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Committee approves ban on 'renovictions' and directs housing department to set relocation rules
Summary
The City Council Housing and Homelessness Committee on June 4 voted to bar evictions based solely on substantial remodels and instructed the Los Angeles Housing Department to create rules requiring landlord-paid temporary housing or agreed relocation payments and limiting post-renovation rent increases to state-law amounts.
Los Angeles — The City Council Housing and Homelessness Committee on June 4 approved a measure to bar evictions that are based solely on “substantial remodel” work and instructed the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) to create clear rules for how landlords and tenants should handle renovations that require temporary relocation.
The motion, introduced by Councilmember Bob Blumenfield and approved by the committee, adopts the Los Angeles Housing Department’s recommended “option 1” approach to remove substantial remodel as a termination reason under the city’s Just Cause for Eviction ordinance and directs LAHD to adopt procedures so renovations can proceed without displacing tenants. Councilmembers present voted aye; the roll call recorded three ayes and the item was approved as amended.
The action aims to close what advocates call a “substantial remodel loophole” used to legally remove tenants and then re-rent units at higher rates.…
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