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Overview of Access to Resources/Legal Professional
Jurisdic�ons Access to Resources Access to Legal Professional Bell Gardens • No�cing requirement – Landlords are required to provide tenants with a no�ce of tenant rights prior to or at the �me of agreeing to rent or lease agreement.
• The City’s website provides a video/presenta�on on the local rent stabiliza�on ordinance.
• Aggrieved landlords and tenants have access to a hearing officer.
Beverly Hills • The City’s website has rent stabiliza�on guide as well as video. • The City has a Rent Stabiliza�on Commission that acts as an advisory board to the City Council on maters rela�ng to the Rent Stabiliza�on Ordinance. The commission is composed of six (6) members and three (3) alternates appointed by the city council, all of whom shall be residents of the City. The commission has two (2) landlords, who own one or mor e residen�al rental proper�es within the City, two (2) tenants, and two (2) members who are not tenants or managers of an apartment building, and each of whom does not directly control or have a fi n a n c i a l i n t e r e s t o f fi v e p e r c e n t ( 5 % ) o r m o r e i n a m u l �-family residen�al rental property (apartment building) either within or outside of the City.
• The City Manager appoints a Hearing Officer for media�on of landlord- tenant disputes.
Claremont • The City’s website provides referral for third party community- based organiza�ons including Stay Housed LA & Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County.
Culver City • The City’s webpage has FAQs and a video summarizing local rent control and tenant protec�on ordinance.
• The City has landlord-tenant media�on board to provide confiden�al and privileged forum for resolu�on of disputes and builds and strengthens communica�on between landlords and tenants. • Aggrieved landlords and tenants can request a hearing before a hearing officer
Glendale • The City’s website provides comprehensive overview of the City’s Rental Rights Program including FAQs.
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• The City’s website provides referral for third party community- based organiza�ons including Stay Housed LA, Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County, Housing Rights Center, & Home Again LA.
Long Beach • No�cing requirement – Landlords are required to provide tenants with a no�ce atached as an addendum to lease or rental
agreement providing informa�on on rent cap & requirement of statement of just cause in any no�ce to terminate a tenancy. • The City’s webpage provides informa�on on resources like mul�- service center & Long Beach resource line. Addi�onally, the City’s website provides referral for third party community-based organiza�ons including Stay Housed LA, Fair Housing Founda�on, & Legal Aid Founda�on.
• The City partners with Stay Housed LA & Fair Housing Founda�on to provide support and resources to tenants.
Pasadena • No�cing requirement –
- No�ce on local regula�ons including tenant rights to be posted on the property.
• Landlords required to distribute mul�-lingual landlord/tenant rights informa�on sheet that includes links to appropriate websites, housing and community development division, and city's housing media�on contractor to all tenants.
• Landlords & tenants have access to Rental Housing Board (RHB). • Landlords & tenants have access to Hearing Officer appointed by RHB.
County of
Los Angeles
• No�cing requirement –
- Landlords are required to provide tenants with a no�ce of tenant rights prior to or at the �me of agreeing to rent or lease agreement.
- Addi�onally, no�ces are required to be posted on the
property.
• The County’s website provides referral for third party community- based organiza�ons including Stay Housed LA – Evic�on Defense Program.
• The County establishes a landlord -tenant media�on panel to mediate landlord-tenant disputes.
• The County establishes Rental Oversight Commission to enforce regula�ons on rental housing. The Rental Housing Oversight Commission consists of nine (9) members, all of whom are appointed by the Board of Supervisors (Board) of the County of Los Angeles and serve at the discre�on of the Board.
• Any Landlord or Tenant who receives a No�ce of Administra�ve Fine may request an administra�ve hearing before a hearing officer in accordance with County Code, Chapter 1.25.2.
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Summary of Regula�ons on Overview of Access to Resources/Legal Professional
Jurisdic�ons Regula�ons
Bell Gardens
(Rent
Stabilization
Chapter &
Tenant
Protections
Chapter
effective since
October 2022)
• Aggrieved landlords and tenants have access to hearing officer.
• The City’s website provides a video/presenta�on on the local rent stabiliza�on ordinance.
• Per BGMC Sec�ons 5.63.070(A) & 5.62.100 (A) (No�ces to Tenants- Mandatory No�ces to Tenants), Landlords must provide to each tenant, prior to, or at the �me of, agreeing to rent or lease a covered rental unit, a no�ce of tenant rights under this chapter. The department shall publish a form no�ce of tenant rights in English and other frequently spoken languages.
