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1 CHAPTER XV RENT STABILIZATION ORDINANCE (Added by Ord. No. 152,120, Eff. 4/21/79, Oper. 5/1/79.) Article 1 Rent Stabilization Ordinance 2 Tenant Habitability Program 3 Habitability Enforcement Program 4 Property Management Training Program 5 Utility Maintenance Program ARTICLE 1 RENT STABILIZATION ORDINANCE Section Title Declaration of Purpose Definitions The Rent Adjustment Commission Restriction on Rents Registration, Notification of Tenants, Posting of Notice and Payment of Fees Passthrough of Surcharge for the Systematic Code Enforcement Fee Automatic Adjustments Payment of Interest on Security Deposits Smoke Detectors Surcharge for Water Conservation Assessment Authority of the Department and the Commission to Grant Individual Rent Adjustments Authority of Commission to Regulate by Class Evictions Remedies Refusal of a Tenant to Pay Operative Date Minor Errors in Payment Filing of Application for Rent Adjustments, Requests for Hearing, and Appeals Penalties for Late Registration and for Failure to Post Notice That Property Is Subject to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance Research Services Additional Services Contracts Review of Ordinance Temporary Eviction Controls and Rent Reductions for Mobile Homes Damaged in the January, 1994 Earthquake Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita Temporary Relief Program Ellis Act Provisions - Statement of Purpose and Effect Ellis Act Provisions - Required Notice Ellis Act Provisions - Notification to Department of Intent to Re-Rent Unit Ellis Act Provisions - Civil Penalties for Offering Units for Rent Within Two Years of Withdrawal Ellis Act Provisions - Regulation of Property on Re-Offer for Rent or Lease after Withdrawal Ellis Act Provisions - Re-Rental Rights of Displaced Tenants Ellis Act Provisions - Rental of Replacement Units Regulation of Leases in Mobilehome Parks Evictions for Owner, Family, or Resident Manager Occupancy.2 SEC TITLE. This chapter shall be known as the Rent Stabilization Ordinance of the City of Los Angeles. SEC DECLARATION OF PURPOSE. There is a shortage of decent, safe and sanitary housing in the City of Los Angeles resulting in a critically low vacancy factor. Tenants displaced as a result of their inability to pay increased rents must relocate but as a result of such housing shortage are unable to find decent, safe and sanitary housing at affordable rent levels. Aware of the difficulty in finding decent housing, some tenants attempt to pay requested rent increases, but as a consequence must expend less on other necessities of life. This situation has had a detrimental effect on substantial numbers of renters in the City, especially creating hardships on senior citizens, persons on fixed incomes and low and moderate income households. This problem reached crisis level in the summer of 1978 following the passage of Proposition 13. At that time, the Council of the City of Los Angeles conducted hearings and caused studies to be made on the feasibility and desirability of various measures designed to address the problems created by the housing shortage. In August, 1978, pending development and adoption of measures designed to alleviate the City s housing crisis, Council adopted Ordinance No. 151,415 which temporarily rolled back recently imposed rent increases, and prohibited most rent increases on residential rental properties for six months. Ordinance No. 151,415 expires on April 30, This ordinance has successfully reduced the rate of rent increases in the City, along with the concomitant hardships and displacements. However, a housing shortage still exists within the City of Los Angeles and total deregulation of rents at this time would immediately lead to widespread exorbitant rent increases, and recurrence of the crisis, problems and hardships which existed prior to the adoption of the moratorium measure. Therefore, it is necessary and reasonable to regulate rents so as to safeguard tenants from excessive rent increases, while at the same time providing landlords with just and reasonable returns from their rental units. In order to assure compliance with the provisions of this chapter violations of any of the provisions of this chapter may be raised as affirmative defenses in unlawful detainer proceedings. (Amended by Ord. No. 166,130, Eff. 9/16/90.) SEC DEFINITIONS. (Amended by Ord. No. 165,251, Eff. 11/20/89.) The following words and phrases, whenever used in this chapter, shall be construed as defined in this section. Words and phrases not defined herein shall be construed as defined in Sections and of this Code, if defined therein. (Amended by Ord. No. 176,544, Eff. 5/2/05.) Average Per Unit Capital Improvement Cost. An amount determined by dividing the cost of the capital improvement by the total number of dwellings in a complex with respect to which the cost was incurred, irrespective of whether all such dwellings are subject to this chapter. Average Per Unit Primary Renovation Work Cost. An amount determined by dividing the costs associated with primary renovation work by the total number of all rental units in a complex with respect to which primary renovation costs were incurred, irrespective of whether all such dwellings are subject to this chapter. (Added by Ord. No. 176,544, Eff. 5/2/05.) Average Per Unit Rehabilitation Cost. An amount determined by dividing the cost of the rehabilitation, less any offsetting insurance proceeds, by the total number of dwellings in a complex with respect to which the cost was incurred, irrespective of whether all such dwellings are subject to this chapter. Capital Improvement. The addition or replacement of the following improvements to a rental unit or common areas of the housing complex containing the rental unit, providing such new improvement has a useful life of five (5) years or more: roofing, carpeting, draperies, stuccoing the outside of a building, air conditioning, security gates, swimming pool, sauna or hot tub, fencing, garbage disposal, washing machine or clothes dryer, dishwasher, children s play equipment permanently installed on the premises, the complete exterior painting of a building, and other similar improvements as determined by the Commission. Provided, however, that the complete exterior painting of a building shall only be considered as an eligible capital improvement once every ten (10) years. (Amended by Ord. No. 165,251, Eff. 11/20/89.) Collateral Work. (Deleted by Ord. No. 176,544, Eff. 5/2/05.) Commission. The Rent Adjustment Commission of the City of Los Angeles. Department. The Los Angeles Housing Department. (Amended by Ord. No. 168,842, Eff. 7/24/93.) Housing Services. Services connected with the use or occupancy of a rental unit including, but not limited to, utilities (including light, heat, water and telephone), ordinary repairs or replacement, and maintenance, including painting. This term shall also include the provision of elevator service, laundry facilities and privileges, common recreational facilities, janitor service, resident manager, refuse removal, furnishings, food service, parking and any other benefits privileges or facilities. (Amended by Ord. No. 154,808, Eff. 2/13/81.)3 Landlord. An owner, lessor, or sublessor, (including any person, firm, corporation, partnership, or other entity) who receives or is entitled to receive rent for the use of any rental unit, or the agent, representative or successor of any of the foregoing. Luxury Housing Accommodations. Housing accommodations wherein as of May 31, 1978 the rent charged per month was at least $302 for a unit with no bedrooms; $420 for a unit with one bedroom; $588 for a unit with two bedrooms; $756 for a unit with three bedrooms; and $823 for a unit with four bedrooms or more. This definition does not apply to mobile homes. (Added by Ord. No. 154,237, Eff. 8/30/80, Oper. 9/1/80.) Maximum Adjusted Rent. (Amended by Ord. No. 173,810, Eff. 4/16/01.) The maximum rent plus any rent increases subsequently made or granted pursuant to Sections , , or of this chapter and less any rent reductions required by regulations promulgated by the Commission pursuant to Section of this chapter or imposed pursuant to Section et seq. of this Code; provided, however, as used in Section of this chapter, this term shall not include: (1) any increase for capital improvement work or rehabilitation work, if the rent increase was approved by the Department on or after January 1, 1981, and the work was begun prior to June 1, 1982; or (2) any increase for capital improvement work where the application for a rent increase is filed with the Department on or after October 1, 1989; or, (3) any increase for smoke detectors installed on or after January 1, 1981; or (4) any increase for rehabilitation work where the application for a rent increase is filed with the Department on or after January 1, Maximum Rent. The highest legal monthly rate of rent which was in effect for the rental unit during any portion of the month of April, If a rental unit was not rented during said month, then it shall be the highest legal monthly rate of rent in effect between October 1, 1978 and March 31, If a rental unit was not rented during this period, then it shall be the rent legally in effect at the time the rental unit was or is first re-rented after the effective date of this chapter. Where a rental unit was exempt from the provisions of this chapter under Subdivision 5 of the definition of Rental Units in this section, the maximum rent shall be the amount of rent last charged for the rental unit while it was exempt. (Amended by Ord. No. 166,320, Eff. 11/22/90.) Mobilehome Owner. A person who has a tenancy in a mobilehome park under a rental agreement. (Added by Ord. No. 180,071, Eff. 8/30/08.) Preceding Tenant. The tenant who vacated the rental unit as the result of an eviction or termination of tenancy pursuant to Section A.9. (Added by Ord. No. 165,251, Eff. 11/20/89.) Primary Renovation Work. (Added by Ord. No. 176,544, Eff. 5/2/05.) Work performed either on a rental unit or on the building containing the rental unit that improves the property by prolonging its useful life or adding value, and involves either or both of the following: 1. Replacement or substantial modification of any structural, electrical, plumbing or mechanical system that requires a permit under the Los Angeles Municipal Code. 2. Abatement of hazardous materials, such as lead-based paint and asbestos, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Primary Work. (Deleted by Ord. No. 176,544 Eff. 5/2/05.) Qualified Tenant. Any tenant who satisfies any of the following criteria on the date of service of the written notice of termination described in California Civil Code Section 1946: has attained age 62; is handicapped as defined in Section of the California Health and Safe Code is disabled as defined in Title 42 United States Code 423; or is a person residing with and on whom is legally dependent (as determined for federal income tax purposes) one or more minor children. (Amended by Ord. No. 162,743, Eff. 9/24/87.) Rehabilitation Work. Any rehabilitation or repair work done on or in a rental unit or common area of the housing complex containing the rental unit and which work was done in order to comply with an order issued by the Department of Building and Safety, the Health Department, or the Fire Department due to changes in the housing code since January 1, 1979, or to repair damage resulting from fire, earthquake or other natural disaster. (Amended by Ord. No. 165,251, Eff. 11/20/89.) Related Work. Improvements or repairs which, in and of themselves, do not constitute Primary Renovation Work but which are undertaken in conjunction with and are necessary to the initiation and/or completion of Primary Renovation Work. (Added by Ord. No. 176,544, Eff. 5/2/05.) Rent. The consideration, including any bonus, benefits or gratuity, demanded or received by a landlord for or in connection with the use or occupancy of a rental unit, including but not limited to monies demanded or paid for the following: meals where required by the landlord as a condition of the tenancy; parking; furnishings; other housing services of any kind; subletting; or security deposits. (Amended by Ord. No. 154,808, Eff. 2/13/81.) Rent Increase. An increase in rent or any reduction in housing services where there is not a corresponding reduction in the amount of rent received. The Rent Adjustment Commission shall promulgate regulations as to what constitutes such corresponding reduction.4 Rental Complex. One or more buildings, used in whole or in part for residential purposes, located on a single lot, contiguous lots, or lots separated only by street or alley. (Added by Ord. No. 160,791, Eff. 2/10/86.) Rental Units. (Amended by Ord. No. 157,385, Eff. 1/24/83.) All dwelling units, efficiency dwelling units, guest rooms, and suites, as defined in Section of this Code, and all housing accommodations as defined in Government Code Section 12927, and duplexes and condominiums in the City of Los Angeles, rented or offered for rent for living or dwelling purposes, the land and buildings appurtenant thereto, and all housing services, privileges, furnishings and facilities supplied in connection with the use or occupancy thereof, including garage and parking facilities. (Sentence Amended by Ord. No. 170,445, Eff. 5/6/95, Oper. 7/5/95.) This term shall also include mobile homes, whether rent is paid for the mobile home and the land upon which the mobile home is located, or rent is paid for the land alone. Further, it shall include recreational vehicles, as defined in California Civil Code Section if located in a mobile home park or recreational vehicle park, whether rent is paid for the recreational vehicle and the land upon which it is located, or rent is paid for the land alone. (Sentence Amended by Ord. No. 181,744, Eff. 7/15/11.) The term shall not include: 1. Dwellings, one family, except where two or more dwelling units are located on the same lot. This exception shall not apply to duplexes or condominiums. (Amended by Ord. No. 170,445, Eff. 5/6/95, Oper. 7/5/95.) 