment period ends and you still have not paid, your landlord must provide you with a 30-Day notice to "Cure or Quit" prior to filing an eviction.
	</li>
	<li>
	You can’t be evicted for no fault during the repayment period, except if the owner moves in.
	</li>
</ul>

<h3>Unauthorized Tenants/Pets</h3>

Who is protected by the law? 

If you have an unauthorized tenant and/or pet (your landlord didn't approve the person or pet you let move in), you may be protected if:

<ul>
	<li>
	The unauthorized tenant/pet began residing in the unit between March 1, 2020 - January 20, 2023
	</li>
	<li>
	And, they began residing in the unit due to COVID-19
	</li>
</ul>

Current Protections

<ul>
	<li>Landlord must give you a 30-Day notice to "Cure or Quit" prior to filing an eviction based on the presence of unauthorized occupants and/or pets.</li>
</ul>

Go here for more information: <a href="https://dcba.lacounty.gov/noevictions/">https://dcba.lacounty.gov/noevictions/</a>

<h3>Remaining COVID-19 Protections</h3>

1. Rent Debt:

<ul>
	<li>Any rent owed from March 1, 2020 – September 30, 2021, is owed starting August 1, 2023 (you can be evicted for this rent after August 1, 2023).</li>
	<li>Any rent owed from October 1, 2021 – January 31, 2023, is owed February 1, 2024 (you can be evicted for this rent after February 1, 2024).</li>
</ul>

2. Eviction protections for unauthorized occupants or pets due to COVID-19 will continue through January 31, 2024. 

Go here for more information: <a href="https://housing.lacity.org/highlights/renter-protections">https://housing.lacity.org/highlights/renter-protections</a>

<h3>Just Cause Ordinance (JCO) Protections</h3>

Who is protected by the law?&nbsp; Almost all Los Angeles City tenants who don’t live in LARSO properties, including single family homes. Tenants are only protected under JCO once they renew their lease or beginning 6 months after the start of their initial lease, whichever comes first.

Exemptions include:

<ul>
	<li>Owner’s roommate</li>
	<li>Commercial hotels, Licensed care facilities, school related housing</li>
	<li>Some non-profit facilities for the homeless or short-term treatment centers for substance abuse</li>
	<li>Some properties owned by government agencies</li>
</ul>

What Eviction Protections does the law offer? &nbsp;

Tenants can only be evicted for a specific legal reason, some of them are:&nbsp;

At-Fault:

<ul>
	<li>Nonpayment of rent that is more than one month’s fair market rent according to HUD</li>
	<li>Violation of the rental agreement</li>
	<li>Creating a nuisance or causing damage to the property</li>
	<li>Using the rental unit for an illegal purpose</li>
	<li>Failure to provide the landlord with reasonable access to the unit</li>
	<li>The person at the end of the lease term is not a subtenant approved by the landlord.</li>
</ul>

No-Fault (requires relocation):

<ul>
	<li>Owner or immediate family member move in</li>
	<li>resident manager move in</li>
	<li>&nbsp;demolition/remodel/removal of the entire property from the rental market</li>
	<li>&nbsp;government order to vacate&nbsp;</li>
	<li>HUD is selling the property</li>
	<li>Residential hotel being converted/demolished, or conversion of a building to affordable housing.</li>
</ul>

Rent Increases:

<ul>
	<li>Tenants who receive a rent increase of more than 10% within 12 months and are unable to afford the rent increase may receive relocation assistance and move out of the unit instead.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

<h3>The Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance (LARSO) Protections&nbsp;</h3>

Who is protected by the law?&nbsp; Most properties with two or more rental units in the City of Los Angeles and built before October 1978.&nbsp;

Exemptions include:

<ul>
	<li>Any unit with a certificate of occupancy (built) after October 1978</li>
	<li>Single family homes</li>
	<li>Commercial hotels, Licensed care facilities, school related housing</li>
	<li>Some non-profit facilities for the homeless or short-term treatment centers for substance abuse</li>
	<li>Some properties owned by government agencies</li>
</ul>

What Eviction Protections does the law offer?&nbsp;

Tenants can only be evicted for a specific legal reason, some of which are:

At-Fault:

<ul>
	<li>Nonpayment of rent that is more than one month’s fair market rent according to HUD</li>
	<li>Violation of the rental agreement</li>
	<li>Creating a nuisance or causing damage to the property</li>
	<li>Using the rental unit for an illegal purpose</li>
	<li>Failure to provide the landlord with reasonable access to the unit</li>
	<li>The person at the end of the lease term is not a subtenant approved by the landlord.</li>
</ul>

&nbsp;No-Fault (requires relocation):

<ul>
	<li>Owner or immediate family member move in</li>
	<li>resident manager move in</li>
	<li>&nbsp;demolition/remodel/removal of the entire property from the rental market</li>
	<li>&nbsp;government order to vacate&nbsp;</li>
	<li>HUD is selling the property</li>
	<li>Residential hotel being converted/demolished, or conversion of a building to affordable housing.</li>
</ul>

Rent Increases:

<ul>
	<li>There is currently a freeze on rent increases for LARSO properties.</li>
	<li>Beginning February 2024, landlords can increase the rent by 3%-8% every 12 months based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) &amp; Los Angeles Housing Department. <a href="https://housing.lacity.org/rso-rent-increase-calculator">https://housing.lacity.org/rso-rent-increase-calculator</a></li>
</ul>

<h3>Tenant Buyout Agreements&nbsp;</h3>

<ul>
	<li>A buyout agreement must be provided to the tenant in the tenant’s primary language and translated at the owner’s expense.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Tenants have a right to refuse a buyout.</li>
	<li>Tenants may consult with an attorney before agreeing to a buyout.</li>
	<li>Tenants have 30 days to rescind (take back) the agreement.</li>
	<li>A buyout agreement that does not clearly state these rights, or is not in the tenant’s primary language, is void.</li>
</ul>

<h3>Relocation Assistance</h3>

<ul>
	<li>The City decides the amount of relocation assistance each year. Tenants being evicted for “no-fault” reasons are entitled to relocation assistance. Tenants who are sixty-two years or older, disabled, lower income, or have minor children may receive more relocation assistance depending on whether they live in a LARSO or JCO property.</li>
	<li>Tenants may not waive (give up) their right to relocation assistance.</li>
</ul>

<h3>Additional Protections</h3>

<ul>
	<li>Building code violations: If a tenant rents a unit in a building that has been cited by the City for violations of various codes and the repairs are not completed in the time the city allowed, the City may refer the property into the Rent Escrow Account Program (REAP). If a tenant lives in a building that has been referred to the REAP program, the tenant can pay a reduced rent. The tenant can also be expected to be contacted by the City to get information about their rights if their building is part of the REAP program.</li>
	<li>Landlords are not allowed to demand or require thar rent be paid only in cash or by electronic payment.</li>
	<li>ALL tenants of rental units in the City of Los Angeles are protected by the Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance (TAHO). Landlords may not reduce the services provided to a tenant without reducing the rent accordingly, may not mislead tenants or misrepresent the law in order to get them to move out, must not expose tenants to harmful materials such as asbestos, must accept rent payments offered according to the lease, may not ask about citizenship status, may not repeatedly offer to pay a tenant to vacate if tenant has refused a buyout, and must not repeatedly interfere with the tenant’s peace and quiet to the point that the tenant would want to leave.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
	<li>For non-LARSO properties, the California Tenant Protection Act caps most rent increases at 10% per year for buildings that are more than 15 years old.</li>
</ul>

<h3>Where can I find out more information?</h3>

<ul>
	<li>To find out if you live in a property that falls under the City’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance: <a href="https://housing.lacity.org/rental-property-owners/rso-property-search">https://housing.lacity.org/rental-property-owners/rso-property-search</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://housing.lacity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Allowable-Rent-Increase-Bulletin-English.pdf">https://housing.lacity.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Allowable-Rent-Increase-Bulletin-English.pdf</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://housing.lacity.org/residents/just-cause-for-eviction-ordinance-jco">https://housing.lacity.org/residents/just-cause-for-eviction-ordinance-jco</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://housing.lacity.org/residents/my-building-has-been-cited">https://housing.lacity.org/residents/my-building-has-been-cited</a></li>
</ul>

<h3>Just Cause Protections</h3>

Who is protected by the law? Tenants who live in a residential rental unit in unincorporated Los Angeles County.&nbsp;

What Eviction Protections does the law offer? Tenants may only be evicted for a specific “at fault” or “no-fault” reasons as follows:

