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Division 12›Article 6

SEC. 166.00. TITLE.

Los Angeles Rent Stabilization & Housing — LAMC Chapters XV-XVI · 2026-08 edition · updated 2026-09-09 · Los Angeles

This article shall be known as the Right to Counsel Program Ordinance of the City of Los Angeles.

SEC. 166.01. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.

The City of Los Angeles hereby declares that it intends to establish a Right to Counsel Program. Thousands of City residents each year face eviction proceedings without legal representation and are at serious risk of losing their housing and becoming homeless. The purpose of the Right to Counsel Program is to provide qualifying City residents with access to legal representation in eviction proceedings and in administrative proceedings that may result in the termination of a tenant’s right to possession of a rental unit or a rental housing subsidy to the extent that annual budgets permit and funds are appropriated for the Right to Counsel Program.

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▸Contents — Los Angeles Rent Stabilization & Housing — LAMC Chapters XV-XVI
Los Angeles Rent Stabilization & Housing — LAMC Chapters XV-XVI
  1. Chapter XV
  2. Chapter XV — RENT STABILIZATION ORDINANCE
  3. Chapter XVI
  4. Chapter XVI — HOUSING REGULATIONS
  5. Division 1
  6. Division 2
  7. Division 3
  8. Division 3.5
  9. Division 4
  10. Division 5
  11. Division 6
  12. Division 7
  13. Division 8
  14. Division 9
  15. Division 10
  16. ▸Division 12
    Overview
    1. SEC. 161.1201. [EFFECT OF RETALIATION.]
    2. Article 2
    3. Article 3
    4. Article 4
    5. Article 5
    6. ▸Article 6
      Overview
      1. SEC. 166.00. TITLE.
      2. SEC. 166.02. DEFINITIONS.
      3. SEC. 166.03. RIGHT TO COUNSEL PROGRAM.
      4. SEC. 166.04. REMEDIES.
      5. SEC. 166.05. SEVERABILITY.

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