2. (Amended by Ord. No. 176,472, Eff. 3/26/05.) Housing accommodations in hotels, motels, inns, tourist homes and boarding and rooming houses, provided that at such time as an accommodation has been occupied as the primary residence of one or more of the same tenants for any period more than 30 days such accommodation shall become a rental unit subject to the provisions of this chapter. The computation of the 30 days shall include days in which the tenant was required to: (a) (b) move into a different guestroom or efficiency unit before the expiration of 30 days occupancy; or check out and re-register before the expiration of 30 days occupancy if a purpose was to avoid application of this chapter. Evidence that an occupant was required to check out and re-register shall create a rebuttable presumption, which shall affect solely the burden of producing evidence, that the housing accommodation is a rental unit subject to the provisions of this chapter. 3. A dwelling unit in a nonprofit stock cooperative while occupied by a shareholder tenant of the nonprofit stock cooperative. 4. Housing accommodations in any hospital; state licensed community care facility; convent; monastery; extended medical care facility; asylum; fraternity or sorority house; or housing accommodations owned, operated or managed by an institution of higher education, a high school, or an elementary school for occupancy by its students. 5. Housing accommodations owned and operated by the Los Angeles City Housing Authority, or which a government unit, agency or authority owns, operates, or manages and which are specifically exempted from municipal rent regulation by state or federal law or administrative regulation, or housing accommodations specifically exempted from municipal rent regulation by state or federal law or administrative regulation. This exception shall not apply once the government ownership, operation, management, regulation or rental assistance is discontinued. This exception shall not apply to rental units for which rental assistance is paid pursuant to the Housing Choice Voucher Program codified at 24 CFR part 982, and those units are subject to the provisions of this article to the fullest extent allowed by law. (Amended by Ord. No. 177,587, Eff. 7/5/06.) 6. Housing accommodations, located in a structure for which the first Certificate of Occupancy was issued after October 1, 1978, are exempt from provisions of this Chapter. If the property was occupied for residential purposes prior to October 1, 1978 and a Certificate of Occupancy for the subject building was never issued or was not issued until after October 1, 1978, the housing accommodation shall be subject to the provisions of this Chapter if relevant documentation, such as a building permit, establishes that the building was first occupied for residential purposes prior to October 1, This exception shall not apply to individual mobile home coaches, mobile home parks, individual recreational vehicles or recreational vehicle parks. (Amended by Ord. No. 181,744, Eff. 7/15/11.) 7. Luxury Housing Accommodations. This exemption shall only apply to housing accommodations which have been issued a certificate from the Department indicating that it has been proven to the Department s satisfaction that the subject housing accommodations were rented at the requisite rent levels on May 31, Substantial Renovation. Housing accommodations for which renovation work was started and completed on or after September 1, 1980 which work cost at least $10,000 for a unit with no bedrooms; $11,000 for a unit with one bedroom; $13,000 for a unit with two bedrooms; $15,000 for a unit with three bedrooms; and $17,000 for a unit with four bedrooms or more. This exemption shall apply only to rental units which have submitted an application for a certification of exemption to the Department prior to October 4, 1989, and which have been issued a certificate from the Department indicating that it has been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Department that the requisite renovation work has been completed. (Amended by Ord. No. 165,251, Eff. 11/20/89.) 9. (Amended by Ord. No. 181,744, Eff. 7/15/11.) Affordable Housing Accommodations are housing accommodations with a government imposed regulatory agreement that has been recorded with the Los Angeles County Recorder, or which shall be recorded within six months of the filing of an exemption pursuant to this Subdivision with the Department, guaranteeing that the subject housing accommodations will be affordable to either lower income or very low income households for a period of at least 55 years, with units affordable only to households with an income at 60 percent of the Area Medium Income or less. None of the subject housing accommodations shall be affordable only to households with incomes greater than 60 percent of the Area Medium Income, as these terms are defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban5 Development. "Lower Income or very low income households" is defined in accordance with California Health and Safety Code Sections and This exemption shall apply only to housing accommodations which have been issued an affordable housing exemption by the Department indicating satisfaction of the following conditions: (1) the subject housing accommodations are only available to lower income or very low income households with none of the subject accommodations affordable only to households with income greater than 60% of Area Median Income; (2) rent levels conform to the amounts set by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or the California Department of Housing and Community Development, as applicable, based on the public funding source for the subject accommodations; except as follows: Annual rent increases shall be in accordance with LAMC Section D. for any tenancies established prior to the recording of the government imposed regulatory agreement where the tenant household has not received permanent relocation assistance in accordance with the Uniform Relocation Act, the California Relocation Assistance Act or LAMC Section G., whichever is applicable; (3) actions to recover possession of housing accommodations from a tenant shall be limited to the grounds set forth in LAMC Section A.; (4) the landlord shall comply with the provisions of the Tenant Habitability Program, pursuant to Article 2 of this Chapter, if applicable; (5) relocation assistance shall be provided to an eligible tenant household based on the applicable provisions of the Uniform Relocation Act or the California Relocation Assistance Act; or the amount set forth in LAMC Section G., whichever is greater. The Department shall have the authority to revoke an exemption issued pursuant to this Subdivision for failure to adhere to any of the conditions for an exemption set forth in this Subdivision. 10. Recreational vehicles which are not occupied by a tenant who has continuously resided in the park for nine or more months. This exception shall not apply to a lot or space which becomes vacant as a result of the park operator s terminating the tenancy on grounds other than those specified in Section A. of this chapter. 11. Housing accommodations in limited-equity housing cooperatives, as defined in Health and Safety Code Section , when occupied by a member tenant of the limited-equity housing cooperative. However, if the cooperative acquired the property pursuant to Government Code Section 54237(d), then all dwellings in the limited-equity housing cooperative shall be excepted from this chapter. (Added by Ord. No. 157,723, Eff. 7/1/83.) 12. Any mobilehome park for which a permit to operate is defined in Chapter 4 of Part 2.1 of Division 13 of the California Health and Safety Code was first issued on or after the effective date of this amendment (hereafter existing park ). If acreage is added to a mobilehome park which park obtained a permit to operate prior to the effective date of this amendment, then any site located on such additional acreage shall be exempt from the provisions of this chapter. Any new home sites created within the boundaries of an existing park through increased density or elimination of open space shall not be subject to this exception. (Added by Ord. No. 160,791, Eff. 2/10/86.) Seismic Work. (Deleted by Ord. No. 181,744, Eff. 7/15/11.) Tenant. A tenant, subtenant, lessee, sublessee or any other person entitled to use or occupancy of a rental unit. Tenant Habitability Plan. A document, submitted by a landlord to the Department, identifying any impact Primary Renovation Work and Related Work will have on the habitability of a tenant's permanent place of residence and the steps the landlord will take to mitigate the impact on the tenant and the tenant's personal property during the period Primary Renovation Work and Related Work are undertaken. (Added by Ord. No. 176,544, Eff. 5/2/05.) Unsafe Building or Structure. (Added by Ord. No. 170,445, Eff. 5/6/95, Oper. 7/5/95.) For the purposes of this chapter, the term unsafe building or structure shall be as defined in the California Building Code (Title 24, Part 2 California Code of Regulations, Section 203). It is defined as follows: Sec (a) General. All buildings or structures regulated by this code which are structurally unsafe or not provided with adequate egress, or which constitute a fire hazard, or are otherwise dangerous to human life are, for the purpose of this section, unsafe. Any use of buildings or structures constituting a hazard to safety, health or public welfare by reason of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, obsolescence, fire hazard, disaster, damage or abandonment is, for the purpose of this section, an unsafe use. Parapet walls, cornices, spires, towers, tanks, statuary and other appendages or structural members which are supported by, attached to, or a part of a building and which are in deteriorated condition or otherwise unable to sustain the design loads which are specified in this code are hereby designated as unsafe building appendages.6 All such unsafe buildings, structures or appendages are hereby declared to be public nuisances and shall be abated by repair, rehabilitation, demolition or removal in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Dangerous Buildings Code or such alternate procedures as may have been or as may be adopted by this jurisdiction. As an alternative, the building official, or other employee or official of this jurisdiction as designated by the governing body, may institute any other appropriate action to prevent, restrain, correct or abate the violation. (b) Fire Hazard. No person, including but not limited to the state and its political subdivisions, operating any occupancy subject to these regulations shall permit any fire hazard, as defined in this section, to exist on premises under their control, or fail to take immediate action or abate a fire hazard when requested to do so by the enforcing agency. NOTE: Fire hazard as used in these regulations means any condition, arrangement or act which will increase, or may cause an increase of the hazard or menace of fire to a greater degree than customarily recognized as normal by persons in the public service of preventing, suppressing or extinguishing fire; or which may obstruct, delay or hinder, or may become the cause of obstruction, delay or hindrance to the prevention, suppression or extinguishment of fire. SEC THE RENT ADJUSTMENT COMMISSION. A. Creation and Organization of the Rent Adjustment Commission. (Amended by Ord. No. 154,237, Eff. 8/30/80, Oper. 9/1/80.) There is hereby created and established a commission to be known as the Rent Adjustment Commission of the City of Los Angeles. The Commission shall consist of seven members comprised of individuals who are neither landlords nor tenants of residential rental property. Each member shall be appointed and may be removed in accordance with Charter Section 502. If at any time during the term of a Commission member, such member should become a landlord or tenant of residential rental property, the office of that member shall immediately become vacant and a new appointment be made thereto. (Para. Amended by Ord. No. 173,035, Eff. 2/24/00, Oper. 7/1/00.) The term of office of each member of the Commission shall be four years. The Commission shall elect one of its members chairperson and vice-chair, which officers shall hold office one year and until their successors are elected. (Amended by Ord. No. 156,597, Eff. 5/20/82.) All members of the Commission shall be entitled to vote. Four members shall constitute a quorum for purposes of conducting a meeting. The decisions of the Commission shall be determined by a majority vote of the members present. Every three months the Commission shall render to the City Council a written report of its activities pursuant to the provisions of this chapter along with such comments and recommendations as it may choose to make. The Commission shall meet as often as necessary to perform its duties. Each member shall be paid $50 per Commission meeting attended, and $50 per day for each day the member sits as a member of an appeals board, not to exceed $750 per month, and may receive reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in the course and scope of the member s duties to the extent that the City Council has appropriated funds for such purpose. Compensation shall not be paid for more than one meeting per day. B. Responsibilities of the Commission. The Commission shall be responsible for carrying out the provisions of this chapter. It shall have the authority to issue orders and promulgate policies, rules and regulations to effectuate the purposes of this chapter. 