Landlords must provide the form no�ce in the following circumstances. - When entering into a rental agreement, by including a copy of the form no�ce as an exhibit or atachment to the writen rental agreement;
- When renewing a rental agreement; and
- When providing no�ce of a rent increase or decrease in a covered rental unit.
Beverly Hills
(Revised Rent
Stabilization
Regulations
effective since
February
2017)
• Ar�cle 5, Sec�on 2-2-501 of Beverly Hills Municipal Code (BHMC) establishes a Rent Stabiliza�on Commission that acts as an advisory board to the City Council on maters rela�ng to the Rent Stabiliza�on Ordinance. The commission is composed of six (6) members and three (3) alternates appointed by the city council, all of whom shall be residents of the City. The commission has two (2) landlords, who own one or more residen�al rental proper�es within the City, two (2) tenants, and two (2) members who are not tenants or managers of an apartment building, and each of whom does not directly control or have a financial interest of five percent (5%) or more in a mul� -family residen�al rental property (apartment building) either within or outside of the City.
• Per Sec�on 4-5-401 of BHMC, a hearing officer designated by the City manager shall have the power and authority to:
- Receive complaints from landlords for special rent increase beyond what is permited in the chapter based on hardship;
- Hear disputes and disagreements on status of a tenant as building manager, validity or amount of any capital expenditure surcharge collected or proposed to be charged by the landlord pursuant to BHMC Sec�on 4-5-304 or 4-5-308, validity and/or amount of any u�lity surcharge collected or proposed to be charged by a landlord pursuant to BHMC Sec�on 4-5-306 or 4-5-308, refusal by a tenant to make capital expenditures to the interior of their unit, and disagreement on distribu�on of a reloca�on fee deposited into escrow pursuant to BHMC Sec�on 4-5-604.
Claremont
(Just Cause
• The City of Claremont’s webpage provides referral to Evic�on Assistance – Stay Housed LA, which is an online resource for LA area tenants facing evic�on. Tenant can visit the agency’s website to atend an online educa�onal workshop, connect ATTACHMENT 6 - 4
Eviction
Ordinance
effective since
June 2023)
with a legal services provider, or join a community organiza�on. Resources on the website are available in English and Spanish. Tenants who receive a no�ce or unlawful detainer can seek legal aid immediately.
• Addi�onally, City of Claremont’s webpage provides referral to Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County (NLS-LA) that provides free legal services to low-income residents within LA County. The agency's professional staff and volunteers help people navigate through the court system, from filling out the appropriate forms, develop self-help skills and other tools to allow clients to solve their own problems and train people for legal proceedings. The agency provides assistance with small claims, evic�ons, family law and other civil li�ga�on.
Culver City
(Rent Control
Ordinance &
Tenant
Protections
Ordinance
effective since
October 2020)
• Culver City has a landlord-tenant media�on board that provides confiden�al and privileged forum for resolu�on of disputes and builds and strengthens communica�on between landlords and tenants (CCMC Sec�on 15.09.005).
• Media�on sessions provided by the Landlord -Tenant Media�on Boar d provide a confiden�al and privileged forum for discussion and resolu�on of disputes rela�ng to rent increases, or any other maters authorized by the bylaws of the Landlord-Tenant Media�on Bylaws (“Bylaws” – that is approved and adopted by resolu�on of the City Council), and to educate the par�es about the landlord-tenant rela�onship.
• Any person who receives an administra�ve cita�on may request an administra�ve hearing before a hearing officer in accordance with Chapter 1.02 of Culver City Municipal Code.
• The City’s webpage has FAQs and a video summarizing local rent control and tenant protec�on ordinance.
Glendale
(Ordinance
#6019
effective since
March 2024)
• The City of Glendale’s webpage provides informa�on on the City’s Rental Rights Program and includes an “FAQ” page providing informa�on on reloca�on assistance and rent increase.
• The City of Glendale’s webpage provides referral to Evic�on Assistance – Stay Housed LA, which is an online resource for LA area tenants facing evic�on. Tenant can visit the agency’s website to atend an online educa�onal workshop, connect with a legal services provider, or join a community organiza�on.
• City of Glendale’s webpage provides referral to Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County (NLS-LA) that provides free legal services to low -income residents within LA County. The agency's professional staff and volunteers help people navigate through the court system, from filling out the appropriate forms, develop self-help skills and other tools to allow clients to solve their own problems and train people for legal proceedings. The agency provides assistance with small claims, evic�ons, family law and other civil li�ga�on.
