Eviction and just cause in Huntington Park: the local rules

Each rule below links to the section of the Huntington Park Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Huntington Park's code says

Huntington Park code What Huntington Park's code adds
Allowed at-fault reasons	Nonpayment of rent, when unpaid rent is more than 1 full month of the tenant's contract rent. § 8-21.8 · code text Nonpayment of rent; unpaid rent must exceed one full month of the tenant's contract rent. Material breach of the lease. § 8-21.8 · code text Material breach of the lease. Illegal activities or property damage. § 8-21.8 · code text Illegal activities or property damage. Assigning or subletting the unit in violation of the lease. § 8-21.8 · code text Assigning or subletting the premises in violation of the tenant's lease.
Units covered	Only covered rental units, as the chapter defines them. § 8-21.8 · code text Landlords may only evict tenants for specific reasons, including:
Allowed no-fault reasons	The landlord, or their spouse, domestic partner, children, grandchildren, parents or grandparents, intends to live in the unit. § 8-21.8 · code text Landlord's intent to occupy the covered rental unit by the landlord or their spouse, domestic partner, children, grandchildren, parents, or grandparents. Removing the unit from the rental market for an expected period of at least 24 months. Applies: The landlord must withdraw all units on the property and confirm it in a written affidavit to the City. § 8-21.8 · code text Withdrawal of the covered residential unit from the rental market for an anticipated period of at least 24 months, as affirmed by the landlord in a written affidavit submitted to the City. Complying with a government agency or court order about habitability that requires vacating the unit. § 8-21.8 · code text an order issued by a government agency or court relating to the habitability that necessitates vacating the covered rental unit; Complying with a government agency order to vacate the unit. § 8-21.8 · code text an order issued by a governmental agency to vacate the covered residential unit; Complying with a local ordinance that requires vacating the unit. § 8-21.8 · code text a local ordinance that necessitates vacating the covered residential unit. Intent to demolish or substantially remodel the unit. Applies: Requires submitted improvement plans, as the Community Development Director decides. § 8-21.8 · code text Intent to demolish or to substantially remodel the covered residential unit as determined by the Community Development Director.

Also in Huntington Park's code: Rent Stabilization (§ 8-21.8). This page does not summarize it yet.

The California rule underneath

CA state law Underneath, California law still applies. Just cause required: After 12 months of lawful occupancy, the owner may terminate only for a just cause stated in the notice (Civ. Code § 1946.2(a)). Just-cause eviction in California — the full state rule →

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Does a landlord in Huntington Park need a reason to evict?

On covered rental units, Huntington Park evictions need a listed reason, such as unpaid rent over 1 full month, lease breach or owner move-in.

Eviction and just cause in Huntington Park

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What Huntington Park's code says

The California rule underneath

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