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Gardena Rent Mediation Board reviews 2025 activity; updated booklet available online and at city hall
Summary
Rent Mediation Board members told the City Council the board has handled 24 applications since January 2025 and that the updated rent mediation booklet and ordinance amendments (March 2025) are available online and at City Hall.
Members of Gardena’s Rent Mediation Board presented an overview of the board’s functions and recent activity to the City Council on June 24, noting an updated mediation booklet and ordinance amendments to improve efficiency.
Board members said Chapter 14.04 of the Gardena Municipal Code requires owners to provide a copy of the Gardena rent mediation and hearing procedures booklet to every residential tenant and that the booklet was updated in March 2025 to reflect state law and procedural improvements. Printed copies are available at no charge at City Hall and an electronic version is posted on the city website.
Since January 2025 the board reported receiving 24 applications: nine denied, two resolved through mediation, four resolved before mediation, and nine pending in the review phase. The board explained its composition — 15 members total, including five owner representatives, five tenant representatives and five at-large members — and identified the city liaison staff member.
What residents should know: Board members said tenants or owners with questions about rental increases can contact the City Manager's Office at (310) 217-9503 for information and forms.
The council thanked the board for its long service; one board member noted his tenure dating to 1988 and pointed to continuity across decades.
