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Division 12›Article 6

SEC. 166.04. REMEDIES.

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