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Chapter XV

SEC. 151.25. ELLIS ACT PROVISIONS - CIVIL PENALTIES FOR OFFERING UNITS FOR RENT WITHIN…

Los Angeles Rent Rules (LAMC excerpts) · 2025 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Los Angeles

(Added by Ord. No. 177,901, Eff. 9/29/06.)

If a rental unit that was the subject of a Notice of Intent to Withdraw pursuant to the provisions of Subsection A. of Section 151.23 is offered for rent or lease within two years of the date of withdrawal of the rental unit from the rental market:

A. The landlord shall be liable to any tenant or lessee who was displaced from the property for actual and exemplary damages. Any action by a tenant or lessee pursuant to this section shall be brought within three years of withdrawal of the rental unit from rent or lease. Nothing in this section precludes a tenant from pursuing any alternative remedy available under the law; and

B. The City may institute a civil proceeding against any landlord who has again offered a rental unit for rent or lease subject to this section, for exemplary damages for displacement of tenants or lessees. Any action by the City pursuant to this section shall be brought within three years of the withdrawal of the rental unit from rent or lease.

C. Pursuant to California Government Code Section 7060.3, the City may apply the constraints as set forth in this section to a successor in interest of a landlord who has withdrawn a rental unit from rent or lease, by recording a notice, to be indexed in the grantor-grantee index, with the County Recorder which shall specifically describe the property where the rental unit is located, the dates applicable to the constraints and the name of the owner(s) of record of the property. (Added by Ord. No. 184,873, Eff. 6/4/17.)

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▸ Contents — Los Angeles Rent Rules (LAMC excerpts)
Los Angeles Rent Rules (LAMC excerpts)
  1. Chapter I
  2. Chapter IX
  3. ▸ Chapter XV
    Overview
    1. SEC. 151.00. TITLE.
    2. SEC. 151.01. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.
    3. SEC. 151.02. DEFINITIONS.
    4. SEC. 151.03. THE RENT ADJUSTMENT COMMISSION.
    5. SEC. 151.04. RESTRICTION ON RENTS.
    6. SEC. 151.05. REGISTRATION, NOTIFICATION OF TENANTS, POSTING OF…
    7. SEC. 151.06. AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENTS.
    8. SEC. 151.07. AUTHORITY OF THE DEPARTMENT AND THE COMMISSION TO…
    9. SEC. 151.08. AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION TO REGULATE BY CLASS.
    10. SEC. 151.09. EVICTIONS.
    11. SEC. 151.10. REMEDIES.
    12. SEC. 151.11. REFUSAL OF A TENANT TO PAY.
    13. SEC. 151.12. OPERATIVE DATE.
    14. SEC. 151.13. MINOR ERRORS IN PAYMENT.
    15. SEC. 151.14. FILING OF APPLICATION FOR RENT ADJUSTMENTS, REQUE…
    16. SEC. 151.15. PENALTIES FOR LATE REGISTRATION AND FOR FAILURE T…
    17. SEC. 151.16. RESEARCH SERVICES.
    18. SEC. 151.18. ADDITIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS.
    19. SEC. 151.19. REVIEW OF ORDINANCE.
    20. SEC. 151.20. TEMPORARY EVICTION CONTROLS AND RENT REDUCTIONS F…
    21. SEC. 151.21. HURRICANE KATRINA AND HURRICANE RITA TEMPORARY RE…
    22. SEC. 151.22. ELLIS ACT PROVISIONS - STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND E…
    23. SEC. 151.23. ELLIS ACT PROVISIONS - REQUIRED NOTICE.
    24. SEC. 151.24. ELLIS ACT PROVISIONS - NOTIFICATION TO DEPARTMENT…
    25. SEC. 151.25. ELLIS ACT PROVISIONS - CIVIL PENALTIES FOR OFFERI…
    26. SEC. 151.26. ELLIS ACT PROVISIONS - REGULATION OF PROPERTY ON …
    27. SEC. 151.27. ELLIS ACT PROVISIONS - RE-RENTAL RIGHTS OF DISPLA…
    28. SEC. 151.28. ELLIS ACT PROVISIONS - RENTAL OF REPLACEMENT UNITS.
    29. SEC. 151.29. REGULATION OF LEASES IN MOBILEHOME PARKS.
    30. SEC. 151.30. EVICTIONS FOR OWNER, FAMILY, OR RESIDENT MANAGER …
    31. SEC. 151.31. TENANT BUYOUT NOTIFICATION PROGRAM.
    32. SEC. 151.32. PROHIBITION ON RENT INCREASES.
    33. SEC. 151.33. TENANT ANTI-HARASSMENT.
    34. SEC. 151.34. TEMPORARY SETTING OF AUTOMATIC RENT ADJUSTMENTS A…
    35. SEC. 151.35. SEVERABILITY.
    36. SEC. 152.00. TITLE.
    37. SEC. 152.01. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.
    38. SEC. 152.02. DEFINITIONS.
    39. SEC. 152.03. PROCEDURE FOR UNDERTAKING PRIMARY RENOVATION WORK.
    40. SEC. 152.04. NOTICE AND SERVICE REQUIREMENTS.
    41. SEC. 152.05. PERMANENT RELOCATION ASSISTANCE.
    42. SEC. 152.06. TEMPORARY RELOCATION AND TEMPORARY REPLACEMENT HO…
    43. SEC. 152.07. REMEDIES.
    44. SEC. 152.08. AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION TO REGULATE.
    45. SEC. 153.00. TITLE.
    46. SEC. 153.01. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.
    47. SEC. 153.02. DEFINITIONS.
    48. SEC. 153.03. FILING OF COMPLAINT FOR HEP, NOTIFICATION OF LAND…
    49. SEC. 153.04. LANDLORD’S OPTIONS.
    50. SEC. 153.05. REFERRAL OF PROPERTY.
    51. SEC. 153.06. REVIEW OF HEP.
    52. SEC. 154.00. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.
    53. SEC. 154.01. DEFINITIONS.
    54. SEC. 154.02. SCOPE.
    55. SEC. 154.03. PENALTIES.
    56. SEC. 154.04. DUTIES OF THE LOS ANGELES HOUSING DEPARTMENT.
    57. SEC. 155.00. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.
    58. SEC. 155.01. DEFINITIONS.
    59. SEC. 155.02. DELINQUENT UTILITY BILL REFERRAL PROCEDURES.
    60. SEC. 155.03. ACCEPTANCE INTO UMP.
    61. SEC. 155.04. APPEALS.
    62. SEC. 155.05. ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF UMP ACCOUNT.
    63. SEC. 155.06. EXPENDITURE OF UMP ESCROW ACCOUNT FUNDS BY THE DE…
    64. SEC. 155.07. REMOVAL FROM UMP.
    65. SEC. 155.08. TENANT OUTREACH AND INFORMATION.
    66. SEC. 155.09. UTILITY SHUT-OFF.
    67. SEC. 155.10. SEVERABILITY.
  4. Chapter XVI

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