SEC. 165.09. RELOCATION ASSISTANCE FOR ECONOMIC

(Added by Ord. No. 187,764, Eff. 3/27/23.)

A. A landlord of residential real property subject to this article shall provide the relocation assistance specified in this section to a tenant who elects to relinquish their tenancy following a proposed rental increase that exceeds the lesser of (1) the Consumer Price Index – All Urban Consumers, plus five percent, or (2) ten percent. For purposes of this subsection, the proposed rental increase, whether imposed as a single increase or payable periodically over a 12month period, shall be calculated based on the highest legal monthly rate of rent established as of the date of the notice of rent increase, not any temporary, promotional, or discounted rent.

B. A landlord may offset a tenant’s accumulated rent or other amounts due to the landlord against any relocation assistance payable under this section.

C. Except as otherwise provided in Paragraph D., the relocation assistance amount due under this section shall be three times the fair market rent in the Los Angeles Metro area for a rental unit of a similar size as established by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development plus $1,411 in moving costs. The Los Angeles Housing Department shall publish the required relocation amounts annually.

D. The relocation assistance amount due under this section from a landlord of a single-family residence shall be reduced to an amount equal to one month’s rent (calculated at the rental amount payable by the tenant at the time of a written notice of a rent increase satisfying Section 165.09 A.) if the owner meets both of the following criteria: (1) the owner is a natural person or a natural person who holds the rental property in a trust or registered legal entity controlled by that natural person; and (2) the owner, and all trusts and legal entities controlled by the owner, owns a single-family dwelling unit and no more than four additional dwelling units in the City all of which are on a lot or lots separate from the single-family dwelling unit.

SEC. 165.10. JUST CAUSE ENFORCEMENT FEE.

(Title and Section Amended by Ord. No. 188,468, Eff. 1/27/25.)

A. For each rental unit subject to this chapter, a landlord shall pay an annual registration fee of $31.05 (the “ Just Cause Enforcement Fee ”). The Just Cause Enforcement Fee shall be due on the first day of January of each year and is deemed late if received after the last day of February. A landlord who fails to pay the Just Cause Enforcement Fee by the last day of February is deemed delinquent and shall pay a penalty in an amount determined by the Department at its sole discretion.

e of $31.05 (the “ Just Cause Enforcement Fee ”). The Just Cause Enforcement Fee shall be due on the first day of January of each year and is deemed late if received after the last day of February. A landlord who fails to pay the Just Cause Enforcement Fee by the last day of February is deemed delinquent and shall pay a penalty in an amount determined by the Department at its sole discretion.

B. No landlord shall demand or accept rent for a rental unit subject to this chapter without first doing all of the following: (1) procuring a valid annual registration statement for the Department for the subject property by paying the Just Cause Enforcement Fee plus any penalty for late payment, if applicable: and (2) serving on the tenant a copy of the valid registration statement or posting a copy of the registration statement in a conspicuous place at the subject property.

C. If the Department, in its judgment, determines that good cause exists for a landlord’s failure to timely pay the Just Cause Enforcement Fee in accordance with the provisions of this section, the Department may waive the penalties or fines required by this section. The Department may promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this section.