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Chapter XVI

SEC. 163.02. ELIGIBILITY FOR RELOCATION BENEFITS.

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

A. Any tenant who is displaced or subject to displacement from a residential rental unit as result of an order to vacate or any order requiring the vacation of the residential unit by the Enforcement Agency due to a violation so extensive and of such a nature that the immediate health and safety of the residents is endangered, shall be entitled to relocation benefits payable by the landlord in the amounts prescribed in Section 163.05. The Enforcement Agency shall determine the eligibility of tenants for benefits paid pursuant to this article. (Amended by Ord. No. 184,336, Eff. 7/ 19/16.)

B. No relocation benefits pursuant to this article shall be payable to any tenant who has caused or substantially contributed to the condition giving rise to the order to vacate, as determined by the Enforcement Agency, nor shall any relocation benefits be payable to a tenant if any guest or invitee of the tenant has caused or substantially contributed to the condition giving rise to the order to vacate, as determined by the Enforcement Agency. The Enforcement Agency shall make the determination whether a tenant, tenant’s guest, or invitee caused or substantially contributed to the condition giving rise to the order to vacate at the same time that the order to vacate the tenants is made.

C. A landlord shall not be liable for relocation benefits if the Enforcement Agency determines that the unit or structure became unsafe or hazardous as the result of a fire, flood, earthquake, or other event beyond the control of the landlord and the landlord did not cause or contribute to the condition.

D. In the situations described in Subsections B. and C. of this section, the tenants of units within a multi-unit structure who did not cause or substantially contribute to the uninhabitable condition shall be eligible for relocation benefits from the City if the City elects at its discretion to pay relocation benefits, based on the recommendation from the Enforcement Agency. (Amended by Ord. No. 184,336, Eff. 7/19/16.)

