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Committee directs city attorney to tighten RSO transition wording to block utility surcharge increases
Summary
The committee voted 4‑0 to request the city attorney draft an amendment clarifying that rent‑increase notices taking effect on or after the RSO formula effective date cannot include additional utility surcharges; housing staff said their website guidance reflected the ordinance's Feb. 2 effective date and would be updated if council amends it.
The Housing and Homelessness Committee voted Jan. 14 to direct the city attorney to draft an ordinance amending subsection d of Los Angeles Municipal Code section 151.06’s transition provisions so that rent increases taking effect on or after the ordinance’s effective date cannot include an additional utility‑based increase.
Council member discussion and public comments centered on whether notices served before the ordinance’s effective date could still take effect after that date and therefore capture a utility ‘‘bump.’’ Christina Boyer,…
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