Chapter XVI

SEC. 166.04. REMEDIES.

Los Angeles Rent Rules (LAMC excerpts) · 2025 edition · ingested 2026-07-08 · Los Angeles

In any action by a landlord to recover possession of a Rental Unit, an Eligible Tenant may raise as an affirmative defense the failure of the landlord to comply with any provision of this Right to Counsel Program Ordinance. An Eligible Tenant who successfully asserts the landlord’s failure to comply as an affirmative defense shall be entitled to their reasonable attorney’s fees and costs.

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