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3 times the greater of current rent or move-out-year LA County fair market rent (similar-size unit), plus $2,000. Applies: Demolition or substantial remodel (5+ unit parcels only), owner, relative or manager move-in, permanent rental withdrawal, or government vacate order; doubled for qualified tenants.
§ 9.30.035 · code textthe landlord shall pay a relocation fee in the amount of the product of three times the greater of the amount of the current rent or the fair market rent as established by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for a rental unit of similar size of that being vacated in Los Angeles County during the year the unit is vacated, plus $2,000 -
3 times the rent after the increase stated in the landlord's rent increase notice. Applies: Tenant chooses to leave after a rent increase over 7% in 12 months (up to 15% with banked increases); doubled for qualified tenants.
§ 9.30.035 · code textthe landlord shall pay a relocation fee equal to the product of three times the amount of the rent after the rent increase set forth in the rent increase notice by the landlord
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No eviction relocation fee when, before renting, the tenant got written notice that a condominium, stock cooperative or community apartment subdivision application was on file or approved and the building would be demolished or relocated, and the eviction is for demolition/remodel or removal from rental use
§ 9.30.035 · code textThe tenant received written notice, prior to entering into a written or oral tenancy agreement, that an application to subdivide the property for condominium, stock cooperative or community apartment purposes was on file with the city or had already been approved, whichever the case may be, and that the existing building would be demolished or relocated in connection with the proposed new subdivision, and the termination of tenancy is based on the grounds set forth in subsection G or I of Section 9.30.030. -
No eviction relocation fee when, before renting, the tenant got written notice that an application to convert the building to a condominium, stock cooperative or community apartment was on file or approved, and the eviction is for demolition/remodel or removal from rental use
§ 9.30.035 · code textThe tenant received written notice, prior to entering into a written or oral agreement to become a tenant, that an application to convert the building to a condominium, stock cooperative or community apartment project was on file with the city or had already been approved, whichever the case may be, and the termination of tenancy is based on the grounds set forth in subsection G or I of Section 9.30.030. -
No fee if a new resident manager replaces the current one in that unit; landlord, spouse, children, parents don't count.
§ 9.30.035 · code textThe landlord seeks in good faith to recover possession of the rental unit for use and occupancy by a resident manager, provided that the resident manager is replacing the existing resident manager in the same unit. -
No fee when the landlord follows a government vacate order over hazards from a natural disaster or act of God.
§ 9.30.035 · code textThe landlord seeks in good faith to recover possession of the rental unit in order to comply with a governmental agency's order to vacate the building housing the rental unit due to hazardous conditions caused by a natural disaster or act of God. -
No fee when another government agency pays the tenant relocation assistance equal to or more than this fee.
§ 9.30.035 · code textThe tenant receives, as part of the eviction, relocation assistance from another government agency, and such amount is equal to or greater than the amount provided for by Section 9.30.035. -
No relocation fee when a tenant moves out after a rent increase above the non-relocation increase (more than 7% in 12 months; banked increases can raise that limit up to 15%) if the unit received a certificate of occupancy after February 1, 1995
§ 9.30.035 · code textSubsection B of this section shall not apply, and a relocation fee shall not be required to be paid, as to any rental unit that received a certificate of occupancy after February 1, 1995.
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