SEC. 165.03. JUST CAUSE EVICTIONS. A landlord shall not terminate a tenancy unless it is based upon one or more of the following grounds: A. The tenant has defaulted in the payment of rent to which the landlord is entitled; provided, however, that the landlord’s right to evict a tenant lawfully in possession of residential housing under this subsection 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 Section 165.05 of this article shall state the number of bedrooms in the tenant’s rental unit. (Amended by Ord. No. 187,763, Eff. 3/27/23.) B. 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, except when: (1) The obligation requires the surrendering of possession upon proper notice. (2) The obligation limits the number of occupants if the additional occupant is one or more minor dependent children or one adult. The landlord has the right to approve the additional adult occupant provided that approval is not unreasonably withheld. (3) The obligation is based on 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 subsection, a landlord may not unilaterally change the terms of the tenancy under California 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. A landlord is not required to obtain a tenant’s written consent to a change in the terms of the tenancy if the change in the terms of the tenancy is authorized by federal, state, or local law. Nothing in this paragraph shall exempt a landlord from providing legally required notice of a change in the terms of the tenancy.