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• The City’s website also provides informa�on on Home Again LA that offers shelter services for unhoused families along with outreach services & rapid rehousing in partnership with the City.
• Addi�onally, the City’s website provides informa�on on Housing Rights Center, which provides e duca�on and outreach programs on fair housing laws , help locate opportuni�es for affordable housing, senior housing, and veteran housin g throughout Los Angeles and Ventura County, as well as access to housing counselors who provide informa�on on tenant- landlord rights and obliga�ons, including topics like security deposits, evic�ons, repairs, rent increases, and harassment.
Long Beach
(Tenant
Relocation
Assistance
Ordinance
effective since
June 2019)
• Per LBMC Sec�on 8.99.020(g), An owner of residen�al real property subject to LBMC Chapter 8.99 shall provide a writen no�ce to the tenant atached as an addendum to lease or rental agreement informing that:
"California law limits the amount your rent can be increased. See Section 1947.12 of the Civil Code for more information.
California law also provides that after all of the tenants have continuously and lawfully occupied the property for 12 months or more or at least one of the tenants has continuously and lawfully occupied the property for 24 months or more, a landlord must provide a statement of cause in any notice to terminate a tenancy. See Section 1946.2 of the Civil Co de for more information."
• The City of Long Beach’s webpage provides informa�on on following city resources:
- Long Beach Resource line to providing access to local, City and community resources. - Mul�-Service Center to provide support to people facing hom elessness by connec�ng them with case management, housing services, medical services through a clinic, obtaining iden�fica�on, employment assistance, mental health support, safe parking program, and more.
- Housing Authority of the City of Long Beach that administers the City’s Rental Housing Assistance Programs, which primarily includes the Housing Choice Voucher Sec�on 8 Program (HCV). These programs are designed to provide rental subsidies and other financial assistance to low-income individuals and families, the elderly, and the disabled.
• The City of Long Beach’s webpage provides informa�on on following addi�onal resources:
- Fair Housing Founda�on – The City partners with The Fair Housing Founda�on, which provides counseling related to housing dis crimina�on claims, tenant rights, habitability issues and evic�ons among other tenancy -related problems and offers referrals for other agencies. Community members can reach out to an FHF representa�ve who can help navigate issues one-on-one.
- Legal Aid Founda�on of Los Angeles, a nonprofit law firm that offers legal aid as well as self -help resources on a variety of issues to protect and advance the rights of people with income less than 125% of the federal poverty guidelines.
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• The City partners with Stay Housed LA, which is an online resource for LA area tenants facing evic�on and provides access to educa�on workshops and legal clinics. Tenant can visit the agency’s website to atend an online educa�onal workshop, connect with a legal services provider, or join a community organiza�on.
Pasadena
(Pasadena
Charter
Amendment
effective since
December
2022)
• Pursuant to PMC Sec�on 1806(e), For every Property containing Rental Units subject to this Ar�cle, the Landlord shall post a no�ce on a form prepared and authorized by the Rental Board, providing informa�on about the existence of this Ar�cle.
No�ce must be posted in a conspicuous loca�on in the lobby of the Property, near a mailbox used by all Tenants, or in or near a public entrance to the Property. The no�ce shall be writen in English and Spanish, and in any other languages as required by the Rental Board.
• Pasadena City Council appoints a 11-member Rental Housing Board (RHB) as part of the adop�on of Measure H. RHB has the authority to establish rent increases, produce writen no�ces and publish forms for no�cing to current and prospec�ve tenants, establish and maintain a rental registry, establish rules and regula�ons related to rent control, and enforcement of the Charter Amendment. Addi�onally, RHB appoints hearing officers to conduct hearings on Pe��ons for Individual Rent Adjustment pursuant to this Ar�cle XVIII. Tenants and Landlords have access to RHB.
• Pursuant to PMC Sec�on 9.75.050 - Distribu�on of mul� -lingual landlord/tenant rights informa�on sheet: Landlords or property owners shall be required to provide to each exis�ng tenant, a one- page informa�on sheet, which outlines the provisions of th is chapter. The informa�on sheet will be mul� -lingual, with languages to be determined at the sole discre�on of the city. The sheet shall also include, but not be limited to the following informa�on: links to appropriate web- sites, housing and communit y development division, and city's housing media�on contractor. The city's housing department shall prepare the informa�on sheet.
- The City of Pasadena’s webpage provides informa�on on the City’s charter amendment and provides informa�on on reloca�on assistance as well as informa�on on workshops for educa�ng landlords and tenants on their rights.