<ul>
	<li>Failure to pay rent within 3 days of receiving notice&nbsp;and the tenant owes less than one month of fair market rent for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale Metro Area.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Violation of the rental agreement</li>
	<li>Creating a nuisance or use of unit for illegal purposes</li>
	<li>Refusal to sign a lease which is substantially identical to original lease terms</li>
	<li>Failure to vacate as required by County-approved relocation application.</li>
	<li>Tenant’s household income exceeds the income limits for public housing.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>A landlord or their immediate family wants to move into the rental unit</li>
	<li>Landlord intends to remove the property from the rental housing market permanently (Ellis Act)</li>
	<li>Landlord is complying with a government order for the tenant to vacate</li>
</ul>

<h3>Rent Stabilization Protections</h3>

Who is protected by the law?&nbsp; All residential rental and mobile home units in unincorporated Los Angeles must follow these regulations unless they are exempt.&nbsp;

Exemptions include:

<ul>
	<li>Units built after February 1, 1995</li>
	<li>Single-family homes</li>
	<li>Condominiums</li>
	<li>Government-assisted or government-owned housing&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Owner-occupied shared housing&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Hotels, motels, boarding/rooming houses, or other facilities subject to transient occupancy tax</li>
	<li>Housing accommodations in a nonprofit hospital, school, religious facility, extended care or residential care facility</li>
	<li>Mobile home spaces held out for rent after January 1, 1990</li>
	<li>Mobile home spaces rented for non-residential uses&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

What Rent Protections does the law offer?&nbsp;

<ul>
	<li>A landlord cannot increase a tenant’s rent in a mobile home unit by more than 75% of the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (inflation) or 3% of the rent charged at the time of increase, whichever is greater. Rent increases should not exceed 8%.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>A landlord cannot increase a tenant’s rent in a residential unit more than 8% or less than 3% of the annual change in the Consumer Price Index (inflation). If the tenant lives in a luxury unit, the rent may be increased by an additional 2% before December 31, 2023.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Only 1 rental increase per 12-month period.</li>
	<li>Rental increases only allowed for registered units</li>
	<li>Landlords cannot raise the rent because the tenant has additional occupants.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Protections for tenants who refuse to pay unlawful rent increases, regardless of the reason for eviction.</li>
	<li>Landlords cannot increase security deposit more than the amount charged at the beginning of the tenancy.</li>
	<li>Landlords may not “bank” rent increases if not issued in a 12-month period.</li>
	<li>Tenants may apply for a decrease in rent if Landlord has violated the ordinance, failed to maintain habitable premises, or decreased housing services unlawfully.</li>
</ul>

<h3>Tenant Buyout Agreements&nbsp;</h3>

<ul>
	<li>A buyout agreement must be provided to the tenant in the tenant’s primary language and translated at the owner’s expense.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Tenants have a right not to enter a buyout negotiation or agreement.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Tenants may consult with an attorney before entering a negotiation or agreement.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Tenants have 45 days to rescind the agreement before it is fully executed.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>A buyout agreement that does not clearly state the above and is in the tenant’s primary language is void.</li>
</ul>

<h3>Relocation Assistance</h3>

<ul>
	<li>The County determines standard amounts of permanent relocation assistance. Tenants being evicted for “no-fault” reasons are entitled to relocation assistance. Tenants who are sixty-two years or older, disabled, terminally ill, lower income, or have minor children may receive more relocation assistance.</li>
	<li>Relocation assistance must be paid at the time of service of the notice to terminate tenancy.</li>
	<li>Temporary relocation assistance must be provided for tenants displaced due to repairs, rehabilitation, health and safety violations, and other work.</li>
	<li>Tenants may not waive their right to relocation assistance.</li>
</ul>

<h3>Additional Protections</h3>

<ul>
	<li>Protections from evictions based on landlords retaliating against tenants who aren’t behind in rent.</li>
	<li>Protections from harassment from landlords or their agents, including actions intended to coerce tenants to leave the unit.</li>
	<li>Notices to tenants of protections and potential pass-through costs are required for new leases and lease renewals.</li>
	<li>Tenants are provided additional time to cure an alleged breach of lease (10 days).</li>
	<li>Tenants are provided a reasonable cure period for health, safety, and welfare violations.</li>
	<li>Tenants are protected from eviction due to incidents stemming from domestic violence.</li>
	<li>Tenants have a right to organize and exercise their rights without interference from the owner or the owner’s agent.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

<h3>Where can I find out more information?</h3>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://dcba.lacounty.gov/rentstabilizationprogram/%23:~:text=The%2520Los%2520Angeles%2520County%2520Rent,from%2520evictions%2520without%2520just%2520cause">https://dcba.lacounty.gov/rentstabilizationprogram/#:~:text=The%20Los%20Angeles%20County%20Rent,from%20evictions%20without%20just%20cause</a>.</li>
	<li>
	<a href="https://library.municode.com/ca/los_angeles_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT8COPRBUWARE_DIV3HO_CH8.52RESTTEPR">https://library.municode.com/ca/los_angeles_county/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT8COPRBUWARE_DIV3HO_CH8.52RESTTEPR</a>
	</li>
</ul>

<h3>Just Cause Protections</h3>

Who is protected by the law? Tenants who live in a residential rental unit in the City of Glendale.&nbsp;

What Eviction Protections does the law offer? Tenants may only be evicted for a specific “at fault” or “no-fault” reasons.

“At fault” evictions include the following:

<ul>
	<li>Failure to pay rent</li>
	<li>Violation of the rental agreement</li>
	<li>Creating a nuisance or damaging the rental unit</li>
	<li>Use of rental unit for illegal purposes</li>
	<li>Illegal subleasing of the rental unit</li>
	<li>Refusal to allow the landlord reasonable access to the rental unit</li>
	<li>Tenant smoking in rental unit or common areas</li>
</ul>

“No fault” evictions include the following:

<ul>
	<li>Landlord is demolishing the rental unit or permanently removing it from the rental housing market</li>
	<li>The unit requires major rehabilitation that will make the rental unit uninhabitable for more than 30 days</li>
	<li>Landlord, landlord’s family member, a resident manager or a tenant that requires case management or counseling as part of the tenancy are moving into the rental unit</li>
	<li>Landlord is complying with a government order for the tenant to vacate</li>
</ul>

Before evicting a tenant for a “no fault” reason, the landlord must pay the tenant $1,000 plus two times the fair market rent for the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale Metro Area.

Exemptions include:

<ul>
	<li>Rental units in properties with 2 or fewer dwelling units</li>
	<li>ADUs</li>
	<li>Single family homes</li>
	<li>Condominiums and townhouses</li>
	<li>Hotel rooms rented for less than 30 days</li>
	<li>Section 8 and/or other government subsidized housing</li>
</ul>

<h3>Rent Increases</h3>

Who is protected by the law?&nbsp; Tenants who live in residential rental units in the City of Glendale that received a certificate of occupancy before February 1, 1995.&nbsp;

What Rent Protections does the law offer?&nbsp;

Tenants are eligible for relocation assistance if the tenant elects to vacate a rental unit upon receipt of notice that the landlord is increasing the rent by more than 7% in a 12-month period.

Tenant must request the relocation assistance within 14 days of receipt of the notice of rent increase.

Landlord must provide tenant with notice of relocation rights with the notice of rent increase.&nbsp; A landlord’s failure to provide notice of relocation rights will make the rent increase null and void.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Amount of relocation assistance:

<ul>
	<li>Rental units in properties with 3-4 units:&nbsp; 3x current rent</li>
	<li>Rental units in properties with 5 or more units
	<ul>
		<li>Tenant is above 130% AMI:&nbsp; 3x current rent</li>
		<li>Tenant is below 130% AMI
		<ul>
			<li>Tenant has occupied the rental unit for 5 years or more:&nbsp; 6x proposed rent</li>
			<li>Tenant has occupied the rental unit for more than 4 years:&nbsp; 5x proposed rent</li>
			<li>Tenant has occupied the rental unit for more than 3 years:&nbsp; 4x proposed rent</li>
			<li>Tenant has occupied the rental unit for 3 years or less:&nbsp; 3x proposed rent</li>
		</ul>
		</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
</ul>

Exemptions include:

<ul>
	<li>Rental units built after February 1, 1995</li>
	<li>Rental units in properties with 2 or fewer dwelling units</li>
	<li>ADUs</li>
	<li>Single-family homes</li>
	<li>Condominiums and townhouses</li>
	<li>Hotel rooms rented for less than 30 days</li>
	<li>Section 8 housing and/or other government subsidized units</li>
</ul>

<h3>Right to 1-Year Lease</h3>

Who is protected by the law? Tenants who live in a residential rental unit in the City of Glendale.&nbsp;

What protections does the law offer?