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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
  4. ▸ Chapter XVI
    Overview
    1. SEC. 161.101. TITLE.
    2. SEC. 161.102. PURPOSE.
    3. SEC. 161.103. SEVERABILITY.
    4. SEC. 161.201. GENERAL.
    5. SEC. 161.351. GENERAL.
    6. SEC. 161.352. FEES FOR INSPECTION.
    7. SEC. 161.353. FREQUENCY OF INSPECTION.
    8. SEC. 161.354. NOTICES AND ORDERS.
    9. SEC. 161.355. REINSPECTION.
    10. SEC. 161.356. SMALL OVERPAYMENTS AND UNDERPAYMENTS.
    11. SEC. 161.400. AUTHORITY TO INSPECT.
    12. SEC. 161.401. AUTHORITY TO ADMINISTER AND ENFORCE.
    13. SEC. 161.402. [UNIFORM HOUSING CODE ADOPTED.]
    14. SEC. 161.403. REPRESENTATIVE OF SUPERINTENDENT OF BUILDING.
    15. SEC. 161.404. ENFORCEMENT AGENCY AND GOVERNING BOARD.
    16. SEC. 161.405. AUTHORITY TO SEEK AID AND ASSISTANCE.
    17. SEC. 161.406. REGULATIONS.
    18. SEC. 161.407. AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE.
    19. SEC. 161.408. [CONFLICTING PROVISIONS.]
    20. SEC. 161.409. ISSUANCE AND SERVICE OF ORDERS AND NOTICES.
    21. SEC. 161.410. ARREST AUTHORITY.
    22. SEC. 161.501. ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS OR REPAIRS.
    23. SEC. 161.502. RELOCATION.
    24. SEC. 161.503. PERMITS.
    25. SEC. 161.601. RIGHT OF ENTRY.
    26. SEC. 161.602. PERIODIC INSPECTIONS.
    27. SEC. 161.603. COMPLAINT INSPECTIONS.
    28. SEC. 161.604. NOTICE OF INSPECTION.
    29. § 161.701
    30. SEC. 161.702. ORDERS.
    31. SEC. 161.703. VACANT UNITS.
    32. SEC. 161.704. TIME TO COMPLY.
    33. SEC. 161.801. GENERAL MANAGER’S HEARING.
    34. SEC. 161.802. NOTICE OF GENERAL MANAGER’S HEARING.
    35. SEC. 161.803. CONTINUANCES.
    36. SEC. 161.804. CONDUCT OF THE HEARING.
    37. SEC. 161.805. DECISION.
    38. SEC. 161.806. EVICTIONS.
    39. SEC. 161.807. RENT INCREASES.
    40. SEC. 161.901. FEES.
    41. SEC. 161.902. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
    42. SEC. 161.903. PENALTIES FOR NONPAYMENT.
    43. SEC. 161.904. LIEN.
    44. SEC. 161.905. CIVIL PENALTIES AND FINES.
    45. SEC. 161.906. CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
    46. SEC. 161.907. NO FINE OR PENALTY FOR SEEKING PRE-COMPLIANCE RE…
    47. SEC. 161.1001. GENERAL
    48. SEC. 161.1002. APPEAL OF FEES AND PENALTIES.
    49. SEC. 161.1003. APPEAL OF ZONING ORDER.
    50. SEC. 161.1004. APPEALS TO HOUSING APPEALS BOARD.
    51. SEC. 161.1101. [POSTING AND NOTICE.]
    52. SEC. 161.1201. [EFFECT OF RETALIATION.]
    53. SEC. 162.00. TITLE.
    54. SEC. 162.01. GENERAL.
    55. SEC. 162.02. DEFINITIONS.
    56. SEC. 162.03. REFERRAL TO REAP.
    57. SEC. 162.04. ACCEPTANCE.
    58. SEC. 162.05. RENT REDUCTION.
    59. SEC. 162.06. REAP HEARINGS.
    60. SEC. 162.07. ESCROW ACCOUNT.
    61. SEC. 162.08. TERMINATION OF REAP.
    62. SEC. 162.09. TENANT PROTECTIONS.
    63. SEC. 162.10. CONTACT WITH TENANTS.
    64. SEC. 162.11. RECORDING OF REAP ORDER AND TERMINATION OF REAP.
    65. SEC. 162.12. COLLECTION OF REAP FEES.
    66. SEC. 162.13. SEVERABILITY.
    67. SEC. 163.00. TITLE.
    68. SEC. 163.01. DEFINITIONS.
    69. SEC. 163.02. ELIGIBILITY FOR RELOCATION BENEFITS.
    70. SEC. 163.03. RESPONSIBILITIES OF ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
    71. SEC. 163.04. WHEN RELOCATION BENEFITS ARE REQUIRED TO BE PAID.
    72. SEC. 163.05. AMOUNT OF RELOCATION BENEFITS.
    73. SEC. 163.06. ENFORCEMENT.
    74. SEC. 163.07. PAYMENT OF RELOCATION BENEFITS BY THE CITY.
    75. SEC. 163.08. URGENCY CLAUSE.
    76. SEC. 164.00. TITLE.
    77. SEC. 164.01. PURPOSE AND INTENT.
    78. SEC. 164.02. DEFINITIONS.
    79. SEC. 164.03. RECORDATION OF TRANSFER OF LOAN AND/OR DEED OF TR…
    80. SEC. 164.04. REGISTRATION OF PROPERTIES IN FORECLOSURE.
    81. SEC. 164.05. SPECIAL PROVISIONS WHERE PROPERTY IS ENCUMBERED W…
    82. SEC. 164.06. INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS.
    83. SEC. 164.07. MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES AND ENFORCEMENT OF PROP…
    84. SEC. 164.08. UTILITIES.
    85. SEC. 164.09. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES.
    86. SEC. 164.10. GOVERNMENTAL EXEMPTION.
    87. SEC. 164.11. EXEMPTION FOR NATURAL PERSONS.
    88. SEC. 164.12. APPEALS.
    89. SEC. 164.13. SEVERABILITY.
    90. SEC. 165.00. TITLE.
    91. SEC. 165.01. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.
    92. SEC. 165.02. DEFINITIONS.
    93. SEC. 165.03. JUST CAUSE EVICTIONS.
    94. SEC. 165.04. APPLICABILITY.
    95. SEC. 165.05. NOTICES.
    96. SEC. 165.06. RELOCATION ASSISTANCE.
    97. SEC. 165.07. REMEDIES.
    98. SEC. 165.08. RENT ADJUSTMENT COMMISSION.
    99. SEC. 165.09. RELOCATION ASSISTANCE FOR ECONOMIC DISPLACEMENT.
    100. SEC. 165.10. JUST CAUSE ENFORCEMENT FEE.
    101. SEC. 165.11. CREATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE JUST CAUSE ENF…
    102. SEC. 165.12. SEVERABILITY.
    103. SEC. 166.00. TITLE.
    104. SEC. 166.01. DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.
    105. SEC. 166.02. DEFINITIONS.
    106. SEC. 166.03. RIGHT TO COUNSEL PROGRAM.
    107. SEC. 166.04. REMEDIES.
    108. SEC. 166.05. SEVERABILITY.

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