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. It may make such studies and investigations, conduct such hearings, and obtain such information as it deems necessary to promulgate, administer and enforce any regulation, rule or order adopted pursuant to this chapter. C. The General Manager of the Los Angeles Housing Department shall designate Department employees to furnish staff support to the Commission. (Amended by Ord. No. 168,842, Eff. 7/24/93.) SEC RESTRICTION ON RENTS. (Amended by Ord. No. 174,501, Eff. 4/11/02.) A. It shall be unlawful for any landlord to demand, accept or retain more than the maximum adjusted rent permitted pursuant to this chapter or regulation or orders adopted pursuant to this chapter. B. It shall be unlawful for any landlord to terminate or fail to renew a rental assistance contract with the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA), and then demand that the tenant pay rent in excess of the tenant s portion of the rent under the rental assistance contract. C. It shall be unlawful for any landlord or landlord's agent to demand or require an electronic funds transfer or online internet payment as the exclusive method of payment of rent, security deposits, surcharges or other housing service fees. (Added by Ord. No. 182,359, Eff. 1/26/13.) SEC REGISTRATION, NOTIFICATION OF TENANTS, POSTING OF NOTICE AND PAYMENT OF FEES. (Title Amended by Ord. No. 180,769, Eff. 8/16/09.)7 A. (Amended by Ord. No. 157,572, Eff. 4/1/83.) On or after July, 1979, no landlord shall demand or accept rent for a rental unit without first procuring and serving on the tenant or displaying in a conspicuous place a valid written registration statement from the Department or its designee. On or after April 30, 1983, no landlord shall demand or accept rent for a rental unit without first serving a copy of a valid registration or annual registration renewal statement on the tenant of that rental unit. 1. Every rental unit registration and registration statement issued on or before April 29, 1980 shall expire at midnight April 30, Applications for registration renewal for a previously registered unit shall be made to the Department or its designee no later than June 15, However, a landlord may continue to accept or demand rent for a previously registered unit without a current registration statement until July 1, For a rental unit which first becomes subject to this chapter between May 1, 1980 and December 31, 1980, inclusive, the landlord shall procure a registration statement. 3. The registration or registration renewal statement issued pursuant to Subdivision 1. or 2. above shall expire on March 31, A landlord who accepts or demands rent for a rental unit on or after January 1, 1981 shall procure a valid registration statement. Application for such registration statement shall be made to the Department or its designee no later than February 14, The registration or registration statement issued pursuant to Subdivision 3. above shall expire on March 31, A landlord who accepts or demands rent for a rental unit on or after January 1, 1982 shall procure a valid registration statement. Applications for such registration statement shall be made to the Department or its designee no later than February 14, 1982 and any statement so issued shall expire on April 30, On or after June 1, 1982, a landlord who accepts or demands rent for a rental unit on or after the first day of January of each year shall procure a valid registration or annual registration renewal statement. Application for a registration or annual registration renewal statement shall be made to the Department or its designee no later than the last day of February of each year, and the statement so issued shall expire on the last day of April of the following year, except that the 1996 registration statement shall expire on June 30, (Amended by Ord. No. 171,648, Eff. 8/3/97.) B. The Department or its designee shall, upon the payment of all outstanding fees imposed pursuant to this Chapter and furnishing of an emergency contact, including the contact's name, address and phone number, register or renew the registration of a rental unit. For any rental unit for which a registration or annual registration renewal statement is required, a registration or annual registration renewal fee shall be paid. This fee shall be due and payable on the first day of January of each year, and shall be deemed delinquent if not paid on or before the last day of the month of February of each year. The fees required hereunder shall be as follows: (Amended by Ord. No. 181,744, Eff. 7/15/11.) 1. For a rental unit for which a landlord accepts or demands rent between May 1, 1979 and April 30, 1980, inclusive, there shall be an initial registration fee of three dollars, and if rent for such rental unit is accepted or demanded between May 1, 1980 and December 31, 1980 inclusive, there shall also be paid a registration renewal fee of three dollars. 2. For a rental unit which first becomes subject to this chapter between May 1, 1980 and December 31, 1980 inclusive, there shall be an initial registration fee of three dollars; and 3. For any rental unit for which a landlord accepts or demands rent on or after January 1, 1981, there shall be a registration or registration renewal fee of four dollars. 4. For any rental unit for which a landlord accepts or demands rent between January 1, 1982 and December 31, 1982 inclusive, there shall be a registration or registration renewal fee of seven dollars. (Amended by Ord. No. 156,597, Eff. 5/20/82, Oper. 5/15/82.) 5. For any rental unit for which a registration or annual registration renewal statement is required, a registration or annual registration renewal fee shall be paid. This fee shall be due and payable on the first day of January of each year, and shall be deemed delinquent if not paid on or before the last day of the following month. The amount of this fee shall be twenty-four dollars and fifty-one cents ($24.51). (Amended by Ord. No. 181,966, Eff. 12/20/11.) C. The landlord shall maintain records setting forth the maximum rent for each rental unit. Each landlord who demands or accepts a higher rent than said maximum rent shall inform the tenant or any prospective tenant of the rental unit in writing of the factual justification for the difference between said maximum rent and the rent which the landlord is currently charging or proposes to charge. (Amended by Ord. No. 154,237, Eff. 8/30/80, Oper. 9/1/80.) D. For a rental unit for which a four dollar fee has been paid pursuant to Subdivision 3. of Subsection B. of this section, the landlord, for the month of April, 1981, and on a one time basis only, may demand and collect a total of four dollars per rental unit from the tenant of the rental unit after serving the tenant with a thirty days written notice on a form provided by the Department explaining the nature of the onetime charge. (Amended by Ord. No. 154,237, Eff. 8/30/80, Oper. 9/1/80.) E. For a rental unit for which a registration or registration renewal fee has been paid pursuant to Subdivision 4. of Subsection B. of this section, the landlord, for the month of June, 1982, and on a one-time basis only may demand and collect a total of four dollars per rental unit from the tenant of the rental unit after serving the tenant with a thirty days written notice on a form provided by the Department explaining the nature of the one-time charge. (Added by Ord. No. 155,561, Eff. 8/9/81.) F. For a rental unit for which the registration or annual registration renewal fee has been paid pursuant to Subdivision 5. of Subsection B. of this section,8 the landlord may demand and collect a rental surcharge of $9.35 (nine dollars and 35 cents) from the tenant of the rental unit after serving the tenant with a 30-day written notice in a form prescribed by the Department. (First Paragraph Amended by Ord. No. 177,107, Eff. 12/18/05, Oper. 1/1/06.) The rental surcharge may only be collected in June of the year in which the registration or annual registration fee became due and payable, provided that the landlord is not delinquent in the payment of the registration or annual registration renewal fee. Except that, during the 1997 registration cycle, the tenant surcharge may be collected during any month prior to December 31, 1997 subject to the notification requirement described above and provided that the landlord is not delinquent in the payment of the registration or annual registration renewal fee. (Second Para. Amended by Ord. No. 171,648, Eff. 8/3/97.) G. The landlord of a rental unit which is not registered with the Department shall provide the Department, on the form approved by the Department and accompanied by supporting documentation, a written declaration stating the facts upon which the landlord bases a claim of exclusion from the provisions of this Chapter. If a landlord fails to submit a written declaration and supporting documents by the last day of the month of January of each year, the unit shall be deemed to be subject to the provisions of this Chapter and any fees collected shall be non-refundable. If a landlord declares that the rental unit is not subject to the registration requirements of this Subsection because the rental unit is vacant, the landlord shall provide the Department with a copy of a notice recorded against the property declaring that the unit is and shall remain vacant, and the unit shall be secured against unauthorized entry. (Amended by Ord. No. 181,744, Eff. 7/15/11.) H. (Repealed by Ord. No. 181,744, Eff. 7/15/11.) I. For every property for which a landlord is required to procure a written registration statement pursuant to the provisions of Subsection A. of this Section, the landlord shall post a notice on a form prescribed by the Department, providing information about the Rent Stabilization Ordinance and Department contact information. Notices must be posted in a conspicuous location in the lobby of the property, near a mailbox used by all residents on the property, or in or near a public entrance to the property. The notice shall be written in English and Spanish, and in any other languages as required by the Department. (Added by Ord. No. 180,769, Eff. 8/16/09.) SEC PASSTHROUGH OF SURCHARGE FOR THE SYSTEMATIC CODE ENFORCEMENT FEE. (Amended by Ord. No. 175,940, Eff. 6/7/04.) For a rental unit for which the Systematic Code Enforcement Fee has been paid pursuant to Section of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, the landlord may demand and collect a rental surcharge from the tenant of the rental unit as follows: A. For the period from January 1, 2004 until May 31, 2004, a landlord may collect one dollar per month from the tenant of the rental unit. B. For the period from June 1, 2004 until June 30, 2004, a landlord may collect $3.16 per month from the tenant of the rental unit. C. For the period from July 1, 2004 until December 31, 2004, a landlord may collect $3.18 per month from the tenant of the rental unit. D. As of January 1, 2005, and all subsequent years, a landlord may collect 1/12 of the annual Systematic Code Enforcement Fee from the tenant of the rental unit per month. This Section shall only apply to landlords who have paid all outstanding Systematic Code Enforcement Fees and charges imposed pursuant to Section of this Code. (Amended by Ord. No. 181,744, Eff. 7/21/11.) The Rent Adjustment Commission shall have the authority to adopt any regulations necessary to implement this section. SEC AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENTS. (Title Amended by Ord. No. 153,552, Eff. 5/1/80; Section Amended by Ord. No. 154,237, Eff. 8/30/80, Oper. 9/1/80.) The maximum rent or maximum adjusted rent for a rental unit may be increased without permission of the Rent Adjustment Commission or the Department, as follows: A. For a rental unit which has not had a rent increase since May 31, 1976 (other than one imposed pursuant to Section 3B(5) or (6) of Ordinance No. 151,415, as amended and/or Section of this chapter: Prior to any increase pursuant to Subsection D. of the section, a landlord may increase the maximum rent by an amount not to exceed 19%, but if the landlord pays all the costs of electricity and/or gas services for a rental unit, then the maximum or maximum adjusted rent may be increased an additional 1% for each such service paid by the landlord. Thereafter, the rent may be adjusted automatically