County of Los
Angeles (LA
County Rent
Stabilization
and Tenant
Protections
Ordinance
(RSTPO)
effective since
• LACC Chapter 8.56 establishes a Landlord-Tenant Media�on Panel to mediate disputes between landlords and tenants regarding a no�ce of rental increase that is claimed to be excessive or unjus�fied as well as no�ce of termina�on served upon a tenant pursuant to Civil Code Sec�on 1946.
- Pursuant to LACC Sec�on 8.56.080, All panel members shall have completed training from the Federal Media�on Concilia�on Service or such other professional training agency as designated by the director of the community development department and shall have been rated as qualified by such agency. - Pursuant to LACC Sec�on 8.56.130, u pon receipt of a writen pe��on for media�on, st aff shall hold an informal consulta�on with the affected tenant in person or by telephone. - Pursuant to LACC Sec�on 8.56.140, if the pe��on for media�on is not withdrawn following informal consulta�on, staff may set an ini�al media�on hearing to be conducted by a panel member assigned by the director or his designee.
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September
2021)
- Pursuant to LACC Sec�on 8.56.150, in cases where ini�al -step media�on does not result in an agreement, the media�on hearing shall be con�nued to a second-step media�on. A second-step media�on hearing may be set at the discre�on of the director or his designee in any other case following informal consulta�on. The director or designee shall assign three panel members for such hearing. The assigned members shall include one landlord, one tenant, and one neutral party.
- If no agreement is reached in a second -step media�on hearing, the media�on process shall terminate, and the mediators shall, within seven days a�er termina�on of the hearing, file with the department a brief report summarizing the media�on hearing. Such report shall be served upon all par�es to the hearing upon request. • LACC Chapter 8.64 establishes a Rental Housing Oversight Commission (appointed by Board of Supervisors) that regularly holds scheduled mee�ngs co nsistent with California Government Code sec�ons 54950 et seq (B r own Act) . Pur suan t t o LACC Sec�on 8.64.050, the commission shall have the following powers:
- Enforce the procedures and guidelines approved by the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (Department) to aid in the implementa�on of County Code, Chapters 8.52 and 8.57. - Authority to hear, determine and review the administra�ve decisions made by the Department in its review of applica�ons submited by renters and owners related to County Code, Chapters 8.52 and 8.57, including but not limited to, appeals of determina�ons regarding:
Allowable rent increases; and
Allowable adjustments to the maximum allowable rent increase. - Authority to conduct hearings and render decisions on mobilehome park reloca�on impact reports, pursuant to County Code, Chapter 8.57.
- Authority to take other ac�ons delegated by the Board.
• Any Landlord or Tenant who receives a No�ce of Administra�ve Fine may request an administra�ve hearing before a hearing officer in accordance with County Code, Chapter 1.25.2.
• LACC Sec�on 8.52.120 ( Mandatory No�ces to Tenants) requires landlords to provide no�ce of tenant rights under LACC Chapter 8.52 to each tenant, prior to, or at the �me of agreeing to rent a fully or par�ally covered rental unit.
• DCBA shall publish a form no�ce of tenant rights in English and other frequently spoken languages. Landlords must provide the form no�ce under following circumstances:
- When entering into a Rental Agreement, by includin g a copy of the f orm no�ce as an e xhibit or atachment to the writen Rental Agreement;
- When renewing a Rental Agreement; and
- When providing no�ce of a Rent increase or decrease in a Fully Covered Rental Unit or a Service Reduc�on.
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• No�ce Regarding Poten�al Pass-Through Costs and Fees. A Landlord shall include language in the Rental Agreement that Tenant may be subject to pass-through costs and fees that have been reviewed and approved by the Department.
• If the Rental Agreement is nego�ated or writen in a language other than English, the Landlord must also provide the form no�ce of Tenant rights in English and the language in which the Rental Agreement was nego�ated or writen.
• Pos�ng on Property. A Landlord must post a copy of the form no�ce of Tenant rights poster, as published by the Department, in an on-site management office or in accessible area of the Rental Property.
• Per LACC Sec�on 8.52.180, DCBA shall have the authority to contract, in accordance with County contrac�ng rules and procedures, with community based organiza�ons for them to assist in the educa�on and outreach related to Chapter 8.52.
The County’s webpage provides informa�on on Stay Housed LA, which is a free service that provides income eligible tenants in Los Angeles County with informa�on on their rights and resources to help keep them in their homes. This network of assistance includes community organiza�ons that advocate for tenants, legal service providers, and government partners.