Landlords must offer a 1-year (or longer) lease to prospective tenants, and must offer a 1-year (or longer) lease renewal to current tenants upon the expiration of their lease.

The tenant can accept or reject the lease offer

<ul>
	<li>Acceptance

	<ul>
		<li>Must be in writing</li>
		<li>Signing the lease is considered acceptance</li>
		<li>The lease must include the rent amount, which cannot be increased during the lease year</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>Rejection
	<ul>
		<li>Failure to accept the landlord’s lease offer within 14 days is considered rejection</li>
		<li>If the lease offer includes a rent increase of more than 7%, tenant can exercise rights to relocation assistance</li>
		<li>Landlord and tenant can enter into an oral or written agreement to rent the unit for less than a year.&nbsp;&nbsp;
		<ul>
			<li>Landlord must offer a 1-year (or longer) lease to the tenant again one year after the date tenant rejected the prior offer</li>
		</ul>
		</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
</ul>

No later than 90 days before the expiration of a lease, landlord must provide tenant with a written offer of lease renewal.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Exemptions include:

<ul>
	<li>Rental units occupied by a tenant that subleases the unit to another tenant for less than 1 year</li>
	<li>Rental units where the tenancy is linked to the tenant’s employment</li>
	<li>Rental units leased to a corporation</li>
	<li>Rental units in properties with 4 or fewer dwelling units</li>
	<li>ADUs</li>
	<li>Single-family homes</li>
	<li>Condominiums and townhouses</li>
	<li>Hotel rooms rented for less than 30 days</li>
	<li>Section 8 housing and/or other government subsidized units</li>
</ul>

&nbsp;

<h3>Where can I find out more information?</h3>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://library.qcode.us/lib/glendale_ca/pub/municipal_code/item/title_9-chapter_9_30">https://library.qcode.us/lib/glendale_ca/pub/municipal_code/item/title_9-chapter_9_30</a></li>
	<li>
	<a href="https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/community-development/housing/rent/just-cause-eviction-ordinance">https://www.glendaleca.gov/government/departments/community-development/housing/rent/just-cause-eviction-ordinance</a>
	</li>
</ul>

<h3>Just Cause Protections</h3>

Who is protected by the law? Tenants who live in a residential rental unit or mobile home that they agree to lease from a landlord. A tenant must have continuously and lawfully lived in the rental unit for 12 months or more.&nbsp;

What Eviction Protections does the law offer? Tenants may only be evicted for a specific “for cause” or “no-fault” reasons as follows:

<ul>
	<li>Failure to pay rent within 3 days of receiving notice&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Creating a nuisance or use of unit for illegal purposes</li>
	<li>Subleasing the rental unit without permission</li>
	<li>Failure to grant landlord reasonable access to the rental unit for necessary repairs&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Violation of the rental agreement</li>
	<li>Refusal to sign a lease which was similar to original lease terms</li>
	<li>Refusal to move out after giving notice to landlord</li>
	<li>A landlord or their immediate family wants to move into the rental unit</li>
	<li>Landlord intends to demolish the unit</li>
	<li>Landlord intends to remove the property from the rental housing market permanently</li>
	<li>Landlord is complying with a government order for the tenant to vacate</li>
</ul>

<h3>Rent Stabilization Protections</h3>

Who is protected by the law?&nbsp; All units in the city must follow these regulations unless they are exempt.&nbsp;

Exemptions include:

<ul>
	<li>Units built after February 1, 1995</li>
	<li>Single-family homes</li>
	<li>Condominiums</li>
	<li>Low-income housing</li>
	<li>If a tenant lives in a duplex or triplex and the owner (1) lived in one of the units before tenant and (2) still lives in the unit.</li>
	<li>Hotels, motels, boarding/rooming houses, or other facilities subject to transient occupancy tax</li>
	<li>Housing accommodations in a nonprofit hospital, religious facility, extended care or residential care facility</li>
</ul>

What Rent Protections does the law offer?&nbsp;

<ul>
	<li>A landlord cannot increase a tenant’s rent by more than 50% of the change in the Consumer Price Index (inflation) or 4%; a landlord can only increase the annual rent by whichever one is lower.</li>
	<li>Only 1 rental increase per 12-month period</li>
	<li>Rental increases only allowed for registered units</li>
</ul>

<h3>Relocation Assistance</h3>

<ul>
	<li>Tenants being evicted for “no-fault just cause” are entitled to relocation assistance up to 3x an amount the tenant’s monthly rent, or 4x the monthly rent if a “qualified tenant” lives in the unit.</li>
	<li>Temporary relocation assistance for tenants displaced due to repairs, rehabilitation, and other work</li>
	<li>No waiver of relocation assistance</li>
</ul>

<h3>Additional Protections</h3>

<ul>
	<li>Protections from evictions based on landlords retaliating against tenants who aren’t behind in rent</li>
	<li>Protections from harassment from landlords or their agents</li>
	<li>Notices to tenants of protections required for new leases and lease renewals</li>
	<li>Tenants are provided additional time to cure an alleged breach of lease (10 days)</li>
	<li>Tenants are provided a reasonable cure period for health, safety, and welfare violations</li>
	<li>Tenants are protected from eviction due to incidents stemming from domestic violence</li>
</ul>

&nbsp;

<h3>Where can I find out more information?</h3>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://www.bellgardens.org/government/city-departments/community-development/faqs">https://www.bellgardens.org/government/city-departments/community-development/faqs</a></li>
</ul>

<h3>Just Cause Protections</h3>

Who is protected by the law? Tenants who have continuously and lawfully lived in the rental unit for 12 months or more.&nbsp;

What kinds of units are exempt?&nbsp;

<ul>
	<li>Homes where the tenant shares bathroom or kitchen facilities with the owner</li>
	<li>Single-family owner-occupied residences, including a residence in which the owner rents or leases no more than two or more units or bedrooms</li>
	<li>An owner-occupied duplex in which the owner lives in the residence at the start of the tenancy and continues to live there</li>
	<li>Housing built within the previous 15 years</li>
	<li>Single-family homes or condominiums if the owner is a natural person (not a real estate investment trust, corporation, or LLC.)</li>
	<li>Low-income housing restricted by deed, regulatory restriction, or other agreement</li>
	<li>Hotels, hospitals, senior facilities, religious facilities, school dormitories</li>
</ul>

What Eviction Protections does the law offer? Tenants may only be evicted for a specific “for cause” or “no-fault” reasons as follows:

<ul>
	<li>Failure to pay rent within 3 days of receiving notice</li>
	<li>Breach of a material (important) term of the rental agreement</li>
	<li>Maintaining or creating a nuisance or doing substantial damage to the property (“waste”).</li>
	<li>Refusal to sign a lease which was similar to original lease terms</li>
	<li>Criminal activity by the tenant on the property or directed toward owner or owner’s agent</li>
	<li>Subleasing the rental unit without permission</li>
	<li>Failure to grant landlord reasonable access to the rental unit for necessary repairs&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Using the property for an unlawful purpose</li>
	<li>Tenant is an employee, agent, or licensee of the landlord and failed to vacate after termination as an employee, agent, or licensee</li>
	<li>Refusal to move out after giving written notice to landlord</li>
</ul>

Tenant “no-fault” reasons (relocation likely required)

<ul>
	<li>A landlord or their immediate family wants to move into the rental unit</li>
	<li>Landlord intends to remove the property from the rental housing market permanently</li>
	<li>Landlord intends to demolish or substantially remodel the unit</li>
	<li>Landlord is complying with a government order for the tenant to vacate</li>
</ul>

<h3>Relocation Assistance</h3>

<ul>
	<li>For most “no-fault just cause” evictions, Tenants being evicted are entitled to relocation assistance up to 1x an amount the tenant’s monthly rent. The landlord may elect to pay the tenant or waive last month’s rent.</li>
	<li>For tenants being evicted for the “no-fault just cause” reason of landlord’s intent to demolish the building or substantially remodel, Tenants are entitled to either $4,500 or two months of the tenant’s rent, whichever is greater, as payment or rent waiver.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

<h3>Additional Protections</h3>

<ul>
	<li>Tenants may not waive any of their rights under the ordinance.</li>
	<li>Tenants may bring a civil action against a landlord who falsely evicts on the basis of landlord’s intent to demolish or substantially remodel the unit.</li>
</ul>

&nbsp;

<h3>Where can I find out more information?</h3>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://www.longbeach.gov/lbds/hn/tenant-assistance-policies/">https://www.longbeach.gov/lbds/hn/tenant-assistance-policies/</a></li>
	<li>
	<a href="https://library.municode.com/ca/long_beach/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT8HESA_CH8.99JUCATETE">LBMC 8.99 - Just Cause for Termination of Tenancies</a>
	</li>
</ul>

<h3>Just Cause Protections</h3>

Who is protected by the laws? Tenants who live in rental properties with at least 2 rental units, unless specifically exempt.