only in accordance with Subsections C. and D. B. For a rental unit which has not had a rent increase since May 31, 1977 (other than one imposed pursuant to Section 3B(5) or (6) of Ordinance No. 151,415, as amended, and/or Section of this chapter) but which did have a rent increase within one year prior to that date: Prior to an increase pursuant to Subsection D. of this section, a landlord may increase the maximum rent by an amount not to exceed 13%, but if the landlord pays all the costs of electricity and/or gas services for a rental unit, then the maximum or maximum adjusted rent may be increased an9 additional 1% for each such service paid by the landlord. Thereafter, the rent may be adjusted automatically only in accordance with Subsections C. and D. below. C. (Amended by Ord. No. 181,744, Eff. 7/15/11.) Where all of the tenants have vacated a rental unit subject to the provisions of this Article, the following provisions apply: 1. The landlord may increase the maximum rent or maximum adjusted rent to any amount upon re-rental of the unit in any of the following circumstances: (a) the rental unit was vacated voluntarily. (b) the rental unit was vacated as a result of the landlord's termination of tenancy pursuant to Subdivisions 1., 2., 9. or 13. of Subsection A. of Section of this Code. (c) the rental unit was vacated as a result of the landlord's termination of tenancy pursuant to Subdivisions 3. or 4. of Subsection A. of Section of this Code, and i. The landlord served a written notice required to terminate tenancy on the tenant prior to the City Attorney commencing a court action against the tenant pursuant to Section of this Code; and ii. The eviction or termination of tenancy is based upon information provided by a law enforcement or prosecution agency that the tenant is committing or permitting to exist any gang-related crime, violent crime, unlawful weapon or ammunition crime, threat of violent crime, illegal drug activity or drug-related nuisance as those terms are defined in Section of this Code. Thereafter, so long as the rental unit continues to be rented to one or more of the same persons, no other rent increase shall be imposed pursuant to this Subsection. 2. The landlord may only offer and rent the rental unit at the lawful rent in effect at the time of the most recent termination of tenancy plus annual adjustments available under Section of this Article in any of the following circumstances: (a) The rental unit is vacated as a result of the termination of the Housing Assistance Payment Contract between the landlord and the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles because of the landlord's failure to comply with the contractual obligations required by law. (b) The rental unit was vacated as a result of the landlord's termination of tenancy pursuant to Subdivision 5., 6., 7., 8., 10., 11. or 12. of Subsection A. of Section of this Code, or pursuant to Subdivisions 3. or 4. of Subsection A. of Section of this Code except as otherwise provided under Subparagraph c. of Subdivision 1. of Subsection C. of this Section; (c) The rental unit was vacated as a result of the landlord creating an unreasonable interference with the tenant's comfort, safety or enjoyment of the rental unit; (d) The rental unit is vacated voluntarily by a tenant who was the next tenant after an eviction pursuant to Subdivision 8. of Subsection A. of Section of this Code; (e) program; The rental unit is vacated as a result of the termination of the regulation of the rental unit under any local, state or federal (f) The rental unit is the subject of a notice of noncompliance sent to the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to Section of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and the violations that were the subject of the notice have not been corrected; (g) The rental unit is the subject of a notice of acceptance into the Rent Escrow Account Program issued pursuant to Section et seq. of this Code, and the conditions that caused the issuance of the notice have not been corrected; (h) The rental unit is the subject of a criminal conviction related to the landlord's failure to comply with a citation or order issued by the Los Angeles Housing Department, Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, Los Angeles Fire Department, or Department of Health with respect to the subject rental unit, and the conditions that caused the conviction have not been corrected. 3. If the rental unit is vacated as a result of a removal of the rental unit from rental housing use pursuant to Subdivision 10. of Subsection A. of Section of this Code, the landlord must comply with the requirements of Sections through of this Code, including applicable limitations on the amount of rent. D. (Amended by Ord. No. 156,597, Eff. 5/20/82, Oper. 5/15/82.) For a rental unit which at any time on or after the operative date of this chapter has not had a rent increase for a period of twelve consecutive months or more (other than one lawfully imposed pursuant to Section 3B(5) or (6) of Ordinance No. 151,415, as amended, and/or pursuant to Subsection E. of this section and/or pursuant to Section of this chapter: The maximum rent or maximum adjusted rent may be increased in an amount based on the Consumer Price Index All Urban Consumers10 averaged for the twelve (12) month period ending September 30, of each year, as determined and published by the Department on or before May 30, of each year, pursuant to Section A.6. of this chapter. This annual adjustment may be applied to any annual rent increase which first becomes effective on or before July 1, through June 30, of each year. If the landlord pays all the costs of electricity and/or gas services for a rental unit then the maximum rent or maximum adjusted rent may be increased an additional one percent (1%) for each such service paid by the landlord, not to exceed a total of two percent (2%). If a rent increase had been imposed pursuant to Subsection A., B., C. or F.1., of this section, then no rent increase may be imposed pursuant to this subsection until twelve (12) consecutive months or more have elapsed since such rent increase. (Amended by Ord. No. 159,908, Eff. 6/30/85 Oper. 7/1/85.) EXCEPTION: (Amended by Ord. No. 170,445, Eff. 5/6/95, Oper. 7/5/95.) This subsection shall not apply in the following circumstances: If the rental unit is the subject of a notice of noncompliance sent to the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to Section of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and the violations that were the subject of the Notice have not been corrected; or If the rental unit is the subject of a notice of rent reduction or a Notice of Acceptance issued pursuant to this chapter, and the conditions that caused the placement have not been corrected; or If the rental unit is the subject of a criminal conviction related to the landlord s failure to comply with a citation or order issued by the Department of Building and Safety, Fire Department, or Department of Health with respect to the subject rental unit, and the conditions that caused the conviction have not been corrected. E. (Amended by Ord. No. 154,808, Eff. 2/13/81.) For a rental unit which had an automatic rent adjustment between May 1, 1980 and August 31, 1980, inclusive, and for which the landlord pays all the costs of electricity and/or gas services for a rental unit: The maximum rent or maximum adjusted rent may be increased 1% for each such service paid by the landlord. A landlord may not increase rent pursuant to this subsection on or after May 1, F. (Added by Ord. No. 158,891, Eff. 6/4/84.) For a rental unit, which is the site within a mobilehome park (hereafter site ) on which a mobilehome is located and is vacated by all the tenants after the operative date of this subsection; 1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if the mobilehome on the site is vacated voluntarily or as a result of an eviction or termination of tenancy based on one or more of the grounds described in Section A.1., A.2. or A.9., and the mobilehome is permanently removed from the site, then the maximum rent or maximum adjusted rent may be increased to any amount upon the re-rental of the site. Thereafter, as long as the site continues to be rented to one or more of the same persons, no other rent increase shall be imposed pursuant to this subdivision. However, this subdivision shall not apply in the following circumstances: a. If the mobilehome 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 mobilehome, 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 for the purposes of this subdivision shall be a site within the same park which has a mobilehome located on it which is substantially the same size (single, double or triple wide) as the mobilehome that was sold. Thereafter, as long as the site continues to be rented to one or more of the same persons, no other rent increase shall be imposed pursuant to this subdivision. The rent may only be increased pursuant to this subdivision once in any twelve consecutive month period. G. (Amended by Ord. No. 181,744, Eff. 7/15/11.) For a rental unit which has an additional tenant joining the occupants of the rental unit thereby resulting in an increase in the number of tenants existing at the inception of the tenancy: (a) The landlord may increase the maximum rent or maximum adjusted rent by an amount not to exceed 10% for each additional tenant that joins the occupants of the rental unit, except as follows: (i) This Subsection shall not apply if the landlord had actual or constructive knowledge of the additional tenant's occupancy of the rental unit for more than 60 days and has failed to notify the tenant of the increase pursuant to this Subsection; (ii) If the additional tenant joined the occupants of the rental unit prior to the effective date of this amendment and the landlord had actual or constructive knowledge of the additional tenant's occupancy of the rental unit prior to the effective date of this amendment, the landlord shall not be able to increase the rent pursuant to this Subsection unless the landlord had notified the tenant of the increase within 60 days of the effective date of this amendment; (iii) This Subsection shall not apply for the first minor dependent child (or first minor dependent children of a multiple birth) added11 to an existing tenancy. (b) The rental unit shall not be eligible for a rent increase until the additional tenant has maintained residence in the rental unit for a minimum of thirty consecutive days. SEC PAYMENT OF INTEREST ON SECURITY DEPOSITS. (Added by Ord. No. 166,368, Eff. 12/6/90.) A. Security deposit is defined in Section of the California Civil Code. B. (Amended by Ord. No. 174,017, Eff. 7/16/01.) A landlord who is subject to the provisions of Section of the California Civil Code shall pay annually interest on all security deposits held for at least one year for his or her tenants as follows: 1. (Amended by Ord. No. 175,020, Eff. 2/1/03.) Beginning January 1, 2003, the landlord may determine the annual rate of interest by either of the following methods: (a) Using the annual rate of interest established by the Rent Adjustment Commission (RAC). That rate shall be based on the average of the interest rates on savings accounts paid on September 1 of the previous year, by at least five Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) insured banks with branches in Los Angeles. RAC shall adopt the rate by November 30 of each year and shall publish that rate in a newspaper of general circulation within one week after it is established each year. The interest rate established by the RAC shall be the rate in effect from January 1 through December 31 of the subsequent year. (b) Using the actual interest earned on each security deposit account each year. If the landlord chooses this method of determining the amount of interest due at the time of payment of the security deposit interest, the landlord shall provide the tenant with bank statements indicating the amount of interest earned on the security deposit for that year. In the event the landlord fails to provide that information to the tenant at the time it transmits payment of the interest to the tenant, the interest rate required to be paid, shall be the rate set by RAC. (c) No interest shall accrue on security deposits for the period of January 1, 2002 through December 31, The annual interest rate shall be 2% simple interest per annum for tenants security deposits held during the period of January 1, 2001, through December 31, The annual interest rate shall be 5% simple interest per annum for tenants security deposits held during the period of November 1, 1990, through December 31, The Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) shall identify the established interest rate in the annual rental unit registration billings mailed to landlords. LAHD shall publish the established interest rate in a newspaper of general circulation. C. (Amended by Ord. No. 174,017, Eff. 7/16/01.) Interest shall begin accruing on November 1, 1990, on a monthly basis. A tenant shall be given the unpaid accrued interest in the form of either a direct payment or a credit against the tenant s rent. The landlord shall choose between these two methods of payment and notify the tenant in writing of his or her choice. The landlord may elect to pay the accrued interest on a monthly or