SEC. 151.09. EVICTIONS. (Amended by Ord. No. 154,237, Eff. 8/30/80, Oper. 9/1/80.) A. A landlord may bring an action to recover possession of a rental unit only upon one of the following grounds: 1. The tenant has failed to pay rent to which the landlord is entitled, including amounts due under Subsection F. of Section 151.05; provided, however, that the landlord’s right to evict a tenant lawfully in possession of residential housing under this subdivision is limited to defaults in payment where the amount due exceeds one month of fair market rent for the Los Angeles metro area set annually by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for an equivalent sized rental unit as that occupied by the tenant. The written notice to the tenant required under this section shall state the number of bedrooms in the tenant’s rental unit. (Amended by Ord. No. 187,763, Eff. 3/27/23.) 2. The tenant has violated a lawful obligation or covenant of the tenancy and has failed to cure the violation after having received written notice from the landlord, other than a violation based on: (Amended by Ord. No. 175,130, Eff. 3/31/03.) (a) The obligation to surrender possession upon proper notice; or (b) The obligation to limit occupancy, provided that the additional tenant who joins the occupants of the unit thereby exceeding the limits on occupancy set forth in the rental agreement is either the first or second dependent child to join the existing tenancy of a tenant of record or the sole additional adult tenant. For purposes of this section, multiple births shall be considered as one child. The landlord, however, has the right to approve or disapprove the prospective additional tenant, who is not a minor dependent child, provided that the approval is not unreasonably withheld; or (c) A change in the terms of the tenancy that is not the result of an express written agreement signed by both of the parties. For purposes of this section, a landlord may not unilaterally change the terms of the tenancy under Civil Code Section 827 and then evict the tenant for the violation of the added covenant unless the tenant has agreed in writing to the additional covenant. The tenant must knowingly consent, without threat or coercion, to each change in the terms of the tenancy.