Los Angeles Municipal Code Ch. IV Public Welfare
Los Angeles Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Los Angeles
Sections in this part
- 5.2 Cannabis Regulation and Enforcement
- 5.6 Prohibition Against Discrimination Based on Student Status
- 6.7 Large-Capacity Magazines – Possession Prohibited
- Article 1 — DISORDERLY CONDUCT
- Article 2 — SOLICITING – SALES
- Article 3 — GAMBLING, FRAUD AND DECEIT
- Article 4 — PHILANTHROPY
- Article 4.5 — BINGO
- Article 5 — MINORS
- Article 5.1 — MEDICAL MARIJUANA
- Article 5.2 — CANNABIS REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT
- Article 5.2.5 — RESTRICTIONS ON SIGNS ADVERTISING TOBACCO PRODUCTS
- Article 5.3 — TENANT ANTI-HARASSMENT ORDINANCE
- Article 5.5 — PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING BASED ON AGE
- Article 5.6 — PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION BASED ON STUDENT STATUS
- Article 5.6.1 — PROTECTING AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS USING RENTAL…
- Article 5.7 — PROHIBITION OF DISCRIMINATION IN MOBILEHOME PARKS AGAINST OWNERS OF…
- Article 5.8 — PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION BASED ON A PERSON SUFFERING FROM THE…
- § 45.95
- § 45.96
- Article 6 — PRESERVATION OF PROTECTED TREES
- Article 6.4 — RESTRICTIONS ON BUTANE SALES
- Article 6.5 — REGULATION OF OVER-THE-COUNTER DRUGS
- Article 6.6 — BATH SALTS – SALE AND USE PROHIBITED
- Article 6.7 — LARGE-CAPACITY MAGAZINES – POSSESSION PROHIBITED
- Article 6.7.1 — SUICIDE PREVENTION SIGNS
- Article 6.8 — ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES – WARNING SIGNS
- Article 6.9 — TOBACCO RETAILER’S PERMIT
- Article 7 — MISCELLANEOUS
- Article 7.1 — RESIDENTIAL HOTEL UNIT CONVERSION AND DEMOLITION
- Article 7.2 — MORTGAGE MODIFICATION CONSULTANTS
- Article 8 — MUNICIPAL LOBBYING
- Article 9.5 — MUNICIPAL ETHICS AND CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
- Article 9.7 — CAMPAIGN FINANCING
- Article 11 — MUNICIPAL MASS MAILINGS
- Article 12 — DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION
- Article 13 — PROHIBITION ON THE MANUFACTURE, SALE, AND DISTRIBUTION OF POLYSTYRENE…
- Article 14 — GRAFFITI REMOVAL AND RECOVERY
- SEC. 49.99. FINDINGS.
- Article 15 — URGENT REPAIR PROGRAM
- Article 16 — CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
- Article 17 — PET OWNERSHIP IN PUBLICLY-FINANCED HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS
- Article 19 — REPLACEMENT OBLIGATIONS AND OCCUPANT PROTECTIONS REQUIRED FOR NEW HOUSING
- Article 20 — HOTEL DEVELOPMENT REPLACEMENT HOUSING
- Article 21 — VOLUNTARY HOUSING PROGRAM
- Article 22 — EVICTION AND RENT PROTECTIONS FOR TENANTS HOUSING PERSONS OR PETS…
Cite as: Los Angeles Municipal Code Chapter IV · Text as of 2026-10-04
Article
1 Disorderly Conduct Places and Publications
2 Soliciting – Sales
3 Gambling, Fraud and Deceit
4 Philanthropy
15 Urgent Repair Program
16 Civil and Human Rights Law
17 Pet Ownership in Publicly-Financed Housing Developments
19 Replacement Obligations and Occupant Protections Required for New Housing Development Projects
20 Hotel Development Replacement Housing
21 Voluntary Housing Program
22 Eviction and Rent Protections for Tenants Housing Persons or Pets Displaced by the January 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires
4.5 Bingo¶
5.3 Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance¶
5.8 Prohibition Against Discrimination Based on a Person Suffering From the Medical…¶
Person Is Suffering from the Medical Condition AIDS Whether Real or Imaginary
5.9 Prohibition Against Discrimination by Clubs or Organizations Which Are Not…¶
5.10 Prohibition Against Harassment of Bicyclists¶
6.4 Restrictions on Butane Sales¶
6.6 Bath Salts – Sale and Use Prohibited¶
6.9 Tobacco Retailer’s Permit¶
7.2 Mortgage Modification Consultants¶
9.7 Campaign Financing¶
11 Municipal Mass Mailings
12 Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation
13 Prohibition on the Manufacture, Sale, and Distribution of Polystyrene Plastics Products
14 Graffiti Removal and Recovery
Article 5.2.6 — RESTRICTIONS ON SIGNS ADVERTISING ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES¶
(Repealed by Ord. No. 174,413, Eff. 3/1/02.)