Exemptions include:

<ul>
	<li>Single-family homes, including condominiums</li>
	<li>Hotels, motels, and boarding/rooming houses rented for less than 14 days</li>
	<li>Housing accommodations in a hospital, religious or extended care facility, or dormitory</li>
	<li>Low-income housing units, if specifically exempted by federal or state law or regulation</li>
	<li>Units used for providing child care or other supportive services on a non-profit basis</li>
</ul>

What Eviction Protections does the law offer? Tenants may only be evicted for 7 “for cause” or 3 “no-fault” reasons as follows:

<ul>
	<li>Failing to pay rent within 3 days of receiving notice&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Continuing to commit a material breach of the lease, after written warning notice</li>
	<li>Continuing to commit a nuisance, after written warning notice</li>
	<li>Using the unit for an illegal purpose</li>
	<li>Refusing to sign a lease that is similar to the original lease</li>
	<li>Continuing to deny the landlord reasonable access to the rental unit, after written warning notice</li>
	<li>Being a subtenant in occupancy after the tenant has moved out, and the landlord did not approve the subtenancy</li>
	<li>Landlord or their immediate family wants to move into the rental unit, subject to many protections including for seniors, disabled, and terminally ill tenants</li>
	<li>Landlord intends to demolish the unit and has obtained all proper permits to do so</li>
	<li>Landlord intends to remove the property from the rental housing market permanently</li>
</ul>

<h3>Rent Control Protections</h3>

Who is protected by the law? Tenants who live in rental properties with at least 2 units built before April 10, 1979, unless specifically exempt.

Exemptions include:

<ul>
	<li>Same exemptions for “just cause” requirements; and</li>
	<li>Properties with 2 or 3 rental units and the only lives in one of the units&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

What Rent Protections does the law offer?&nbsp;

<ul>
	<li>Every summer, the Rent Control Board determines the allowable rent increase for the next 12 months, which cannot exceed 3%</li>
	<li>Landlords must register new tenancies with the Rent Control Board.</li>
	<li>Tenants can seek rent reductions based on the landlords’ failure to make repairs or reduction of amenities.</li>
</ul>

<h3>Relocation Assistance</h3>

<ul>
	<li>Tenants being evicted for “no-fault” just cause are entitled to permanent relocation assistance and for priority consideration for affordable housing. The amount of permanent relocation assistance is determined annually by the City. Seniors and disabled tenants, and households with minor children, are entitled to more relocation assistance.</li>
	<li>Tenants are entitled to temporary relocation assistance when the unit is uninhabitable&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

<h3>Additional Protections</h3>

<ul>
	<li>Tenants are protected from retaliation, harassment, and discrimination. Tenants may file complaints for violations of these laws with the City Attorney’s Office.</li>
	<li>For rent controlled tenants, landlords must file any notice to terminate tenancy (other than three day notice to pay rent or quit) with the Rent Control Board.</li>
	<li>Families with school-aged children and teachers are protected from eviction for a “no-fault” reason during the school year.</li>
</ul>

<h3>Where can I find out more information?</h3>

<ul>
	<li>Santa Monica Rent Control Board: 
	<a href="https://www.santamonica.gov/departments/rent-control">https://www.santamonica.gov/departments/rent-control</a></li>
	<li>Information about Tenant Harassment Ordinance: <a href="https://www.smgov.net/Departments/CPU/content.aspx?id=8471">https://www.smgov.net/Departments/CPU/content.aspx?id=8471</a></li>
	<li>Submit a Complaint for Tenant Harassment: <a href="https://csmcpu.wufoo.com/forms/consumer-complaint/">https://csmcpu.wufoo.com/forms/consumer-complaint/</a></li>
</ul>

<h3>Just Cause Protections</h3>

Who is protected by the law? All tenants in a unit where one existing tenant has continuously and lawfully occupied the rental unit for 12 months or more unless it is exempt.

Exemptions include:

<ul>
	<li>Single-family homes, condominiums, or owner-occupied duplexes if any owner is a natural person (eg. not a corporation, LLC, etc.).</li>
	<li>Housing built 15 years ago or less</li>
	<li>Housing in which certificate of occupancy was issued prior to residential use of the dwelling unit</li>
	<li>Hotels, hospitals, senior facilities, religious facilities, school dormitories</li>
</ul>

What Eviction Protections does the law offer? Tenants may only be evicted for a specific “for cause” or “no-fault” reasons as follows:

<ul>
	<li>Nonpayment of rent</li>
	<li>Breach in a material (important) term of the lease</li>
	<li>Maintaining, committing, or permitting a nuisance&nbsp;or harming the property</li>
	<li>Criminal activity by a tenant in the rental unit or any criminal activity/threat on or off the property directed at any owner or their agent</li>
	<li>Subleasing the rental unit in violation of the lease</li>
	<li>Failure to grant landlord reasonable access to the rental unit for necessary repairs&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Use of the rental unit for an unlawful purpose</li>
	<li>The tenancy was dependent on employment, agency, or license and the employee, agent, or licensee failed to vacate after their termination</li>
	<li>Refusal to move out after giving notice to landlord</li>
	<li>A landlord or their close relative wants to move into the rental, unless (1) there is a comparable vacant unit on the property, (2) tenant has resided for 5 years and is senior/disabled, or (3) tenant is certifiably terminally ill</li>
	<li>Landlord is complying with a government order for the tenant to vacate</li>
	<li>Landlord intends to remove the property from the rental housing market permanently (Ellis)</li>
	<li>Landlord intends to demolish the unit and has applied for and received all necessary permits and received Housing Protection Board approval</li>
</ul>

<h3>Rent Stabilization Protections</h3>

Who is protected by the law?&nbsp; All units in the city must follow these regulations unless they are exempt.&nbsp;

Exemptions include:

<ul>
	<li>Units built after February 1, 1995</li>
	<li>Low-income housing restricted by deed, regulatory restriction, or other agreement</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Single-family homes, condominiums, or owner-occupied duplexes if any owner is a natural person (eg. not a corporation, LLC, etc.).</li>
	<li>Housing build 15 years ago or less</li>
	<li>Housing in which certificate of occupancy was issued prior to residential use of the dwelling unit\ Hotels, hospitals, senior facilities, religious facilities, school dormitories</li>
</ul>

What Rent Protections does the law offer?&nbsp;

<ul>
	<li>Landlords must register rental units that are not exempt</li>
	<li>Owners of property with 5 or more rental units shall not increase rent by more than 3% or the change in cost of living, whichever is greater, over a 12-month period</li>
	<li>Owners of property with 4 or fewer units shall not increase rent by more than 5% plus the percentage change in cost of living, or 10%, whichever is lower, over a 12-month period</li>
	<li>Landlords may not unbundle separate charges for “housing services”&nbsp; (ex. Parking if in lease) from rent for existing tenancies</li>
	<li>Any unbundled “housing services” charges for new or existing tenancies shall be counted as rent, unless services are requested by the tenant</li>
	<li>Landlords may increase rent by 10% for additional tenants UNLESS landlord knew additional tenants were present for 60 days or longer.&nbsp;</li>
	<li>No rent increase for first minor dependent</li>
	<li>Only 1 rental increase per 12-month period</li>
	<li>Limitations on security deposit increases&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Rental increases only allowed for registered units</li>
</ul>

<h3>Relocation Assistance</h3>

<ul>
	<li>“No-fault” notices must include the amount of relocation assistance to be paid and include how the relocation was calculated.</li>
	<li>Tenants being evicted for “no-fault just cause” are entitled to base relocation assistance up to 3x the amount the tenant’s monthly rent, with an additional $2,000 if one or more minors resides in the rental unit. Additional relocation may be paid if any tenant is disabled, a senior, or is an adult residing 2 or more years in the unit. To determine additional amounts, see Page 5 of the City of Inglewood’s Frequently Asked Questions below.</li>
	<li>Tenants must provide proof they are eligible for a higher amount within 10 days of receiving the notice, and either party has the right to petition the Housing Protection Board to resolve any dispute.</li>
	<li>Relocation assistance must be paid out within 15 days of service of the notice to terminate tenancy, or within 15 days of the hearing officer’s decision resolving any dispute over amount.</li>
	<li>Temporary relocation assistance for tenants displaced due to repairs, rehabilitation, and other work.</li>
</ul>