yearly basis. D. Upon termination of tenancy, only the tenant whose security deposit has been held for one year or more shall be entitled to payment of any unpaid accumulated interest on the security deposit. Such payment shall be made at the same time and in the same manner as required for return of security deposits in California Civil Code Section (f). E. Upon termination of a landlord s interest in a property, all accumulated interest on security deposits shall be disposed of in the same manner as required for security deposits by California Civil Code Sections (g) and (h). F. Nothing herein shall preclude a landlord from exercising his or her discretion in investing security deposits. G. In the event the landlord fails to pay interest on the security deposit as provided in this section, the tenant may bring an action for recovery of the amount owed in a court of the appropriate jurisdiction including, but not limited to, small claims court. H. The provisions of this section shall not govern mobile home parks. SEC SMOKE DETECTORS. (Added by Ord. No. 154,808, Eff. 2/1/81.) A. For a rental unit in which the landlord installs smoke detectors pursuant to Section or Section or Section or Section of this Code: (Amended by Ord. No. 181,744, Eff. 7/15/11.)12 The rent may be increased 50 cents ($.50) per month for each battery operated smoke detector installed in the rental unit, or three dollars ($3) per month for each permanently installed smoke detector in the rental unit, or the landlord may apply for a rent adjustment pursuant to Subsection A of Section of this chapter. This surcharge shall not constitute a rent increase for purposes of Section of this chapter. B. This rent surcharge may be collected at the above rate until the actual cost to the landlord of purchase and installation has been recovered. This subsection shall not apply to a rental unit which becomes eligible for a rent increase pursuant to Section C. of this chapter subsequent to the installation of the smoke detector. The Commission shall promulgate regulations on what constitutes eligible expenses in computing such actual cost. C. Within two months after installation, or by May 31, 1981, whichever is later, the landlord must give written notice to the tenant paying the surcharge of the actual purchase and installation costs of the smoke detector and the month and year when said costs will have been completely amortized. SEC SURCHARGE FOR WATER CONSERVATION ASSESSMENT. (Added by Ord. No. 166,707, Eff. 4/1/91.) If a landlord is assessed financial penalties pursuant to the Emergency Water Conservation Plan of the City of Los Angeles, the landlord is entitled to partially pass through those penalties to tenants in the form of a temporary rent surcharge. This surcharge shall not constitute a rent increase for purposes of Section of this chapter. A. A landlord may partially pass through the financial penalties assessed by the Department of Water and Power under the Emergency Water Conservation Plan in the following amount and manner, and in accordance with the regulations adopted by the Rent Adjustment Commission. 1. The landlord shall be entitled to a rent increase in the form of a surcharge of fifty percent (50%) of the penalties assessed. 2. For mobilehome parks that are not separately submetered, the owner of the mobilehome park shall be entitled to pass through seventyfive percent (75%) of the assessed penalties. For mobilehome parks that are submetered, the owner of the park may apportion any assessed penalties in accordance with Rent Adjustment Commission regulations. B. A landlord shall not close on-premises coin operated laundry facilities during the duration of the Emergency Water Conservation Plan. SEC REDUCTIONS IN RENT. (Repealed by Ord. No. 173,810, Eff. 4/16/01.) SEC AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMISSION TO GRANT INDIVIDUAL RENT ADJUSTMENTS. A. Authority of the Department. 1. The Department, in accordance with such regulations and guidelines as the Commission may establish, shall have the authority to grant adjustments in the rent for a rental unit or units located in the same housing complex upon receipt of an application for an adjustment filed by the landlord of the unit or units if it finds that one or more of the grounds set forth in this Subdivision exist. Nothing in this Section shall prevent the Department from granting rent adjustments under more than one provision of this Section, provided the rent adjustments are for different work or improvements. The Department shall not grant a rent adjustment for a rental unit under more than one provision of this Section for the same work or improvement. The Department shall not process any applications for rent adjustments under this Section if the landlord has not paid all outstanding fees imposed pursuant to Section , Section and Section of this Code. (Amended by Ord. No. 181,744, Eff. 7/15/11.) a. (Amended by Ord. No. 165,251, Eff. 11/20/89.) That on or after April 1, 1978, the landlord has completed a capital improvement with respect to a rental unit and has not increased the rent to reflect the cost of such improvement. If the Department so finds, the landlord shall be entitled to a permanent monthly rent increase of 1/60th the average per unit capital improvement cost; provided, however, any rent adjustment for a capital improvement granted by the Department between February 13, 1981, and May 31, 1982, shall terminate after five (5) years. Except that, for any capital improvement work for which a rent increase application is filed with the Department on or after October 1, 1989 the landlord shall only be entitled to a temporary monthly rent increase of 1/60th of fifty percent (50%) of the average per unit capital improvement cost for a period not to exceed six (6) years. This temporary monthly surcharge shall not exceed $55.00 per month for each rental unit unless agreed upon in writing by a landlord and a tenant. If the surcharge, as calculated under the above formula, would exceed $55.00 per month, then the surcharge period of six (6) years may be extended until the allowable capital improvement expenses are recovered. This surcharge shall not be included as part of the Maximum Adjusted Rent for purposes of calculating the automatic rent adjustment pursuant to Section D. Any capital improvement rent increase or surcharge approved by the Department shall terminate if the Department determines that there has been a complete failure of a capital improvement. The Commission may adopt regulations to implement this provision.13 For the purposes of this provision, seismic work shall not be eligible as a capital improvement. (Added by Ord. No. 165,501, Eff. 3/23/90.) EXCEPTION: (Added by Ord. No. 170,445, Eff. 5/6/95, Oper. 7/5/95.) This paragraph shall not apply in the following circumstances: If the rental unit is the subject of a notice of noncompliance sent to the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to Section of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and the work is to correct the violations that were the subject of the Notice. If the rental unit is the subject of a notice of rent reduction or a notice of acceptance into the Rent Escrow Account Program issued pursuant to Section et seq. of this Code, and the work is to correct the conditions that caused the placement. (Amended by Ord. No. 176,544, Eff. 5/2/05.) If the rental unit is the subject of a criminal conviction related to the landlord's failure to comply with a citation or order issued by the Department, the Department of Building and Safety, Fire Department, or Department of Health with respect to the subject rental unit, and the work is to correct the conditions that caused the conviction. (Amended by Ord. No. 176,544, Eff. 5/2/05.) b. (Amended by Ord. No. 172,410, Eff. 2/20/99.) That on or after April 1, 1978, the landlord has completed rehabilitation work with respect to a rental unit and has not increased the rent to reflect the cost of the improvement. If the Department so finds, the landlord shall be entitled to a permanent monthly rent increase of 1/60th of the average per unit rehabilitation cost; provided, however, any rehabilitation work begun prior to June 1, 1982, shall be entitled to rent increases of 1/36 of the average per unit rehabilitation cost. Moreover, any rental adjustment for rehabilitation work granted by the Department between February 13, 1981 and May 31, 1982, shall terminate after 3 years. Except that, for any rehabilitation work for which a rent increase application is filed with the Department on or after January 1, 1999, the landlord shall only be entitled to a temporary monthly rent increase of 1/60th of the average per unit rehabilitation cost for a period not to exceed five years, provided, however, where the landlord has obtained a rehabilitation loan, the landlord shall only be entitled to a temporary monthly rent increase amortized over the life of the loan which is calculated based only on the loan s principal. This temporary monthly surcharge shall not exceed $75.00 per month or 10% of the Maximum Adjusted Rent, whichever is less, for each rental unit unless agreed upon in writing by a landlord and a tenant. If the surcharge, as calculated under the above formula, would exceed $75.00 per month or 10% of the Maximum Adjusted Rent, whichever is less, then the surcharge period of five years may be extended until the allowable rehabilitation expenses are recovered. If the landlord receives a loan made with public funds to do the rehabilitation work, and that loan allows for deferment of the loan repayment, the surcharge shall also be deferred for the same amount of time. This surcharge shall not be included as part of the Maximum Adjusted Rent for purposes of calculating the automatic rent adjustment pursuant to Section D. Any rehabilitation rent increase or surcharge approved by the Department shall terminate if the Department determines that there has been a complete failure of the rehabilitation work. The Commission may adopt regulations to implement this provision. For the purposes of this Paragraph, work required for compliance with Section of this Code shall not be eligible as rehabilitation work. (Amended by Ord. No. 181,744, Eff. 7/15/11.) c. (Repealed by Ord. No. 181,744, Eff. 7/15/11.) d. (Added by Ord. No. 176,544, Eff. 5/2/05.) That on or after the effective date of this amendment, the landlord has completed Primary Renovation Work and any Related Work in conformance with a Tenant Habitability Plan accepted by the Department and has not increased the rent to reflect the cost of such improvement. For the purposes of this provision, any portion of the Primary Renovation Work and Related Work paid for with public funds is not eligible for this monthly rent increase until the landlord is immediately obligated to repay the public funds. If the Department so finds, the landlord shall be entitled to a permanent monthly rent increase that shall not exceed the lesser of: (i) 100% of the Average Per Unit Primary Renovation Work Cost amortized in accordance with a term schedule established by the Commission and an interest rate corresponding to the monthly composite rate for average yields from the sale of ten-year constant maturity U.S. government securities plus one full percentage point; or (ii) 10% of the Maximum Adjusted Rent at the time an application for a rent increase was filed. The maximum 10% rent increase permissible under this provision may be imposed no more than once during the tenancy of any tenant household with an annual income at or below 80% of the Area Median Income as established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the Los Angeles-Long Beach primary metropolitan statistical area. For all other tenants, the Commission may promulgate regulations with respect to the number of times during any tenancy that the maximum 10% rent increase may be imposed. For the purposes of this provision, costs associated with Primary Renovation Work shall include the documented incurred costs for Primary Renovation Work, Related Work, and temporary relocation of tenants undertaken in accordance with an accepted Tenant Habitability Plan.14 Any rent increase granted pursuant to this provision shall be imposed in two equal increments over a two-year period. Upon receipt of the Department's approval of a primary renovation rent increase, the landlord may impose the first increment after providing notice to each affected tenant pursuant to Section 827 of the California Civil Code. The second increment may be imposed no earlier than 12 calendar months after the first increment is imposed and after providing notice to each affected tenant pursuant to Section 827 of the California Civil Code. EXCEPTION: This paragraph shall not apply in the following circumstances: If the rental unit is the subject of a notice of noncompliance sent to the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to Section of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and the work is to correct the violations that were the subject of the Notice. If the rental unit is the subject of a notice of rent reduction or a Notice of Acceptance into the Rent Escrow Account Program issued pursuant to Section et seq. of this Code, and the work is to correct the conditions that caused the placement. If the rental unit is the subject of a criminal conviction related to the landlord's failure to comply with a citation or order issued by the Department, the Department of Building and Safety, Fire Department, or Department of Health with respect to the subject rental unit, and the work is to correct the conditions that caused the conviction. If the rental unit is the subject of a citation or order from a government agency to abate hazardous materials and the citation or order is issued before the acceptance of a Tenant Habitability Plan by the Department. 