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City Charter, Administrative Code, and Municipal Code Current through 2026-03-31 Score 14.36 BM25 relevance score for this query. Higher scores are stronger text matches within this result set; scores are not legal importance or correctness.

SEC. 162.09. TENANT PROTECTIONS.

SEC. 162.09. TENANT PROTECTIONS. (Amended by Ord. No. 184,446, Eff. 9/26/16.) A. Evictions. 1. The gross amount of payment made into the escrow account by or on behalf of a tenant shall be deemed as a payment in the same amount to the property owner/landlord, including, but not limited to, for the purpose of determining whether a tenant has paid rent as provided in Section 151.09 A.1. of this Code and/or state law. In any action by a property owner/landlord to recover possession of a residential unit, the tenant ma ...

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Chapter 1A Zoning Code Current through 2025-07-23 Score 14.32 BM25 relevance score for this query. Higher scores are stronger text matches within this result set; scores are not legal importance or correctness.

Sec. 47.08

... ividualized Relocation Process Consistent with State Relocation Law); c) Obtain lAHD’s approval of the calculated relocation payment once a tenant has identified replacement housing; and d) Provide to lAHD evidence showing the tenant was relocated to the identified replacement housing and the owner has paid the tenant the full relocation payment. iv. For determining whether a tenant is displaced by a project, the following actions shall constitute evidence of development: a) the owner applies for an entitlement or ...

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Los Angeles Municipal Code Current through 2026-03-31 Score 14.32 BM25 relevance score for this query. Higher scores are stronger text matches within this result set; scores are not legal importance or correctness.

SEC. 45.31. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.

SEC. 45.31. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE. (Added by Ord. No. 187,109, Eff. 8/6/21.) The Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance provided in this article augments existing protections provided to residential tenants under state, federal, and local laws to prohibit and deter tenant harassment by landlords in all rental units, including single-family residences and condominiums. This Ordinance provides an aggrieved tenant with a private right of action and affirmative defense in eviction, ejectment, and other actions. The Ordinanc ...

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SEC. 45.34. AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE.

SEC. 45.34. AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE. (Amended by Ord. No. 188,416, Eff. 12/29/24.) A tenant may use the protections afforded in this article as an affirmative defense in an unlawful detainer, ejectment, and other actions, regardless of the factual allegations in the eviction notice, when their landlord engages in actions constituting tenant harassment as defined in this article and other applicable laws.

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SEC. 161.903.3.1. [WHEN PERMITTED.]

SEC. 161.903.3.1. [WHEN PERMITTED.] (Added by Ord. No. 173,011, Eff. 1/30/00.) A tenant may withhold the payment of any rent otherwise lawfully due and owing if any fees imposed pursuant to this article are delinquent. Once the fees have been paid, the tenant becomes obligated to pay the current rent and any back rent withheld.

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SEC. 151.19. REVIEW OF ORDINANCE.

... ding June 30, 1988, the City Council, based on a report from the Community Development Department, shall undertake a detailed review of the Rent Stabilization Ordinance. The review shall include public hearings on the operation of the Rent Stabilization Ordinance and the impact of the ordinance on the existing rental housing stock, the rental housing market and production of new rental housing units in the City. (Amended by Ord. No. 160,791, Eff. 2/10/86.) Additionally, the City Council shall review the dollar amou ...

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SEC. 151.06. AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENTS.

... home has been temporarily removed for repairs; or b. If the mobilehome has been replaced with a new mobilehome that one or more of the same tenants will occupy. 2. If the site is voluntarily vacated by all the tenants as a result of a sale of the mobile- home, and the mobilehome is not removed from the site, then the maximum rent or maximum adjusted rent may be increased by an amount not to exceed the rent on any existing comparable site in the park, or ten percent (10%), whichever is the lower. A comparable site f ...

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SEC. 165.08. RENT ADJUSTMENT COMMISSION.

SEC. 165.08. RENT ADJUSTMENT COMMISSION. (Amended by Ord. No. 188,685, Eff. 8/4/25.) The Rent Adjustment Commission shall have the authority to promulgate policies, rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this Article. All such rules and regulations shall be published once in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the City of Los Angeles, and shall take effect upon such publication. The Commission may make such studies and investigations, conduct such hearings, and obtain such information as it dee ...

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Chapter 1A Zoning Code Current through 2025-07-23 Score 13.97 BM25 relevance score for this query. Higher scores are stronger text matches within this result set; scores are not legal importance or correctness.

Sec. 50052.5

... When calculating a project’s affordability requirement, any number resulting in a fraction shall be rounded up to the next whole number. e. Rent and Housing Cost Schedules and Covenants the rate of housing costs or rent for any required restricted affordable units shall not exceed those specified in California Health and Safety Code, Chapter 2. (Definitions), Sec. 50052.5 (Affordable Housing Costs) for for-sale dwelling units or California Health and Safety Code, Chapter 2. (Definitions), Sec. 50053 (Affordable Ren ...