<h3>Buyout Agreements</h3>

<ul>
	<li>Buyout agreements may not pay a tenant less than the relocation assistance the tenant would be entitled to.</li>
	<li>Landlords must give tenants a written disclosure document setting forth the tenant’s rights.</li>
	<li>Tenants have the right to not enter into the buyout agreement.</li>
	<li>Tenants have the right to consult an attorney or the program administrator before signing the agreement.</li>
	<li>Tenants have the right to rescind (take back) the buyout agreement any time up to 30 calendar days after the tenant has signed, but must file notice of recission to the Housing Protection Department within 3 days.</li>
	<li>A buyout agreement that does not satisfy all requirements is void and may be rescinded at any time, but Tenants must deliver a statement of rescission to the landlord (letter saying tenant no longer wants buyout).</li>
</ul>

<h3>Additional Protections</h3>

<ul>
	<li>If landlords don't&nbsp; file&nbsp; any notice to cure or terminate tenancy within three days after serving the notice with the Housing Protection Board, the tenant can use that as a defense to an eviction.</li>
	<li>If landlords don’t serve a 3-day notice to cure alleged breach if curable, followed by three-day notice to quit, the tenant can use it as a defense to an eviction.</li>
	<li>Landlords may charge for capital improvement rent increases only upon an approved application to the Housing Protection Board.</li>
	<li>Protections from evictions based on landlords retaliating against tenants who exercise their rights.</li>
	<li>Protections from harassment from owners, including (but not limited to): interrupting or terminating services, failure to perform repairs or maintenance, abuse of the owner’s right of access, or refusal to acknowledge receipt of tenant’s lawful payment of rent.</li>
</ul>

<h3>Where can I find out more information?</h3>

<ul>
	<li>Inglewood HPO Long Term Rental: 
	<a href="https://www.cityofinglewood.org/1680/Long-Term-Rentals">https://www.cityofinglewood.org/1680/Long-Term-Rentals</a></li>
	<li>Inglewood HPO Frequently Asked Questions: <a href="https://www.cityofinglewood.org/DocumentCenter/View/16860/FAQS-GENERAL-HP-INFORMATION---11022021">https://www.cityofinglewood.org/DocumentCenter/View/16860/FAQS-GENERAL-HP-INFORMATION---11022021</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://www.weho.org/city-government/rent-stabilization">https://www.weho.org/city-government/rent-stabilization</a></li>
</ul>

<h3>Just Cause Protections</h3>

Who is protected by the law?

Nearly all residential units in the City of West Hollywood are covered by just cause protections, whether or not the unit is rent stabilized. “Just cause” must be the “dominant motive” for eviction.

Exceptions to this protection include:

<ul>
	<li>Nonpayment of rent;</li>
	<li>Creating a nuisance or using a rental unit for illegal purposes;</li>
	<li>Subletting without the landlord's permission;</li>
	<li>Failure to provide the landlord with reasonable access;</li>
	<li>Failure to renew a lease if given proper notice to renew before the lease-term expires and the lease has gone month-to-month;</li>
	<li>Termination of employment for an on-site manager or other employee who was given the unit as part of his or her employment and was not a tenant on the same property prior to employment;</li>
	<li>Violating written terms of tenancy
	<ul>
		<li>However, If the tenant violates the rental agreement because more people live in the unit than are included in the lease, a tenant may avoid eviction if there is only one additional person in the unit and that person is the spouse, domestic partner, child or grandchild, sibling, or full time live-in medical assistant of the tenant. A tenant must, however, inform the Landlord of the additional person living in the unit 
		&nbsp;</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>Tenants may be subject to eviction if they violate the "no pets" clauses of their lease UNLESS:
	<ul>
		<li>The tenant is over 65 years old, is disabled or living with HIV/AIDS and live and live on single-family or multi-family properties;</li>
		<li>Have no more than 2 domestic pets (dogs, cats, or birds) that do not weigh more than 35 pound each;</li>
		<li>The pets are not causing any nuisances on the property</li>
		<li>The tenant provides an increase security deposit if requested by the Landlord of no more than 25% of the existing deposit. The increase in security deposit cannot exceed the maximum allowed by California state law. No charge is allowed for an emotional support or service animal.</li>
		<li>The tenant does not live in a condominium&nbsp;</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
</ul>

The tenant may also be evicted for limited, no fault reasons:

<ul>
	<li>The landlord or a close relative of the landlord will occupy the unit as a residence;</li>
	<li>The landlord needs to make “substantial repairs” that have been ordered by the government for healthy or safety reasons;</li>
	<li>The property including the unit has been foreclosed;</li>
	<li>The property is being removed from the rental market&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

<h3>Rent Control Protections</h3>

Limits on annual rent increases.

<ul>
	<li>For tenants who live in rent-stabilized units, rent cannot exceed the Maximum Allowable Rent (the MAR) by more than $6.</li>
</ul>

All multi-unit buildings built before July 1, 1979 are protected by West Hollywood’s rent control ordinance unless it falls under an exemption.&nbsp;

Exemptions include but are not limited to:

<ul>
	<li>Single-family homes and condominiums unless the tenancy began before January 1, 1996.</li>
	<li>Boarding houses where rooms are rented in an owner-occupied, single-family home or condominium where the owner shares a kitchen or a bathroom with the tenants</li>
	<li>Section 8 and government subsidized housing&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

For more information, see the City of West Hollywood’s <a href="https://www.weho.org/city-government/rent-stabilization/rental-housing/for-tenants/rent-stabilized-units">rent stabilization site</a>

Tenant harassment is prohibited in West Hollywood. See more detail about harassment here:

Landlords must send a copy of the notice of termination to the Rent Stabilization and Housing Protection Department within 5 days of the tenant receiving the notice.

Landlords shall also provide the tenant written notice to quit or terminate a tenancy and must include, with particularity, the specific grounds upon which the landlord is relying to terminate the tenancy as detailed in Section 17.52.010.

<h3>Where can I find out more information?&nbsp;</h3>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://www.weho.org/city-government/rent-stabilization/rental-housing/for-tenants/tenant-faqs">https://www.weho.org/city-government/rent-stabilization/rental-housing/for-tenants/tenant-faqs</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://www.weho.org/city-government/rent-stabilization/rental-housing/for-tenants/tenant-faqs/just-cause-evictions-permitted-by-the-ordinance">https://www.weho.org/city-government/rent-stabilization/rental-housing/for-tenants/tenant-faqs/just-cause-evictions-permitted-by-the-ordinance</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://www.weho.org/city-government/rent-stabilization/rental-housing/for-landlords/relocation-and-eviction/section-17-52-010#:~:text=Where%20the%20original%20lease%20or,or%20subtenants%20vacate%20the%20unit.">https://www.weho.org/city-government/rent-stabilization/rental-housing/for-landlords/relocation-and-eviction/section-17-52-010#:~:text=Where%20the%20original%20lease%20or,or%20subtenants%20vacate%20the%20unit.</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://library.qcode.us/lib/west_hollywood_ca/pub/municipal_code/item/title_17-article_5-chapter_17_52-17_52_090">https://library.qcode.us/lib/west_hollywood_ca/pub/municipal_code/item/title_17-article_5-chapter_17_52-17_52_090</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://library.qcode.us/lib/west_hollywood_ca/pub/municipal_code/item/title_17-article_5-chapter_17_52-17_52_070">https://library.qcode.us/lib/west_hollywood_ca/pub/municipal_code/item/title_17-article_5-chapter_17_52-17_52_070</a></li>
</ul>

<h3>Pasadena Measure H – Pasadena City Charter, Chapter 18</h3>

<h3>Just Cause Protections</h3>

Who is protected by the law? Tenants “in good standing” whose households are at or below 140% of the area median income. Tenants “in good standing” are tenants that are current on rent, have kept the rental unit in good condition, and are not in violation of any other terms of the lease.