2. Procedures for Departmental Review of Adjustment Requests. a. Applications. An application for a rent adjustment under this subsection shall be made within twelve months after the completion of the work. The application shall be filed with the Department upon a form and with the number of copies prescribed by the Department and shall include, among other things, the addresses and unit numbers of the unit or units for which an adjustment was requested. If the rent adjustment request is the result of the same capital improvement, Primary Renovation Work, seismic work, or rehabilitation work, the application may include all rental units in a housing complex for which an application for a rent increase is filed. (Amended by Ord. No. 176,544, Eff. 5/2/05.) The applicant shall produce at the request of the Department such records, receipts or reports as the Department may deem necessary to make a determination on the adjustment request. Failure to produce requested items shall be sufficient basis to terminate the rent adjustment proceedings. All applications shall be accompanied by a declaration stating that the above information is true and correct. An application for a rent adjustment under this subsection shall be accompanied by a $25.00 filing fee. The landlord shall not recover this filing fee from any tenant. The requirement to pay this fee shall not apply to the first application for the housing complex made by a landlord within a calendar year pursuant to this subsection. b. Notice. Upon receipt of an adjustment application, the Department shall notify the tenant or tenants of the subject unit or units by mail of the receipt of such application, the amount of the requested rent increase, the landlord s justification for the request, a tenant s right to submit written objections to the adjustment request within 10 days of the date of mailing such notice, and of the address to which the objections may be mailed or delivered. c. The Department shall, within 45 days of the receipt of a completed application, make a determination on the application for rent adjustment. The determination shall be either to approve or disapprove the requested rent adjustment. If the adjustment is approved, then it must be for the amount requested. Copies of the findings and determination of the Department shall be mailed by the Department to the applicant and all affected tenants. Said findings and determination shall provide that any rent increases approved on or after January 1, 1981 for capital improvements or rehabilitation work begun prior to June 1, 1982 shall not be included as part of the maximum adjusted rent for purposes of computing rent increases pursuant to Section of this chapter. (Amended by Ord. No. 156,597, Eff. 5/20/82, Oper. 5/15/82.) 3. Requests for Hearing. a. The determination of the Department shall be final unless a request for hearing is filed by or on behalf of the applicant or an affected tenant, and such request is received by the Department within 15 days after the mailing of the findings and determination. A request for hearing shall be in writing and filed in the office of the Department upon a form and with the number of copies required by the Department. Each request for hearing shall be accompanied by a filing fee in the amount of $ (Amended by Ord. No. 164,167, Eff. 12/12/88.) b. A request for hearing shall set forth specifically, wherein the requesting party believes there was error or abuse of discretion by the Department in ruling on the application for a rent increase. Additionally, a request for hearing may be made based on new, relevant information which was not submitted to the Department at the time of the initial determination due to mistake, surprise, inadvertence, or excusable neglect, and which information would have affected the determination of the Department if it had been submitted earlier. The filing of a request for hearing by a tenant or tenants will not stay the effect of the determination of the Department. However, any increase collected by the landlord pursuant to the Department s determination but not approved by the hearing officer shall be forthwith refunded by the landlord to the tenant or tenants from whom such rent increases were collected, or offset by the landlord against the next legally due rental payment. (Amended by Ord. No. 156,597, Eff.15 5/20/82, Oper. 5/15/82.) c. If a request for hearing is received by the Department within the 15 day period, then the requested hearing shall be held within 30 days of the receipt of the request by a hearing officer designated by the Department. Notice of the time, date and place of the hearing shall be mailed by the Department to the applicant and tenants of the subject rental units at least 10 days prior to the hearing date. (Amended by Ord. No. 156,597, Eff. 5/20/82, Oper. 5/15/82.) d. The hearing shall be conducted by a hearing officer designated by the Department. At the time of the hearing the landlord and/or any affected tenant may offer such documents, testimony, written declarations or evidence as may be pertinent to the proceedings. e. In making a determination on an application for rent increase, the designated hearing officer shall make a written determination upholding, reversing or modifying the determination of the Department. If the determination is to reverse or modify the determination of the Department, the hearing officer shall specifically set forth the reasons or such reversal or modification. f. Time Limit. A final decision shall be made by the hearing officer within 45 days of the termination of the time for filing of a request for hearing. The Department shall mail copies of the findings and determination of the hearing officer to the applicant and all affected tenants. Said findings and determination shall provide that any rent increases approved on or after January 1, 1981 for capital improvements or rehabilitation work begun prior to June 1, 1982 shall not be included as part of the maximum adjusted rent for purposes of computing rent increases pursuant to Section of this chapter. (Amended by Ord. No. 156,597, Eff. 5/20/82, Oper. 5/15/82.) 4. Limitation on Rent Adjustment. (Added by Ord. No. 154,808, Eff. 2/13/81.) a. (Amended by Ord. No. 156,597, Eff. 5/20/82, Oper. 5/15/82.) For every rental unit which experiences a rent increase based on capital improvement and/or rehabilitation work begun prior to June 1, 1982 and also approved by the Department after February 13, 1981: The Department shall mail a notice to the landlord of the rental unit indicating that the Department will issue a written order to the landlord requiring the termination of the rent increase after the cost of the work has been fully recovered, unless it determines that the rental unit became eligible for a rent increase pursuant to Section C. or that a reduction in rent would work an undue hardship on the landlord. b. An application for relief from the proposed order may be made within 30 days after the mailing of the notice in accordance with such procedures as the Commission may establish. c. For any rental unit for which a capital improvement rent adjustment was granted by the Department between February 13, 1981 and May 31, 1982, and for which a hardship exemption was granted pursuant to Section A.4.a., said capital improvement rent adjustment shall terminate upon the effective date of this amendment. The landlord shall, within ten days of the effective date of this amendment, serve a written notice of termination of the capital improvement rent adjustment to all affected tenants setting forth the amount of increase which is to be terminated. (Added by Ord. No. 163,832, Eff. 8/25/88.) 5. The Department in accordance with such guidelines as the Commission may establish, shall have the authority to grant certificates of exemptions for luxury housing accommodations and substantial renovation work In processing an application for exemption, the Department shall afford both landlords and tenants notice and an opportunity to be heard prior to the issuance of a certificate of exemption. An application for a certificate of exemption shall be accompanied by a $25.00 filing fee. After August 31, 1982, no unit shall be exempt pursuant to Sections M.7. or M.8. without first obtaining a certificate of exemption. Pending completion of the processing of an application for a certificate of exemption, the Department may issue a temporary certificate of exemption for housing accommodations. (Amended by Ord. No. 164,167, Eff. 12/12/88.) 6. (Subdiv. 6 Added by Ord. No. 159,908, Eff. 6/30/85, Oper. 7/1/85.) On or before May 30, of each year, the Department shall publish in a newspaper of general circulation the annual rent increase adjustment for any rent increase imposed pursuant to Section D. of this chapter for the following twelve (12) month period beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30. The Department shall calculate this adjustment as follows: The annual rent increase adjustment shall be based on the Consumer Price Index All Urban Consumers for the Los Angeles-Long Beach- Anaheim-SMSA averaged for the previous twelve (12) month period ending September 30 of each year. It shall reflect the change in the Consumer Price Index over the previous consecutive twelve (12) month period expressed as a percentage and rounded off to the nearest whole number. If the calculated adjustment is three percent (3%) or less, the Department shall set the annual rent increase adjustment at three percent (3%) but, if the calculated adjustment is eight percent (8%) or greater, the Department shall set the annual rent increase adjustment at eight percent (8%). 7. Re-rental Certificates. (Repealed by Ord. No. 176,544, Eff. 5/2/05.) 8. The Commission shall promulgate regulations to establish the health, safety, and habitability standards which shall be followed for any capital improvement, Primary Renovation Work, Related Work, or rehabilitation work performed while a tenant is residing in the rental unit. These regulations shall include, but not be limited to, provisions regarding advance notification, security, fire standards, pest control, the operation of dangerous equipment, utility interruptions, the use of potentially dangerous construction materials, and the protection of tenants and their property from exposure to natural elements. (Amended by Ord. No. 176,544, Eff. 5/2/05.)16 B. Authority of the Commission and Hearing Officers. 1. (Amended by Ord. No. 156,597, Eff. 5/20/82, Oper. 5/15/82.) A designated hearing officer shall have the authority, in accordance with such guidelines as the Commission may establish, to grant increases in the rent for a rental unit, or for two or more rental units located in the same housing complex, upon receipt of an application for adjustment filed by the landlord and after notice and hearing, if the hearing officer finds that such increase is in keeping with the purposes of this chapter and that the maximum rent or maximum adjusted rent otherwise permitted pursuant to this chapter does not constitute a just and reasonable return on the rental unit or units. The following are factors, among other relevant factors as the Commission may determine, which may be considered in determining whether a rental unit yields a just and reasonable return: a. property taxes; b. reasonable operating and maintenance expenses; c. the extent of capital improvements made to the building in which the rental unit is located as distinguished from ordinary repair, replacement and maintenance; d. living space, and the level of housing services; e. substantial deterioration of the rental units other than as a result of ordinary wear and tear; f. failure to perform ordinary repair, replacement and maintenance; and g. financing costs on the property if such financing was obtained prior to June 1, 1978 and if it contains either a balloon payment or variable rate provision. 