![]() ![]() All no-fault evictions must be filed with LAHD, submit required fees, and pay the tenant relocation assistance. At-fault eviction notices can be uploaded here. Notice to Terminate Tenancy/Eviction FilingĮffective January 27, 2023, any written notice terminating a tenancy for a tenant at-fault legal reason must be filed with the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) within three (3) business days of service on the tenant per Los Angeles Municipal Code 151.09.C.9 & 165.05.B.5. Click here for a list of no-fault legal reasons for eviction. Click here for a list of at-fault legal reasons for eviction. Tenant no-fault evictions require the payment of relocation assistance such as owner occupancy, government order, demolition, or withdrawal of the rental property from the rental housing market. The new protections require that landlords must have a legal reason to evict a tenant. Tenants become protected at the end of their first lease, or 6 months after a new lease, whichever comes first. Rental units built after October 1, 1978, that are not currently covered by the City’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) are covered by the City’s Just Cause Eviction Protections Ordinance. Tenants who received a notice to terminate their tenancy based on an Ellis Act eviction prior to March 4, 2020, will receive an additional 60 days and cannot be evicted until April 1, 2023. No-Fault EvictionsĪt-Fault Evictions for Additional Tenants and PetsĮviction protections for unauthorized occupants or pets due to COVID-19 will continue through January 31, 2024.Įffective January 27, 2023, eviction protections now apply to most rental properties in the City of Los Angeles, including single-family homes, and condominiums.Landlords may begin filing these notifications with LAHD on or after February 1, 2023. Landlords are required to submit a Declaration of Intent to Evict with LAHD for all no-fault evictions for rental units subject to the City’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO).Notice of “No-Fault” evictions for reasons such as owner occupancy, move-in of a resident manager, for compliance with a government order, or for demolition or permanent removal under the Ellis Act process, can resume for all rental units on February 1, 2023.Rent owed from Octoto January 31, 2023, tenants must pay by February 1, 2024.Rent owed from Mato September 30, 2021, tenants must pay by August 1, 2023.Tenants who are not covered by the Declaration of Financial Distress process described above continue to have protections for unpaid COVID-19 rental debt and must pay their debt as follows in order to avoid eviction: A landlord can pursue a court action in small claims court for this rent. Tenants who provided their landlord with a COVID-19 Related Declaration of Financial Distress Form by the 15-Day deadline AND paid 25% of their rent to the landlord for rent owed from Septemthrough September 30, 2021, cannot be evicted for non-payment of rent from that period. ![]() Tenants who provided their landlord with a COVID-19 Related Declaration of Financial Distress Form by the 15-Day deadline for rent owed from Mathrough August 31, 2020, cannot be evicted for non-payment of rent from that period. ![]() ![]() State Law on Non-Payment of Rent Eviction Protections Low-income renters with income at or below 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI) that could not pay rent due to COVID-19 financial impact continued to have protections through March 31, 2023, if they notified their landlord within 7 days of the rent due date unless extenuating circumstances existed. Beginning February 1, 2023, tenants must pay their full current monthly rent in order to avoid eviction for non-payment of rent. The City’s local COVID emergency order expired on January 31, 2023. The provisions apply to all residential rental units in the City of Los Angeles. The City of Los Angeles Declaration of Local Emergency effective on March 4, 2020, terminated on February 1, 2023. ![]()
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