What Eviction Protections does the law offer? Tenants may only be evicted for “at fault” reasons and these include:

<ul>
	<li>Failure to pay rent</li>
	<li>Violation of reasonable lease provision</li>
	<li>Creating a nuisance</li>
	<li>Use of rental unit for illegal purposes</li>
	<li>Refusal to renew lease with materially the same terms</li>
	<li>Illegal subleasing of the rental unit</li>
	<li>Refusal to allow the landlord reasonable access to the rental unit</li>
</ul>

&nbsp;Landlords must pay relocation assistance to tenants “in good standing” being evicted for the following reasons:

<ul>
	<li>The unit requires major repairs that will make the rental unit uninhabitable for more than 30 days (need for repairs must be verified by the City of Pasadena, and tenant can re-rent the rental after repairs are completed)</li>
	<li>Landlord, landlord’s family member is moving into the rental unit (if no other unit is available and requires 1 year notice to senior/disabled tenants or 180 days' notice to all other tenants)
	<ul>
		<li>Not permitted for tenants that have resided in the rental unit for at least 5 years and are 60 or older, disabled, or terminally ill</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>Landlord is permanently removing the unit from the rental housing market (only permitted upon 1-year notices to senior/disabled tenants or 180 days' notice to all other tenants)</li>
	<li>Landlord is complying with a government order for the tenant to vacate</li>
</ul>

Landlord must pay relocation assistance to tenants evicted for “no fault” reasons.

&nbsp;Relocation assistance is calculated as follows:

<ul>
	<li>Moving expenses plus 2.5 months of the fair market rent</li>
	<li>Tenants that have lived in the rental unit for more than 10 years get a 10% increase in relocation assistance for every year through year 20</li>
</ul>

&nbsp;Exemptions include:

<ul>
	<li>Single family home where tenant shares a bathroom or kitchen with the owner</li>
	<li>Hotels, boarding houses, tourist homes</li>
	<li>Hospitals, convents, dormitories owned and operated by a school, extended care facilities, asylums, non-profit homes for aged, rental units provided incident to a recovery program</li>
	<li>LIHTC units</li>
	<li>Subsidized units owned, operated or managed by the government</li>
	<li>Single family home rented by owner to tenant for no longer than 1 year</li>
</ul>

<h3>Rent Stabilization Protections</h3>

Who is protected by the law?&nbsp; Tenants who live in residential rental units in the City of Pasadena and received a certificate of occupancy before February 1, 1995.&nbsp;

&nbsp;What Rent Protections does the law offer?&nbsp;

<ul>
	<li>Landlords cannot increase a tenant’s rent by more than 75% of the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (inflation)</li>
	<li>Landlord may only increase the rent 1x per year</li>
	<li>Landlord may file a petition for an upward rent adjustment with the Pasadena Housing Board (not permitted if landlord is in violation of this law or has failed to keep the unit in a habitable condition)</li>
	<li>Tenant can petition for a downward rent adjustment with the Pasadena Housing Board if the landlord has failed to keep the unit in a habitable condition, decreased housing services or maintenance, or has charged rent in excess of the amount allowed by this law</li>
</ul>

&nbsp;Exemptions include:

<ul>
	<li>Rental units built after February 1, 1995</li>
	<li>Single-family homes</li>
	<li>Condominiums[JO4] &nbsp;and townhouses</li>
	<li>Hotels, boarding houses, tourist homes</li>
	<li>Hospitals, convents, dormitories owned and operated by a school, extended care facilities, asylums, non-profit homes for aged, rental units provided incident to a recovery program</li>
	<li>LIHTC units</li>
	<li>Subsidized units owned, operated or managed by the government</li>
	<li>Single family home where tenant shares a bathroom or kitchen with the owner</li>
	<li>Single family home rented by owner to tenant for no longer than 1 year</li>
	<li>Inclusionary Housing and Bonus Density units under Pasadena City Ordinance 17.42 and 17.43</li>
</ul>

<h3>Additional Tenant Protections (Pasadena Measure H)</h3>

Subleasing: 
Landlord cannot evict tenant for subleasing the rental unit if the following apply:

<ul>
	<li>Tenant continues to live in the rental unit</li>
	<li>Sublessee is replacing another tenant that moved out</li>
	<li>Tenant gave landlord a written request to sublease the rental unit (if landlord does not respond to the request within 14 days, the request is deemed approved)</li>
	<li>Landlord cannot unreasonably deny tenant’s request, and denial cannot be based only on sublessee’s credit</li>
</ul>

&nbsp;Family protections: 
Provided that the total number of occupants in the rental unit does not violate health and safety codes, Landlord cannot evict tenant for unauthorized occupants if the unauthorized occupant is:

<ul>
	<li>Tenant’s spouse or domestic partner</li>
	<li>Tenant’s child, grandchild or sibling</li>
	<li>Other dependent relative of tenant</li>
	<li>The spouse or domestic partner of tenant’s child, grandchild, sibling or dependent relative</li>
	<li>1 additional adult</li>
</ul>

&nbsp;Protections for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or abuse: 
Landlord cannot evict if the tenant or household member is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or abuse and if the notice to vacate is based substantially on the acts of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking or abuse (examples include noise complaints, repeated police presence, disturbances).

Security deposits: 
Landlord cannot evict a tenant for failing to pay an increase to the security deposit originally paid by the tenant.&nbsp; Landlord must pay annual interest on all security deposits held longer than a year.

Retaliation and harassment: 
Landlord cannot harass or retaliate against a tenant for exercising rights under just case and rent stabilization protections or joining or creating a tenant’s union.&nbsp; Landlord’s retaliation or harassment of tenant shall serve as a defense to an eviction and can be the basis for an affirmative case for damages.&nbsp; There is a presumption of retaliation if a notice to terminate tenancy is issued within 1 year of tenant engaging in protected activities.

&nbsp;Notice Requirements: 
Any notice to terminate tenancy must include the specific reasons landlord is terminating the tenancy.&nbsp; Landlord must provide the Pasadena Rental Board with copies of notices of termination of tenancy within 3 days of the date the notice is served on the tenant. &nbsp; All notices of termination of tenancy, notices of rent increase and notices of change in tenancy must be served with a factsheet summarizing tenant protections.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Affirmative Defense: 
Landlord’s failure to comply with just cause and rent stabilization protections shall serve as an affirmative defense to an eviction case. In any eviction action, landlord must allege compliance with this law.

Exemptions include:

<ul>
	<li>Hotels, boarding houses, tourist homes</li>
	<li>Hospitals, convents, dormitories owned and operated by a school, extended care facilities, asylums, non-profit homes for aged, rental units provided incident to a recovery program</li>
	<li>LIHTC units</li>
	<li>Subsidized units owned, operated or managed by the government</li>
	<li>Single family home where tenant shares a bathroom or kitchen with the owner</li>
	<li>Single family home rented by owner to tenant for no longer than 1 year</li>
</ul>

<h3>Where can I find out more information?</h3>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://library.municode.com/ca/pasadena/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT9PUPEMOWE_ARTVIIMI_CH9.75TEPR&amp;showChanges=true">https://library.municode.com/ca/pasadena/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT9PUPEMOWE_ARTVIIMI_CH9.75TEPR&amp;showChanges=true</a>&nbsp;</li>
	<li><a href="https://www.cityofpasadena.net/housing/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/Tenant-Protection-Fact-Sheet-September-2022.pdf">https://www.cityofpasadena.net/housing/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/Tenant-Protection-Fact-Sheet-September-2022.pdf</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://pasadena4rentcontrol.org/initial-info-about-measure-h/">https://pasadena4rentcontrol.org/initial-info-about-measure-h/</a></li>
	<li>Spanish Translation: 
	<a href="https://www.cityofpasadena.net/housing/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/Tenant-Protection-Fact-Sheet-translated-Spanish.pdf?v=1680376993728">https://www.cityofpasadena.net/housing/wp-content/uploads/sites/23/Tenant-Protection-Fact-Sheet-translated-Spanish.pdf?v=1680376993728</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

<h3>Just Cause Protections</h3>

Who is protected by the law? Tenants living in a residential rental unit or mobile home they agree to rent from a landlord. A tenant must have continuously and lawfully lived in the rental unit for 12 months or more.&nbsp;

What eviction protections does the local law offer? Tenants may only be evicted for the following&nbsp; specific “for cause” or “no-fault” reasons:

For cause:

<ul>
	<li>Not paying rent within 3 days of receiving notice&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Creating a nuisance&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Creating dangerous and unsanitary conditions</li>
	<li>Gang related crime; drug dealing, weapons&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Using unit, common areas, or within 1,000 feet of building for illegal purposes</li>
	<li>Not granting landlord reasonable access to the rental unit&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Violation of a material term of the rental agreement</li>
</ul>

No fault (relocation likely required):

<ul>
	<li>A landlord or their immediate family wants to move into the rental unit; Unit needed for resident manager if no other unit available; orUnit needed by tenant receiving case management or counselling as part of tenancy</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Not if tenant lived in unit 10+ years and is either 62+ or disabled.</li>
	<li>Not if tenant terminally ill</li>
	<li>Tenant must be most recent tenant with same # of bedrooms unless medical necessary</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Landlord intends to demolish the unit or perform substantial renovation</li>
	<li>Landlord intends to remove the property from the rental housing market permanently</li>
	<li>Landlord is complying with a government order for the tenant to vacate</li>
</ul>

<h3>Rent Stabilization Protections</h3>

Who is protected by the law?&nbsp; All units in the city must follow these regulations unless they are exempt.&nbsp;

What units are exempt from these protections?:

<ul>
	<li>Units built after February 1, 1995</li>
	<li>Single-family homes</li>
	<li>Condominiums/townhomes</li>
	<li>Low-income housing</li>
</ul>

What Rent Protections does the law offer?&nbsp;

<ul>
	<li>A landlord cannot increase a tenant’s rent by more than 5% or the change in CPI, whichever is less</li>
	<li>Landlords can only increase the rent once per 12-month period</li>
	<li>Reduction in services is considered an increase in rent. A tenant may ask for a decrease in rent.</li>
	<li>Landlord must give Pomona City Housing Authority a copy of any termination notice- if the landlord does not do this, the tenant can use this as a defense in an eviction.</li>
</ul>

<h3>Relocation Assistance</h3>

Who gets relocation assistance?