2. Anti-Speculation Provision. If the only justification offered for the requested rent increase on the landlord s application is an assertion that the maximum rents or maximum adjusted rents permitted pursuant to this chapter do not allow the landlord a return sufficient to pay both the operating expenses and debt service on the rental unit or units or on the housing complex containing the rental unit or units, a rent adjustment will not be permitted pursuant to this subsection to a landlord who acquired an interest in the rental unit or units after October 1, Procedures. a. An application for rent adjustment shall be submitted on a form and with the number of copies prescribed by the Department and shall include among other things the addresses and unit numbers of the unit or units for which an adjustment is requested. Such application may include all rental units in a housing complex for which a rent increase is requested. Each application shall be accompanied by a $25.00 filing fee. An applicant shall produce at the request of the Department or hearing officer to whom the matter is assigned such records, receipts or reports as the Department or hearing officer may deem necessary to make a determination on the adjustment request. Failure to produce such requested items shall be sufficient basis for the Department or hearing officer to terminate the rent adjustment proceeding. All applications shall be accompanied by a declaration stating that the above information is true and correct. (Amended by Ord. No. 164,167, Eff. 12/12/88.) b. Upon receipt of a completed application, the application shall be referred by the Department to a hearing officer for processing and determination. The Department shall notify by mail the tenant or tenants of the subject unit or units of the receipt of such application, the amount of the requested rent increase, the landlord s justification for the request, and the place, date and time of the hearing on the adjustment request. The hearing shall be set no less than 10 days nor more than 45 days after the date of mailing such notice. c. The hearing shall be conducted by a hearing officer designated by the Department. At the time of the hearing the landlord and/or any affected tenant may offer such documents, testimony, written declarations or evidence as may be pertinent to the proceedings. d. A determination with written findings in support thereof shall be made by the assigned hearing officer within 75 days from the date of the filing of the application. A rent adjustment may be granted for less than, but for no more than the amount requested. e. Copies of the findings and determination of the hearing officer shall be mailed by the Department to the applicant and all affected tenants. The determination shall become final 15 days from the date of mailing unless an appeal is filed with the Commission within such period. (Amended by Ord. No. 156,597, Eff. 5/20/82, Oper. 5/15/82.) 4. Appeals. a. Time and Manner. An appeal to the Commission from the determination of a hearing officer may be filed by the applicant or any affected tenant pursuant to this subsection within 15 days after mailing of such determination. Such appeals shall be in writing and shall be filed in the office of the Department upon a form and with the number of copies required by the Commission. Each appeal shall be accompanied by a $50.00 filing fee. An appeal shall set forth specifically wherein the appellant believes there was an error or abuse of discretion by the hearing officer. Additionally, an appeal may be made based on new, relevant information which was not submitted to the hearing officer at the time of the initial determination due to mistake, surprise, inadvertence, or excusable neglect, and which information would have affected the determination of the hearing officer if it had been submitted earlier. The filing of an appeal will not stay the effect of the hearing officer s determination. However, any17 rent increases collected by the landlord pursuant to the hearing officer s determination but not approved on appeal shall be forthwith refunded to the tenant or tenants from whom such rent increases were collected or offset against the next legally due rental payment. (Amended by Ord. No. 164,167, Eff. 12/12/88.) b. Record on Appeal. Upon receipt of an appeal, the entire administrative record of the matter, including the appeal, shall be filed with the Commission. At any time prior to action on the appeal, the hearing officer may submit to the Commission written comments pertaining to the appeal. c. Hearing Date and Notice. Upon receipt of the appeal, the Commission shall cause the matter to be set for hearing before three or more Commissioners acting as an appeals board, and notice shall be given by mail of the date, time, place and purpose thereof to the applicant and all affected tenants. Such notice shall be in writing and mailed at least 10 days prior to said hearing. The appeals board shall make its determination within 60 days after the expiration of the appeal period or within such extended period of time as may be mutually agreed upon by the appellant and the designated appeals board. (Amended by Ord. No. 156,597, Eff. 5/20/82, Oper. 5/15/82.) d. Determination. If the appeals board fails to act within the time limits specified in this section, the determination of the hearing officer shall become final. The decision on appeal shall be concurred in by a majority of the appeals board. The appeals board may affirm, modify or reverse the determination of the hearing officer. It may modify or reverse such determination only upon making written findings setting forth specifically either (i) wherein the action of the hearing officer was in error or constituted an abuse of discretion, or (ii) the new information not available at the time of the hearing upon which the appellant relies, and supporting its own determination. A copy of the findings and determination shall be mailed to the applicant and to affected tenants. (Amended by Ord. No. 156,597, Eff. 5/20/82, Oper. 5/15/82.) SEC AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION TO REGULATE BY CLASS. A. In addition to the authority contained in Section , the Rent Adjustment Commission may make such adjustments, either upward or downward, of the maximum rent or maximum adjusted rent for any class of rental units as it determines are appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter. For the purposes of this section, the phrase class of rental units may include all rental units or certain categories of rental units based on such common characteristics as the Commission may determine, including size, age, construction, rent, or geographic area. B. The Commission shall promulgate regulations on what constitutes corresponding reductions in rents in those instances where there is a reduction of housing services, and on permissible rent increases where a rental unit regularly experiences a seasonal fluctuation in rents. C. For the purpose of adjusting rents under the provisions of this section, the Commission may promulgate by regulation a schedule of standards for permissible rental increases, or required decreases related to the improvement, reduction, or deterioration in housing services or facilities, or to increases or decreases in operating expenses and taxes. A decrease in operating expenses shall include a reclassification of the rate of the sewer service charge from commercial rates to residential rates for master metered mobilehome park residents. (Amended by Ord. No. 168,353, Eff. 1/3/93.) D. The Commission may promulgate regulations extending the amortization period for rent adjustments granted by the Department pursuant to Section A. of this chapter, where the capital improvement and/or rehabilitation work has been funded or subsidized through a federal, state or City housing program. (Added by Ord. No. 156,597, Eff. 5/20/82, Oper. 5/15/82.) E. The Commission shall promulgate regulations to determine the appropriate maximum adjusted rent on a rental unit when the tenant of a rental unit was, but no longer is, the resident manager, and when a rental unit, formerly occupied by a resident manager, is offered for rent to another person. (Amended by Ord. No. 156,597, Eff. 5/20/82, Oper. 5/15/82.) SEC 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 the rent to which the landlord is entitled, including amounts due under Subsection D of Section (Amended by Ord. No. 175,130, Eff. 3/31/03.) 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: (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 knowingly18 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 Los Angeles Municipal Code Section , or if the landlord is required to change the terms of the tenancy pursuant to 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. 3. (Amended by Ord. No. 180,449, Eff. 2/5/09.) The tenant is committing or permitting to exist a nuisance in or is causing damage to, the rental unit or to the unit's appurtenances, or to the common areas of the complex containing the rental unit, or is creating an unreasonable interference with the comfort, safety, or enjoyment of any of the other residents of the rental complex or within a 1,000 foot radius extending from the boundary line of the rental complex. The term "nuisance" as used in this subdivision includes, but is not limited to, any gang-related crime, violent crime, unlawful weapon or ammunition crime or threat of violent crime, illegal drug activity, any documented activity commonly associated with illegal drug dealing, such as complaints of noise, steady traffic day and night to a particular unit, barricaded units, possession of weapons, or drug loitering as defined in Health and Safety Code Section 11532, or other drug related circumstances brought to the attention of the landlord by other tenants, persons within the community, law enforcement agencies or prosecution agencies. For purposes of this subdivision, gang-related crime is any crime motivated by gang membership in which the perpetrator, victim or intended victim is a known member of a gang. Violent crime is any crime which involves use of a gun, a deadly weapon or serious bodily injury and for which a police report has been completed. A violent crime under this subdivision shall not include a crime that is committed against a person residing in the same rental unit as the person committing the crime. Unlawful weapon or ammunition crime is the illegal use, manufacture, causing to be manufactured, importation, possession, possession for sale, sale, furnishing, or giving away of ammunition or any weapon listed in subdivision (c)(1)-(5) of Section 3485 of the Civil Code. Threat of violent crime is any statement made by a tenant, or at his or her request, by his or her agent to any person who is on the premises or to the owner of the premises, or his or her agent, threatening the commission of a crime which will result in death or great bodily injury to another person, with the specific intent that the statement is to be taken as a threat, even if there is no intent of actually carrying it out, when on its face and under the circumstances in which it is made, it is so unequivocal, immediate and specific as to convey to the person threatened, a gravity of purpose and an immediate prospect of execution of the threat, and thereby causes that person reasonably to be in sustained fear for his or her own safety or for his or her immediate family's safety. Such a threat includes any statement made verbally, in writing, or by means of an electronic communication device and regarding which a police report has been completed. A threat of violent crime under this section shall not include a crime that is committed against a person who is residing in the same rental unit as the person making the threat. "Immediate family" means any spouse, whether by marriage or not, parent, child, any person related by consanguinity of affinity within the second degree, or any other person who regularly resides in the household, or who, within the prior six months, regularly resided in the household. "Electronic communication device" includes but is not limited to, telephones, cellular telephones, video recorders, fax machines, or pagers. "Electronic communications" has the same meaning as the term is defined in subsection 12 of Section 2510 of Title 18 of the United States Code, except that "electronic communication" for purposes of this definition shall not be limited to electronic communication that affects interstate or foreign commerce. Illegal drug activity is a violation of any of the provisions of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11350) or Chapter 6.5 (commencing with Section 11400) of the Health and Safety Code. 4. (Amended by Ord. No. 171,442, Eff. 1/19/97.) The tenant is using, or permitting a rental unit, the common areas of the rental complex containing the rental unit, or an area within a 1,000 foot radius from the boundary line of the rental complex to be used for any illegal purpose. The term illegal purpose as used in this subdivision includes, but is not limited to, violations of any of the provisions of Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11350) or Chapter 6.5 (commencing with section 11400) of the Health and Safety Code. 5. The tenant, who had a written lease or rental agreement which terminated on or after the effective date of this chapter, has refused, after written request or demand by the landlord to execute a written extension or renewal thereof for a further term of like duration with similar provisions and in such terms as are not inconsistent with or violative of any provision of this chapter or any other provision of law. 6. The tenant has refused the landlord reasonable access to the unit for the purpose of making repairs or improvements, or for the purpose of inspection as permitted or required by the lease or by law, or for the purpose of showing the rental unit to any prospective purchaser or mortgagee. 7. The person in possession of the rental unit at the end of a lease term is a subtenant not approved by the landlord. 