Los Angeles City

Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance

RSO - Los Angeles Municipal Code Chapter XV, Article 1 (§§ 151.00-151.31)

Last Verified: Mar 2026
Source: Los Angeles City Official Code
Last Changed: 2026 rent cap is 4% (set by LAHD based on CPI). Relocation amounts updated annually.

Who This Applies To

  • -Must be within Los Angeles City limits (not unincorporated LA County)
  • -Building must have certificate of occupancy before October 1, 1978
  • -Must have 2 or more rental units

Exemptions:

  • - Single-family homes
  • - Condominiums (individual units)
  • - Buildings built on or after October 1, 1978 (certificate of occupancy date)
  • - Government-subsidized housing with regulatory agreements
  • - Luxury accommodations (hotels/motels with 30-day+ tenancies)
  • - Units in buildings with 4 or fewer units where owner lives in one unit (limited exemption)

Rent Increase Rules

Maximum Annual Increase

4%

Effective 2026

Eviction Requirements

Just Cause Required

You must have a legal reason to evict. At-fault and no-fault reasons are both allowed.

At-Fault Reasons (Tenant can cure)

Nonpayment of rent

-day notice - Tenant can fix

Material breach of lease (curable)

-day notice - Tenant can fix

Nuisance

-day notice - Cannot be fixed

Illegal use of premises

-day notice - Cannot be fixed

Refusal to allow lawful access

-day notice - Cannot be fixed

Unapproved subtenant after denial

-day notice - Cannot be fixed

Refusal to sign renewal lease

-day notice - Cannot be fixed

No-Fault Reasons (Owner discretion)

Owner or qualifying relative move-in

-day notice - Relocation assistance required

Resident manager move-in

-day notice - Relocation assistance required

Demolition

-day notice - Relocation assistance required

Permanent withdrawal from rental market (Ellis Act)

-day notice - Relocation assistance required

Condominium conversion

-day notice - Relocation assistance required

Substantial renovation requiring vacancy

-day notice - Relocation assistance required

HUD foreclosure / affordable conversion

-day notice - Relocation assistance required

Government order to vacate

-day notice - Relocation assistance required

Relocation Assistance

Standard Tenant

$11150

Qualified Tenant*

$22890

*Tenant is 62 years of age or older, Tenant is disabled (as defined by law), Tenant has lived in the unit for 10+ years, Household includes one or more minor children

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