<ul>
	<li>Tenants being evicted for “no-fault” are entitled to relocation assistance up to 2x the&nbsp; amount of the tenant’s monthly rent, plus $1,000.00</li>
</ul>

<h3>Where can I find out more information?&nbsp;</h3>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://www.pomonaca.gov/Home/Components/News/News/88/?locale=en">https://www.pomonaca.gov/Home/Components/News/News/88/?locale=en</a></li>
</ul>

<h3>Just Cause and Retaliatory Evictions</h3>

Who is protected by the law? Tenants who don’t meet an exemption below

What kinds of units are exempt?&nbsp;

<ul>
	<li>Hotels, hospitals, senior facilities, religious facilities, school dormitories</li>
	<li>Temporary housing or those requiring intake, case management or counselling as part of the lease</li>
</ul>

What Eviction Protections does the law offer? Tenants may only be evicted for a specific “for cause” or “no-fault” reasons as follows:

For cause evictions

<ul>
	<li>You do not pay the rent.</li>
	<li>You cause substantial damage to the unit or create a nuisance</li>
	<li>You break the lease agreement after a written warning.</li>
	<li>You allow or commit an illegal activity in your unit.</li>
	<li>You refuse to sign a new lease with the same terms after your landlord asks in writing.</li>
	<li>You refuse let your landlord to enter to the unit for repairs or show the unit.</li>
	<li>You are an unapproved subtenant at the end of the lease term</li>
</ul>

Tenant “no-fault” reasons (relocation likely required)

<ul>
	<li>A landlord or their immediate family wants to move into the rental unit</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Tenant who 60+, disabled, or is catastrophically ill, AND&nbsp; has lived in unit 5+ years can’t be evicted unless landlord’s family member meets that criteria and there’s no other unit</li>
</ul>

<ul>
	<li>Landlord intends to remove the property from the rental housing market permanently</li>
	<li>Landlord intends to demolish the unit</li>
	<li>Landlord is complying with a government order for the tenant to vacate</li>
</ul>

<h3>Relocation Assistance</h3>

<ul>
	<li>Your landlord must pay you 2X one months' fair market rent if they try to evict you for “no fault” reasons, PLUS $1,000.00</li>
</ul>

<h3>Additional Protections</h3>

<ul>
	<li>Landlord can’t evict if basis is retaliation for tenant asserting these rights.</li>
</ul>

<h3>Where can I find out more information?&nbsp;</h3>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://library.municode.com/ca/maywood/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT8BURE_CH17JUCAREEV">https://library.municode.com/ca/maywood/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT8BURE_CH17JUCAREEV</a></li>
	<li>
	<a href="https://www.cityofmaywood.com/428/Rent-Stabilization-Updates">https://www.cityofmaywood.com/428/Rent-Stabilization-Updates</a>
	</li>
</ul>

<h3>Just Cause Protections</h3>

Who is protected by the law? Tenants living in a residential rental unit or mobile home they agree to rent from a landlord. All adult tenants in the household must have continuously and lawfully lived in the rental unit for 12 months or more, or any adult tenants have lived in the unit for 24 months or more. The unit must not be exempt.

What units are exempt from protections?

<ul>
	<li>Single family home or condo unless it’s owned by a corporation, LLC, or real estate investment trust</li>
	<li>Single-family homes occupied by owner, as long as owner rents no more than two bedrooms, or accessory dwelling units</li>
	<li>Housing build within last 15 years</li>
	<li>Housing where the tenant shares a bathroom or kitchen with the owner (and it’s the owner’s primary residence).</li>
	<li>Low-income housing</li>
	<li>Hotels, motels, school dormitories</li>
	<li>Housing accommodations in a nonprofit hospital, religious facility, extended care or residential care facility</li>
</ul>

What eviction protections does the local law offer? Tenants may only be evicted for the following&nbsp; specific “for cause” or “no-fault” reasons:

For cause:

<ul>
	<li>Not paying rent within 3 days of receiving notice&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Creating a nuisance or use of unit for illegal purposes</li>
	<li>Subleasing the rental unit without permission</li>
	<li>Not granting landlord reasonable access to the rental unit for necessary repairs&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Violation of the rental agreement</li>
	<li>Refusing to sign a lease which was similar to original lease terms</li>
	<li>Refusing to move out after giving notice to landlord</li>
</ul>

No fault (relocation likely required)

<ul>
	<li>A landlord or their immediate family wants to move into the rental unit&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Doesn’t apply to leases entered into after July 1, 2020, unless tenant agrees in writing</li>
	<li>Doesn’t apply to tenant who is 60+ or disabled IF they lived in home 5+ years</li>
	<li>Landlord intends to demolish or substantially rehabilitate the unit</li>
	<li>Tenant must be offered the property at the same rent for rehabbed property</li>
	<li>Landlord intends to remove the property from the rental housing market permanently</li>
	<li>Landlord is complying with a government order for the tenant to vacate</li>
</ul>

<h3>Rent Stabilization Protections</h3>

Who is protected by the law?&nbsp; All units in the city must follow these regulations unless they are exempt.&nbsp;

How much can the rent be increased?&nbsp;

<ul>
	<li>A landlord cannot increase a tenant’s rent by more than 5% plus the CPI, or 10%, whichever is lower, within a 12 month period.&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

What units are exempt from these protections?:

<ul>
	<li>Units built within 15 years</li>
	<li>Single family home or condo unless it’s owned by a corporation, LLC, or real estate investment trust</li>
	<li>Duplexes where the owner lives in one unit as primary residence</li>
	<li>Low-income housing</li>
	<li>Housing accommodations in a nonprofit hospital, religious facility, extended care or residential care facility</li>
	<li>Hotels, motels, school dormitories</li>
</ul>

<h3>Relocation Assistance</h3>

Who gets relocation assistance?

<ul>
	<li>Tenants being evicted for “no-fault” are entitled to relocation assistance up to the&nbsp; amount of the tenant’s monthly rent</li>
</ul>

Additional Protections

<ul>
	<li>Tenants must be provided notice at the beginning of the tenancy if the unit is exempt</li>
</ul>

<h3>Where can I find out more information?&nbsp;</h3>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://library.municode.com/ca/commerce/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT9PESAMO_CH9.95JUCATETEREST">https://library.municode.com/ca/commerce/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT9PESAMO_CH9.95JUCATETEREST</a></li>
</ul>

<h3>Rent Stabilization</h3>

Who is protected by the law? Tenants who live in homes built before 1995, and who don’t meet an exemption below

What kinds of units are exempt?&nbsp;

<ul>
	<li>Single family homes</li>
	<li>Duplex where the landlord lives in one of the units</li>
	<li>Mobile homes established before 1990 UNLESS you have a lease of one year or more.</li>
	<li>Hotels, hospitals, senior facilities, religious facilities, school dormitories</li>
</ul>

What Eviction Protections does the law offer? Tenants may only be evicted for a specific “for cause” or “no-fault” reasons as follows:

For cause evictions

<ul>
	<li>You do not pay the rent.</li>
	<li>You cause substantial damage to the unit or create a nuisance</li>
	<li>You break the lease agreement after a written warning.</li>
	<li>You allow or commit an illegal activity in your unit.</li>
	<li>You refuse to sign a new lease with the same terms after your landlord asks in writing.</li>
	<li>You refuse let your landlord to enter to the unit for repairs or show the unit.</li>
	<li>You are an unapproved subtenant at the end of the lease term</li>
</ul>

