Los Angeles Municipal Code

SEC. 16.60. DEMOLITION OF HOUSING UNITS.

ing out of Section 16.60 A.3.(b)(3)(vii), brought by an occupant in possession of the unit when the Notice of Intent to Withdraw was filed shall accrue when the owner files for an entitlement, building permit, or Replacement Unit Determination to construct a Development Project. (4) Right to Return. The owner shall provide the following to the existing occupants of any Protected Units that are lower income households and agree to this requirement on a form provided by LAHD: (i) A right of first refusal for a deed-restricted Comparable Unit available in the new housing development affordable to the household at their prior rental rate or an Affordable Rent or an Affordable Housing Cost, whichever is lower. Where the prior rental rate is used to establish the initial rent, subsequent rent increases for such tenants shall not exceed the allowable rent increase for rent stabilized units 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 Development Project that consists of a single residential 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 units, exclusive of a manager’s 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 a Comparable Unit 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 Development Project that meets all of the criteria in 16.60 A.4.(a)(1). (5) Additional Tenant Notification Obligations. (i) A project applicant shall notify existing tenants in writing of all their legal rights under Section 16.60 A.3.(b) of this Code. Information regarding the tenant’s eligibility for these rights, rent guidelines for the new unit, and any procedures the 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).