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Staff: Ellis Act removals removed 120 rent-stabilized units in West Hollywood (2020—2025); inclusionary production not a 1:1 replacement
Summary
Rent Stabilization Manager Leona Rollins told commissioners that 36 properties used the Ellis Act between 2020 and 2025, removing 120 rent-stabilized units; the city added 736 inclusionary units in the same period but those are not equivalent replacements and are income-targeted differently.
Leona Rollins, the City of West Hollywood's rent stabilization manager, presented a summary on April 23 showing that Ellis Act withdrawals (referred to in staff materials as LSAC) have permanently removed a measurable number of rent-stabilized units and created a structural imbalance with inclusionary housing production.
Rollins told the Rent Stabilization Commission that between Jan. 1, 2020 and Dec. 31, 2025, 36 properties were impacted by Ellis Act withdrawals, resulting in the removal of 120 rent-stabilized units from the rental market. Over the same period the city's inclusionary housing programs produced 736 units, but Rollins cautioned that those units are offered on area median income (AMI) bases and are not…
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