Article 5.9 — PROHIBITION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION BY CLUBS OR ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ARE…¶
PRIVATE
(Art. 5.9. Added By Ord. No. 162,426, Eff. 6/29/87.)
Section
Article 9.7 — CAMPAIGN FINANCING¶
(Article Amended in Entirety by Ord. No. 182,264, Eff. 10/29/12.)
Section 49.7.1 Relation to the City Charter. 49.7.2 Definitions. 49.7.3 Charter-Based Adjustments. 49.7.4 Aggregation of Contributions and Expenditures.
49.7.5 Family Contributions. 49.7.6 Digital Contributions. 49.7.7 Receipt of Contributions. 49.7.9 Loans and Credit. 49.7.10 Fundraising Windows. 49.7.11 Solicitation and Delivery of Campaign Contributions. 49.7.12 Training for Candidates and Treasurers. 49.7.13 Committees to Oppose Recall Petitions. 49.7.14 Campaign Statement Filing Deadlines. 49.7.15 Committee Information. 49.7.16 Contributor Information. 49.7.17 Filing and Recordkeeping Requirements. 49.7.18 Reproduction of Materials. 49.7.19 Officeholder Committees. 49.7.20 Legal Defense Committees. 49.7.21 Disclosure by Officeholder and Legal Defense Committees. 49.7.22 Acceptance or Rejection of Matching Funds. 49.7.23 Participation and Qualification Requirements. 49.7.24 Expenditure Ceilings. 49.7.25 Expenditure Ceilings Lifted. 49.7.26 Notice Regarding Expenditure Ceilings. 49.7.27 Matching Funds Formula. 49.7.28 Requests for Matching Funds Payments. 49.7.29 Maximum Matching Funds. 49.7.30 Matching Funds Payments to Candidates. 49.7.31 Disclosure of Independent Expenditure Communications. 49.7.32 Disclosure of Campaign, Officeholder, and Legal Defense Communications. 49.7.33 Disclaimers on Political Communications. 49.7.34 Social Media Accounts. 49.7.35 Bidder Contribution and Fundraising Restrictions. 49.7.36 Underwriter Contribution and Fundraising Restrictions. 49.7.37 Developer Contribution Restrictions. 49.7.38 Recordkeeping. 49.7.39 Enforcement. 49.7.40 Late Filing Penalties. 49.7.41 Severability.
Article 14 — GRAFFITI REMOVAL AND RECOVERY¶
(Title and Article Amended by Ord. No. 180,708, Eff. 7/6/09.)
Section 49.84.1 Purpose and Intent. 49.84.2 Definitions. 49.84.3 Graffiti Prohibited. 49.84.4 Display of Aerosol Paint Containers and Marker Pens. 49.84.5 Possession of Specified Graffiti Implements Prohibited in Designated Areas. 49.84.6 Graffiti Declared a Public Nuisance. 49.84.7 Graffiti Removal at City Expense. 49.84.8 Remedies When Owner Refuses to Consent. 49.84.9 City Funds to Be Recovered. 49.84.10 Administrative Hearing. 49.84.11 Nuisance Abatement Lien. 49.84.12 Penalties. 49.84.13 Severability.
Article 14.05 — TEMPORARY PROTECTION OF OCCUPANTS OF SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FACILITIES…¶
19 PANDEMIC
(Repealed by Ord. No. 187,487, Eff. 6/23/22.)
Article 14.1 — EVICTION OF TENANTS FROM FORECLOSED RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTIES¶
(Repealed by Ord. No. 187,737, Eff. 1/27/23.)
Article 14.5 — TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF NO-FAULT EVICTIONS¶
(Repealed by Ord. No. 187,737, Eff. 1/27/23.)
Article 14.6 — TEMPORARY PROTECTION OF TENANTS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC¶
(Added by Ord. No. 186,585, Eff. 3/31/20; Amended in Entirety by Ord. No. 186,606, Eff. 5/12/20.)
Section 49.99 Findings. 49.99.1 Definitions. 49.99.2 Prohibition on Residential Evictions. 49.99.4 Removal of Occupied Residential Units. 49.99.5 Retroactivity. 49.99.6 Affirmative Defense. 49.99.7 Private Right of Action for Residential Tenants. 49.99.8 Penalties.
49.99.9 Severability.
Article 18 — EVICTIONS BASED ON INTENT TO SUBSTANTIALLY REMODEL RESIDENTIAL RENTAL…¶
(Repealed by Ord. No. 187,737, Eff. 1/27/23.)
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