What if I rent a room in the City of Los Angeles in my house built in 1930 – Why am I subject to rent control? This is a simple question with a complicated answer. More tenants come under Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance [LARSO] than in any other city in California. The following properties ..Read More

One of the most common questions landlords ask is how long does it take to evict my tenant? The time it takes to evict a tenant depends on the type of eviction notice used and the location of the rental property. For this question let’s start the time line from the expiration of the Notice ..Read More

The County Board of Supervisors passed changes in legislation on November 14, 2018 that will bring rent control and eviction restrictions in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. This will affect over 80 cities and more than 55,000 apartment units. It is said to be temporary, but we’re willing to be it will be a ..Read More

One of the major issues for most landlords is how to keep the rental property safe for the tenants and neighboring community. California’s violent crime rate increased by 1.5% in 2017 to 451 per 100,000 residents. There were also upticks in 2012 and from 2015 to 2017, but the statewide rate is still comparable to ..Read More

Updated 2/7/23 If I’m a Los Angeles landlord, why do I have to pay relocation assistance to tenants? The simple answer is that it’s the law in the City of Los Angeles that a Landlord must pay relocation assistance to a tenant if the landlord wants to evict a tenant for no cause. This law ..Read More

The rules governing mobile home evictions are highly regulated. Civil Code Section 798 sets forth the basis (reasons) and method for evicting a resident of a mobile home park. These rules apply to both owners of the mobile home who rent space from the owner of the mobile home park and tenants who are renting ..Read More

Question: What if my rental unit is cited by City of Los Angeles Code Enforcement and the tenant does not allow access to the rental unit to inspect and repair? It is a very common occurrence in the City of Los Angeles that tenants will file a complaint to the City of Los Angeles Health ..Read More

After a state of emergency was proclaimed in Butte, LA and Ventura Counties on November 9, Gov. Brown has signed an executive order to extend the price gouging protections in, but not limited to, said counties until November 9, 2019. This comes after a devastating fire destroyed thousands of homes across over 100,000 acres and ..Read More

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has voted 4 -1 in approval of a temporary rent control ordinance for unincorporated Los Angeles that will take effect December 20, 2018. This new ordinance will cap any rent increase to 3%, once a year and will be retroactive from September 11, 2018. It is believed that ..Read More

Private ownership and control of rental property in the State of California continues to be under attack. There is a growing trend among certain politicians in the State of California that the owners of rental property are evil and their right to charge fair market rents to all tenants should be controlled. The Costa-Hawkins Housing ..Read More