Los Angeles Municipal Code
SEC. 47.50. NARCOTICS, VIOLENT CRIME, UNLAWFUL WEAPON OR AMMUNITION CRIME, AND GANG-RELATED CRIME EVICTION PROGRAM.
or permits a periodic tenancy, a tenancy at will or a tenancy at sufferance. PREMISES. The rental unit and the land on which it and other buildings of the complex are located and common areas, including but not limited to, garage facilities, streets, alleyways, stairwells and elevators. RENTAL UNIT. All dwelling units, efficiency dwelling units, guest rooms, and suites, as defined in Section 12.03 of this Code, including one-family dwellings, two-family dwellings and condominiums which are leased for a specific term or occupied pursuant to a periodic tenancy, a tenancy at will or a tenancy at sufferance in the City of Los Angeles. This term shall also include hotel and motel rooms subject to tenancy or transient occupancy, mobile homes, whether rent is paid for the mobile home and the land upon which the mobile home is located, or the rent is paid for the land alone. Further, it shall include recreational vehicles, as defined in California Civil Code Section 799.24, if located in a mobile home park or recreational vehicle park, whether rent is paid for the recreational vehicle and the land upon which it is located, or rent is paid for the land alone. TENANT. A tenant, subtenant, lessee, sublessee, any person entitled to use or occupancy of a rental unit, or any other person residing in the rental unit. B. [DUTIES] OF THE LANDLORD. A landlord shall not cause or permit: (i) the premises to be used or maintained for any illegal drug activity, drug-related nuisance, violent crime, threat of violent crime, unlawful weapon or ammunition crime, or gang-related crime; or (ii) tenant to use or occupy the premises if the tenant commits, permits, maintains or is involved in any illegal drug activity, violent crime or threat of violent crime, gang-related crime, unlawful weapon or ammunition crime, or drug-related nuisance on the premises or within a 1000 foot radius from the boundary line of the premises. C. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES. The City Attorney, or the City Attorney’s designee, shall promulgate administrative procedures necessary to implement the provisions of this section. D. REMEDIES. 1. Grounds for Eviction.