6238 DE LONGPRE AVE

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5% + CPI change, max 10% (whichever is lower), per 12 months; max two increases per 12 months

Requirement

An owner may not raise the gross rental rate over any 12-month period by more than 5 percent plus the local percentage change in cost of living, or 10 percent, whichever is lower. No more than two increments are allowed in a 12-month period for the same tenant. The owner must give notice of increases under Civ. Code § 827.

Evidence

“Subject to subdivision (b), an owner of residential real property shall not, over the course of any 12-month period, increase the gross rental rate for a dwelling or a unit more than 5 percent plus the percentage change in the cost of living, or 10 percent, whichever is lower, of the lowest gross rental rate charged for that dwelling or unit at any time during the 12 months prior to the effective date of the increase.”

Cal. Civ. Code § 1947.12

Key value

Once per 12 months by the allowable rent increase percentage; no utilities add-on since 2026-02-02

Requirement

Rent on RSO units may be increased only once every 12 months by the annual allowable rent increase percentage. Effective February 2, 2026, landlords can no longer add a utilities percentage, and the extra 10% for an added dependent is no longer permitted (10% for an additional non-dependent tenant is still allowed).

Open question: two published effective dates for the new formula (2 February 2026 per LAHD; 24 January 2026 per a landlord association). Flagged for human review.

Evidence

“Effective February 2, 2026, the landlord can no longer include an additional percentage increase for utilities.”

L.A.M.C. ch. XV, art. 1, § 151.00 et seq. (Rent Stabilization Ordinance)

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Ban on using or distributing a common pricing algorithm in a combination/conspiracy to restrain trade, or while coercing adoption of its recommended prices

Requirement

It is unlawful to use or distribute a common pricing algorithm as part of a contract, combination or conspiracy to restrain trade, or to use or distribute one while coercing another person to adopt its recommended price or commercial term.

Evidence

“It shall be unlawful for a person to use or distribute a common pricing algorithm as part of a contract, combination in the form of a trust, or conspiracy to restrain trade or commerce in violation of this chapter.”

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 16729

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Ban on blanket criminal-record exclusions and on considering arrests without convictions

Requirement

Landlords may check criminal history only within strict fair housing limits on what is sought, how it is considered, and what action is taken. Blanket bans on applicants with a criminal record and policies that consider arrests without convictions are prohibited.

Evidence

“Blanket bans on applicants with a criminal record are prohibited, as are policies that consider arrests without convictions.”

Cal. Code Regs. tit. 2, § 12265 (Civil Rights Council regulations, eff. 2020-01-01)

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Ban on source-of-income discrimination (incl. Section 8 / HUD-VASH vouchers); landlords may still ask about the level or source of income

Requirement

Owners may not discriminate against or harass a rental applicant or tenant because of source of income, which includes Section 8 and other housing vouchers and public assistance. Where a government rent subsidy applies, income standards must be based on the tenant's portion of rent, and applicants must be allowed to offer alternative evidence in place of credit history.

Evidence

“For the owner of any housing accommodation to discriminate against or harass any person because of the race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, familial status, source of income, disability, veteran or military status, or genetic information of that person.”

Cal. Gov. Code § 12955

Key value

Prohibition on source-of-income discrimination in renting, terms, and advertising

Requirement

Landlords and others offering or listing housing may not refuse to rent, renew, or terminate a tenancy, apply different terms, or advertise preferences based on a person's source of income.

Evidence

“It shall be unlawful for any person offering for rent, renting, or listing any housing accommodation to do or attempt to do any of the following:”

L.A.M.C. § 45.67

Key value

$30 per applicant, adjustable annually for CPI increases beginning January 1, 1998

Requirement

A landlord may charge an application screening fee only up to actual out-of-pocket costs plus the reasonable value of time spent, and never more than $30 per applicant (CPI-adjustable). No fee may be charged when no unit is or will soon be available. The landlord must offer either first-come-first-served screening or a refund to unselected applicants, and must give an itemized receipt and a copy of any credit report.

Evidence

“In no case shall the amount of the application screening fee charged by the landlord or their agent be greater than thirty dollars ($30) per applicant.”

Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.6

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Maximum deposit of 1 month's rent (2 months' rent for qualifying small landlords)

Requirement

A landlord may not demand or receive security in excess of one month's rent, in addition to first month's rent. The landlord must return the deposit with an itemized statement within 21 calendar days after the tenant vacates, and may not label any deposit 'nonrefundable'.

Evidence

“Except as provided in paragraph (2), (3), or (5), a landlord shall not demand or receive security, however denominated, in an amount or value in excess of an amount equal to one month’s rent, in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy.”

Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5

Key value

Annual interest on deposits held 1+ year at the RAC-set rate (or actual interest earned)

Requirement

Landlords subject to Civ. Code § 1950.5 must pay tenants interest annually on security deposits held for at least one year. The landlord uses either the Rent Adjustment Commission's annual rate or the actual interest earned, and pays it as a payment or a rent credit.

Evidence

“A landlord who is subject to the provisions of Section 1950.5 of the California Civil Code shall pay annually interest on all security deposits held for at least one year for their tenants as follows:”

L.A.M.C. § 151.06.02 B

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Just cause required after 12 months' occupancy; no-fault relocation = 1 month's rent (or waiver of final month's rent)

Requirement

After a tenant has continuously and lawfully occupied a unit for 12 months, the owner may terminate only for a stated at-fault or no-fault just cause. For no-fault terminations the owner must pay one month's rent as relocation assistance or waive the final month's rent.

Evidence

“(a) Notwithstanding any other law, after a tenant has continuously and lawfully occupied a residential real property for 12 months, the owner of the residential real property shall not terminate a tenancy without just cause, which shall be stated in the written notice to terminate tenancy.”

Cal. Civ. Code § 1946.2

Key value

Eviction only for listed at-fault or no-fault just causes; relocation assistance owed for no-fault evictions

Requirement

Landlords may not terminate covered tenancies without just cause and must pay relocation assistance for no-fault evictions. At-fault reasons include nonpayment, uncured lease violations, nuisance or damage, and illegal use. No-fault reasons include owner or family move-in, demolition or removal from the rental market, and government vacate orders.

Evidence

“It prohibits terminations of tenancies without just cause and requires relocation assistance for no-fault evictions.”

L.A. Mun. Code § 165.00 et seq. (Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance)

Key value

Eligible tenant: $11,000 (<3 yrs) / $14,400 (3+ yrs or low income); Qualified tenant: $23,150 / $27,400; one month's rent for JCO single-family dwellings owned by natural persons. Valid July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027.

Requirement

Landlords evicting for a tenant not-at-fault reason must file a Declaration of Intent to Evict with LAHD before serving notice, and must pay relocation assistance per unit within 15 days of serving the notice. Amounts depend on eligible or qualified status, length of tenancy and income.

Evidence

“All tenant not- at-fault evictions require payment of relocation assistance and the filing of a Declaration of Intent to Evict form with the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) before evicting tenants from units covered by the Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) or the Just Cause Ordinance (JCO).”

L.A.M.C. §§ 151.09, 165.03, 165.06; L.A.M.C. §§ 47.06-47.07