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Council adopts permanent ban on ‘renoviction’ evictions; provides pathway for legitimate repairs
Summary
The City Council adopted an ordinance closing the substantial-remodel loophole landlords used to evict tenants for renovations (so-called "renovictions") and set a timeline for the housing department to issue implementing regulations to enable legitimate repairs without displacing tenants.
The Los Angeles City Council on July 1 voted to adopt a permanent ordinance intended to stop ‘renovictions’—evictions that landlords carry out purportedly to renovate units and then re-rent them at higher rents. The council adopted the city attorney’s ordinance transmittal and amendments that clarify landlords’ ability to perform legitimate repairs while protecting tenant stability.
Councilmember Bob Blumenfield, who led the item, said the ordinance creates a clear pathway for renovations that “works for…
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