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West Hollywood rent-stabilization supervisor reviews tenant protections, AGA and monitoring of 20% inclusionary housing requirement
Summary
Rent Stabilization Division supervisor Gloria Visas reviewed the Rent Stabilization Ordinance (enacted June 27, 1985), explained maintenance standards, just-cause eviction protections, the annual general adjustment (AGA currently 2.25%), and how the city monitors 20% inclusionary housing set-asides or collects in-lieu fees.
Gloria Visas, supervisor of West Hollywood's Rent Stabilization Division, presented an overview of the city's Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) and the division's role in administering tenant protections, hearings and appeals.
"The rent stabilization ordinance became law on June 27th, 1985," Visas said, and she described the ordinance's three primary components: maintenance standards, eviction protections (just-cause) and rent increases tied to an annual general adjustment.
Visas explained that maintenance standards allow tenants to request reduced rent for loss of housing services or lack of maintenance; landlords may request increases for added housing services or based on net operating income. The city provides processes to confirm maximum allowable rents and determine whether a…
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