Tenant “no-fault” reasons (relocation likely required)

<ul>
	<li>A landlord or their immediate family wants to move into the rental unit</li>
	<li>Landlord intends to remove the property from the rental housing market permanently</li>
	<li>Landlord intends to demolish or substantially remodel the unit</li>
	<li>Landlord is complying with a government order for the tenant to vacate</li>
</ul>

<h3>Relocation Assistance</h3>

<ul>
	<li>Your landlord must pay you 2.5 months' fair market rent if they try to evict you for “no fault” reasons and your household is under 140% the area median income.</li>
	<li>Landlords must also pay moving costs:
	<ul>
		<li>-Tenants should be paid at least $1,400 for moving expenses.</li>
		<li>-Households with children, seniors, or disabled members must be paid at least $4,300 in moving expenses.</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>Tenants who have lived in their unit for more than 10 years must be paid more.</li>
</ul>

<h3>Additional Protections</h3>

<ul>
	<li>Rent can only be increased from 1% to&nbsp; 5% during any twelve month period (amount depends on CPI)&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

&nbsp;

<h3>Where can I find out more information?&nbsp;</h3>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://www.baldwinpark.com/docssidemenu/community-development/housing/2489-rent-control/file">https://www.baldwinpark.com/docssidemenu/community-development/housing/2489-rent-control/file</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://www.baldwinpark.com/public-notices/ordinances/2785-draft-amended-rent-stabilization-ordinance/file">https://www.baldwinpark.com/public-notices/ordinances/2785-draft-amended-rent-stabilization-ordinance/file</a></li>
</ul>

<h3>Just Cause Protections&nbsp;</h3>

Just cause protections apply to those tenants who have resided in their unit for 12 months or longer and to those units with a bathroom and kitchen&nbsp;

Tenants can only be evicted “for cause” or&nbsp; “just cause” including:

<ul>
	<li>Failure to pay rent within 3 days of receiving a written notice by the Landlord;</li>
	<li>Violation of rental agreement and failure to correct this violation within 10 days after receiving a written notice from the landlord regarding the violation;</li>
	<li>Failure to provide reasonable access to unit after the landlord gave tenant a written request to access the unit;</li>
	<li>Use of the unit to create a nuisance or for an illegal purpose;</li>
	<li>Termination of resident manager position that included a tenancy</li>
</ul>

Landlord can also evict for “no fault” reasons including:

<ul>
	<li>Demolition of the unit</li>
	<li>Removal of the unt from the rental market;</li>
	<li>Landlord plans to move in, so long as they must continue to occupy the property for at least 3 years;</li>
	<li>Required due to compliance with a deed or regulatory restriction;</li>
	<li>Required due to compliance with government or other order necessitating the vacancy&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

For “no fault” eviction, Landlord must provide relocation assistance:

<ul>
	<li>The relocation assistance must be three times greater than the tenant’s current rent or the market rent plus $1000</li>
	<li>If relocation is owed, the landlord may deduct past due rent, as well as amounts to cover extraordinary wear and tear costs. However, the landlord cannot deduct past due rent that accrued during the City’s Residential Tenant Eviction Moratorium</li>
	<li>Landlords who own 3 units or less within and outside Culver City shall only pay 50% of the amount of relocation assistance</li>
</ul>

The following tenants are protected from eviction:

<ul>
	<li>&nbsp;Long-term tenants who are 62 years old or disabled;&nbsp;</li>
	<li>Terminally ill tenants;</li>
	<li>Low-income tenants;</li>
	<li>Tenants with school-aged children protected during the school year</li>
</ul>

Landlords are exempt from relocation assistance under the following circumstances:

<ul>
	<li>Before entering the rental agreement, the tenant was on notice that landlord’s application to divide property or convert the building was on file or approved by the City</li>
	<li>The eviction of the tenant was in compliance with government or court order to vacate to natural disaster</li>
</ul>

<h3>Rent Control Protections</h3>

Rent control protections apply to all rental units with a certificate of occupancy before 1995 are subject to&nbsp;

<ul>
	<li>The rent can only be increased once per year</li>
	<li>Any rent increase cannot go above 2-5%, depending on inflation</li>
	<li>Landlords may not harass tenants or evict them as retaliation</li>
	<li>Landlords must provide tenants with safe and livable units, even during periods of construction projects</li>
</ul>

<h3>Where can I find out more information?&nbsp;</h3>

<ul>
	<li><a href="https://www.culvercity.org/Services/Housing-Homeless-Human-Services/Rent-Control-Tenant-Protection-Measures">https://www.culvercity.org/Services/Housing-Homeless-Human-Services/Rent-Control-Tenant-Protection-Measures</a></li>
	<li><a href="https://www.culvercity.org/files/content/public/services/housing-homeless-human-services/rent-control-tenant-protection-measures/2020-09-29__ord-2020-015_tenant-protections-ordinance.pdf">https://www.culvercity.org/files/content/public/services/housing-homeless-human-services/rent-control-tenant-protection-measures/2020-09-29__ord-2020-015_tenant-protections-ordinance.pdf</a></li>
</ul>

<h3>Just Cause Protections&nbsp;</h3>

Who is protected by the law? Tenants living in a residential rental unit or mobile home agree to rent from a landlord. A tenant must have continuously and lawfully lived in the rental unit for 12 months or more.

What eviction protections does the local law offer? Tenants may only be evicted for the following specific “for cause” or “no-fault” reasons:

For cause:

<ul>
	<li>Not paying rent within 3 days of receiving notice</li>
	<li>Creating a nuisance or use of unit for illegal purposes</li>
	<li>Subleasing the rental unit without permission</li>
	<li>Not granting landlord reasonable access to the rental unit for necessary repairs</li>
	<li>Violation of the rental agreement</li>
	<li>Refusing to sign a lease which was similar to original lease terms</li>
	<li>Refusing to move out after giving notice to landlord"</li>
</ul>

No fault (relocation likely required):

<ul>
	<li>A landlord or their immediate family wants to move into the rental unit</li>
	<li>Landlord intends to demolish the unit</li>
	<li>Landlord intends to remove the property from the rental housing market permanently</li>
	<li>Landlord is complying with a government order for the tenant to vacate"</li>
</ul>

<h3>Rent Stabilization Protections</h3>

Who is protected by the law? All units in the city must follow these regulations unless they are exempt.

What Rent Protections does the law offer?

<ul>
	<li>A landlord cannot increase a tenant’s rent by more than the change in the Consumer Price Index (inflation) or 3%; a landlord can only increase the annual rent by whichever one is lower.</li>
	<li>Landlords can only increase the rent once per 12-month period</li>
	<li>Landlords can only increase the rent of registered units</li>
	<li>Mobile Homes rented by the owner are covered</li>
</ul>

What units are exempt from these protections?:

<ul>
	<li>Units built after February 1, 1995</li>
	<li>Single-family homes</li>
	<li>Condominiums</li>
	<li>Low-income housing</li>
	<li>If a tenant lives in a duplex or triplex and the owner (1) lived in one of the units before the tenant and (2) still lives in the unit.</li>
	<li>Hotels, motels, boarding/rooming houses, or other facilities subject to transient occupancy tax</li>
	<li>Housing accommodations in a nonprofit hospital, religious facility, extended care or residential care facility</li>
</ul>

<h3>Relocation Assistance</h3>

Who gets relocation assistance?

<ul>
	<li>Tenants being evicted for “no-fault, just cause” are entitled to relocation assistance up to 3x the amount of the tenant’s monthly rent, or 4x the monthly rent if a “qualified tenant” lives in the unit.</li>
	<li>Tenants may also get temporary relocation assistance when they are displaced for repairs, rehabilitation, and other work. </li>
	<li>Note: There is no waiver of the right to relocation assistance.</li>
</ul>

<h3>Additional Protections</h3>

<ul>
	<li>Tenants are protected from evictions based on landlords retaliating against tenants who aren’t behind in rent</li>
	<li>Tenants are protected from harassment from landlords or their agents</li>
	<li>All tenants must be notified of protections when a new lease or lease renewal is signed</li>
	<li>Tenants have additional time to cure an alleged breach of lease (10 days)</li>
	<li>Tenants have a reasonable cure period for health, safety, and welfare violations</li>
	<li>Tenants are protected from eviction due to incidents stemming from domestic violence</li>
</ul>

<h3>Where can I find more information?</h3>

<ul>
	<li>https://www.cityofcudahy.com/432/Rent-Stabilization-and-tenant-protection</li>
</ul>

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