8. (Amended by Ord. No. 180,747, Eff. 8/1/09.) The landlord seeks in good faith to recover possession of the rental unit for use and occupancy as a primary place of residence by: (a) (b) (c) The landlord; or The landlord's spouse, grandchildren, children, parents or grandparents; or A resident manager. Landlords seeking to recover possession pursuant to the provisions of this Subdivision must comply with the restrictions and requirements of Section , as well as all other relevant provisions of this Article.19 9. (Amended by Ord. No. 176,544, Eff. 5/2/05.) The landlord, having complied with all applicable notices and advisements required by law, seeks in good faith to recover possession so as to undertake Primary Renovation Work of the rental unit or the building housing the rental unit, in accordance with a Tenant Habitability Plan accepted by the Department, and the tenant is unreasonably interfering with the landlord's ability to implement the requirements of the Tenant Habitability Plan by engaging in any of the following actions: a. The tenant has failed to temporarily relocate as required by the accepted Tenant Habitability Plan; or b. The tenant has failed to honor a permanent relocation agreement with the landlord pursuant to Section of this Code. 10. (Amended by Ord. No. 176,544, Eff. 5/2/05.) The landlord seeks in good faith to recover possession of the rental unit under either of the following circumstances: a. to demolish the rental unit; or b. to remove the rental unit permanently from rental housing use. Landlords seeking to recover possession for either of the circumstances described in this subdivision must comply with the requirements of Sections through of this article. This subdivision is a lawful grounds for eviction only where a landlord is withdrawing from rent or lease all of the rental units in a structure or building. A landlord seeking to evict tenants pursuant to either of the circumstances described in this subdivision may not withdraw from rent or lease less than all of the accommodations in a structure or building. (Para. Added by Ord. No. 177,901, Eff. 9/29/06.) 11. The landlord seeks in good faith to recover possession of the rental unit in order to comply with a governmental agency s order to vacate, order to comply, order to abate, or any other order that necessitates the vacating of the building housing the rental unit as a result of a violation of the Los Angeles Municipal Code or any other provision of law. (Amended by Ord. No. 172,288, Eff. 12/17/98.) 12. The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development is both the owner and plaintiff and seeks to recover possession in order to vacate the property prior to sale and has complied with all tenant notification requirements under federal law and administrative regulations. (Added by Ord. No. 173,224, Eff. 5/11/00.) 13. The rental unit is in a Residential Hotel, and the landlord seeks to recover possession of the rental unit in order to Convert or Demolish the unit, as those terms are defined in Section of the Los Angeles Municipal Code. A landlord may recover possession of a rental unit pursuant to this paragraph only after the Department has approved an Application for Clearance pursuant to the provisions of Section (Amended by Ord. No. 180,175, Eff. 9/29/08.) 14. The landlord seeks to recover possession of the rental unit to convert the subject property to an affordable housing accommodation in accordance with an affordable housing exemption issued by the Department pursuant to Section of this Code. If the landlord fails to record a government imposed regulatory agreement within six months of the filing of the affordable housing exemption with the Department in accordance with Section of this Code, and the landlord seeks to offer the rental unit for rent or lease, the accommodations shall be offered and rented or leased at the lawful rent in effect at the time the affordable housing exemption was filed with the Department, plus annual adjustments available pursuant to Section of this Code. Furthermore, the landlord shall first offer to rent or lease the unit to the tenant(s) displaced from that unit pursuant to this Subdivision, provided that the tenant(s) advised the landlord in writing within 30 days of displacement of his or her desire to consider an offer to renew the tenancy and provided the landlord with an address to which that offer is to be directed. The tenant(s) may subsequently advise the landlord of a change of address to which an offer is to be directed. A landlord who re-offers the rental unit pursuant to the provisions of this Subdivision shall deposit the offer in the United States mail, by registered or certified mail with postage prepaid, addressed to the displaced tenant(s) at the address furnished to the landlord as provided in this Subdivision, and shall describe the terms of the offer. The displaced tenant(s) shall have 30 days from the deposit of the offer in the mail to accept the offer by personal delivery of that acceptance to the Department or deposit of the acceptance in the United States mail by registered or certified mail with postage prepaid. (Added by Ord. No. 181,744, Eff. 7/15/11.) B. If the dominant intent of the landlord in seeking to recover possession of a rental unit is retaliation against the tenant for exercising his or her rights under this chapter or because of his or her complaint to an appropriate agency as to tenantability of a rental unit, and if the tenant is not in default as to the payment of rent, then the landlord may not recover possession of a rental unit in any action or proceeding or cause the tenant to quit involuntarily. (Amended by Ord. No. 161,865, Eff. 1/19/87.) C. (Amended by Ord. No. 156,597, Eff. 5/20/82, Oper. 5/15/82.) Prior to or at the same time as the written notice of termination described in Civil Code Section 1946, or the three days notice described in Code of Civil Procedure Sections 1161 and 1161a, is served on the tenant of a rental unit: 1. The landlord shall serve on the tenant a written notice setting forth the reasons for the termination with specific facts to permit a determination of the date, place, witnesses and circumstances concerning the reason. This notice shall be given in the manner prescribed by Code of Civil Procedure Section When the termination of tenancy is based on the grounds set forth in Subdivision 8. of Subsection A. of this Section, the landlord shall file with the Department a declaration on a form and in the number prescribed by the Department identifying the person to be moved into the rental unit, the date on which the person will move in, the rent presently charged for the rental unit, and the date of the last rental increase. This declaration shall be served on the20 tenant in the manner prescribed by Code of Civil Procedure Section 1162 in lieu of the notice required in Subdivision 1. of this Subsection. When filing the declaration, the landlord shall pay an administrative fee in the amount of $75. The fee shall pay for the cost of administering and enforcing the provisions of Section of this Code. (Amended by Ord. No. 180,747, Eff. 8/1/09.) 3. When a termination of tenancy is based on the ground set forth in Section A.9. of this Code, the landlord shall file with the Department a declaration on a form prescribed by the Department that sets forth the address of the rental unit, the name of the tenant, a copy of the Tenant Habitability Plan accepted by the Department, documentation of the landlord's good faith efforts to provide notice pursuant to Section et seq. of this Code, documentation of efforts to provide relocation assistance, if applicable, and the reason for the termination with specific facts, including but not limited to the date, place, witnesses and circumstances concerning the reason for termination. This declaration shall be served on the tenant in the manner prescribed by Section 1162 of the California Code of Civil Procedure in lieu of the notice required in Subdivision 1. of this subsection. (Amended by Ord. No. 176,544, Eff. 5/2/05.) 4. When the termination of the tenancy is based on either of the grounds set forth in Subdivision 10. of Subsection A. of this section, the landlord must comply with the requirements of Sections through of this article. The requirements of Sections through of this article are in lieu of the notice required in Subdivision 1. of this subsection. (Amended by Ord. No. 177,901, Eff. 9/29/06.) 5. When the termination of tenancy is based on the ground set forth in Subdivision 11. of Subsection A. of this section, then the landlord shall file with the Department a declaration on the form and in the number prescribed by the Department stating that the landlord intends to evict in order to comply with a governmental agency s order to vacate the building housing the rental unit. The landlord shall attach a copy of the order to vacate to this declaration. This notice shall be served on the tenant in the manner prescribed by Code of Civil Procedure Section 1162 in lieu of the notice required in Subdivision 1. of this subsection. (Added by Ord No, 164,685, Eff. 5/11/89.) 6. When the termination of tenancy is based on the grounds set forth in Subdivision 3. or 4. of Subsection A. of this Section because of alleged illegal drug activity, then the landlord shall file with the Department a declaration on a form and in the manner prescribed by the Department. (Amended by Ord. No. 180,981, Eff. 12/26/09.) 7. When the termination of tenancy is based on the grounds set forth in Subdivision 3. or 4. of Subsection A. of this Section because of alleged gang-related crime, violent crime, unlawful weapon or ammunition crime, threat of violent crime, illegal drug activity or drug-related nuisance as those terms are defined in Section A. of this Code, and the landlord desires to raise the rent upon re-rental of the rental unit pursuant to Section of this Chapter, then the landlord shall file with the Department a declaration on a form and in the manner prescribed by the Department, including the name of the law enforcement or prosecution agency that provided the landlord with the information upon which the notice of intent to terminate the tenancy will be based. (Amended by Ord. No. 180,981, Eff. 12/26/09.) 8. When the termination of tenancy is based on the grounds set forth in Subdivision 12. of Subsection A. of this section, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, or the Secretary s representative, shall file with the Department a declaration on a form and in the number prescribed by the Department stating that the Secretary has complied with all tenant notification requirements under federal law and administrative regulations. (Added by Ord. No. 173,224, Eff. 5/11/00.) D. A landlord shall not change the terms of a tenancy to prohibit pets and then evict the tenant for keeping a pet which was kept and allowed prior to the change, unless the landlord can establish that the pet constitutes a nuisance and the nuisance has not been abated upon proper notice to the tenant. (Amended by Ord. No. 154,736, Eff. 1/9/81; Amended by Ord. No. 174,488, Eff. 4/1/02; Ord. No. 174,488 Repealed by Ord. No. 174,501, Eff. 4/11/02.) E. In any action by a landlord to recover possession of a rental unit, the tenant may raise as an affirmative defense any violation of the provisions of this chapter. Violation of Subsections A., B. or D. of this section shall not constitute a misdemeanor. (Amended by Ord. No. 166,130, Eff. 9/16/90.) F. In any action by a landlord to recover possession of a rental unit, the tenant may raise as an affirmative defense the failure of the landlord to comply with Sections C. and A. of this Chapter. (Amended by Ord. No. 182,359, Eff. 1/26/13.) G. (Amended by Ord. No. 181,744, Eff. 7/15/11.) Except for relocation fees owed pursuant to the provisions of Subsection E. of Section of this Code, if the termination of tenancy is based on the grounds set forth in Subdivisions 8., 10., 11., 12., or 13. of Subsection A. of this Section, then the landlord shall pay a relocation fee of: $15,500 to qualified tenants and a $7,300 fee to all other tenants who have lived in their rental unit for fewer than three years, or $18,300 to qualified tenants and a $9,650 fee to all other tenants who have lived in their rental unit for three years or longer, or $18,300 to qualified tenants and $9,650 to all other tenants whose household income is 80 percent or below Area Median Income (AMI), as adjusted for household size, as defined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, regardless of length of tenancy. If more than one fee applies to a rental unit, the landlord shall pay the highest of the applicable fees. Tenants who claim eligibility based on their income shall file a statement with the Department verifying their income on a form prescribed by the Department. Requests for a hearing to appeal a decision regarding a tenant's relocation assistance eligibility, including disputes about eligibility for higher relocation assistance based on a tenant's income, age, length of tenancy, family status and/or disability status, must be filed in writing on the form prescribed by the Department and received by the Department within fifteen calendar days of the date of the Department's notification of its decision regarding tenant relocation assistance. The Department shall charge a fee of $193 per rental unit for any requests for hearings under this Subsection to pay for the cost of the appeal hearing. For the year beginning July 1, 2009, and all subsequent years, the fee amounts shall be adjusted on an annual basis pursuant to the formula set forth in Section D. of this Code. 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