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City attorney settles lawsuits over illegal short‑term rentals, orders penalties and bans on home‑sharing at affected properties
Summary
Los Angeles City Attorney Heidi Feldstein Soto said her office settled suits alleging illegal short‑term rentals and party house ordinance violations at a complex that hosted over 3,000 nights of unlawful stays; settlements include civil penalties and prohibitions on future home‑sharing at properties managed or owned by the litigants.
Los Angeles City Attorney Heidi Feldstein Soto announced settlements in lawsuits alleging illegal short‑term rentals and party house ordinance violations at a multiunit complex.
According to the attorney's office, operators facilitated illegal short‑term rentals for more than 3,000 nights beginning in late 2020, resulting in increased nuisance activity and neighbor complaints. The settlements require the litigants to pay civil penalties and prohibit them from violating the city's home‑sharing ordinance at properties they manage or own.
City materials said the housing at the complex falls under the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance, which the office said bars the complex from participating in the city's home‑sharing ordinance. The City Attorney's news item directs readers to cityattorney.lacity.gov for more information on the settlement terms.
The recorded segment did not specify the dollar amount of the civil penalties or identify the complex by name during the remarks.
