Los Angeles Municipal Code

SEC. 45.33. TENANT HARASSMENT.

, with physical harm. 5. Attempting to coerce the tenant to vacate with offer(s) of payments. 6. Representing to a tenant that the tenant is required to vacate a rental unit or enticing a tenant to vacate a rental unit through a misrepresentation or the concealment or omission of a material fact. 7. Threatening or taking action to terminate any tenancy including service of any notice to quit or other eviction notice or bringing action to recover possession of a rental unit based on facts which the landlord has no reasonable cause to believe to be true. No landlord shall be liable under this subsection for bringing an action to recover possession of a rental unit unless and until the tenant has obtained a favorable termination of that action. 8. Threatening to or engaging in any act or omission which interferes with the tenant’s right to use and enjoy the rental unit or whereby the premises are rendered unfit for human habitation and occupancy. 9. Refusing to acknowledge, facilitate, or accept receipt of lawful rent payments or rental assistance payments as set forth in the lease agreement or as established by the usual practice of the parties or applicable law. This includes but is not limited to refusal to accept rent paid on behalf of the tenant from a third party, or refusing to timely provide a W-9 form or other necessary documentation for the tenant to receive rental assistance from a government agency, non-profit organization, or other third party. 10. Inquiring as to the immigration or citizenship status of a tenant, prospective additional tenant, occupant, or prospective additional occupant of a rental unit, or requiring any of these people to make any statement, representation, or certification concerning their immigration or citizenship status. 11. Disclosing or threatening to disclose to any person or entity information regarding the immigration or citizenship status of a tenant, whether in retaliation for engaging in legally protected activities or to influence them to vacate or for any other reason. 12. Disclosing or threatening to disclose information about a tenant to any government entity for engaging in legally protected activities or to influence them to vacate. 13. Engaging in an activity prohibited by federal, state, or local housing anti-discrimination laws. 14.