Chapter 1A Zoning Code

Sec. 4C.15.2.E.

e household’s prior rental rate, at an affordable rent, see Paragraph 2. (Affordable Rent) of Subsection D. (Measurement) below, or at an affordable housing cost, see Paragraph 1. (Affordable Housing Cost) of Subsection D. (Measurement) below, whichever is lower. in a case where the prior rental rate is used to establish the initial rent, any subsequent rent increase for such tenant shall not exceed the allowable rent increase for a rent stabilized unit under Chapter XV. (Rent Stabilization Ordinance) of this code, and this limitation shall be included in the covenant recorded for the affordable replacement unit. this right of first refusal requirement shall not apply to any of the following: a) A project that consists of a single dwelling unit located on a site where a single protected unit is being demolished; b) Units in a housing development in which 100 percent of the dwelling units, exclusive of a manager unit or units, are reserved for lower income households, except when protected units are occupied by households who qualify for residence in the new development and for whom providing comparable units would not be precluded due to unit size limitations or other requirements of any funding source of the housing development, as determined by the los Angeles Housing Department; or c) A project that meets all the criteria in Sec. 4C.15.2.E. (Exceptions). e. Additional Tenant Notification Obligations i. A project applicant shall notify existing tenants in writing of all their legal rights under this Paragraph (Existing Occupant Protections). information regarding a tenant's eligibility for these rights, rent guidelines for the new unit, and any procedures a tenant will need to follow to exercise these rights shall be provided in writing to the tenant in accordance with any and all requirements and procedures of lAHD's replacement Unit Determination (rUD). the applicant shall provide and maintain accurate contact information to tenants for purposes of communicating