Los Angeles Municipal Code

SEC. 16.60. DEMOLITION OF HOUSING UNITS.

Ordinance) and 165.06 A. (Just Cause Ordinance), California Government Code Section 65863.7 (Mobile Home Closures), or for publicly funded projects the greater amount under either local law or under Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the California Government Code. Consistent with California Government Code Section 66300.6(b)(4)(A), occupants of Lower Income Households displaced from their residence by a Development Project shall be entitled to, and the owner shall pay, relocation benefits that equal the relocation benefits required to be paid by public entities pursuant to Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the California Government Code and any implementing regulations. The owner shall comply with this requirement by following sub-subparagraphs (i), (ii) or (iii) below, and complying with all of the requirements in sub-subparagraphs (iv) - (vii): (i) Comparable Replacement Unit. Before or at the time of serving a notice to terminate tenancy, or if no notice is served, before or when the occupant is displaced by a Development Project, provide a copy of a written lease signed by the occupant to LAHD, documenting that the existing occupant has access to a comparable replacement unit (as the term is used in California Government Code Section 7260) that is permanently affordable, consistent with the following requirements: a. The comparable replacement unit is consistent with all standards in Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the California Government Code, and any implementing regulations; b. The rent is permanently affordable to the occupant based on the income level of the occupant household; c. If the occupant is also entitled to relocation benefits under Sections 151.09 (Evictions) or Section 165.06 (Relocation Assistance) of this Code, the owner shall comply with the respective processes and amounts in these sections; d. Any requirement that an occupant make an advance payment to the owner, such as first and last month's rent or a security deposit, must be in accordance with all laws. An owner must pay the relocation benefit to the occupant before the occupant’s advance payment to the owner is due; e.