Los Angeles Landlords Must Pay Tenant Relocation Fees If Rent Rises Too Much

Stickers advocating for rent cancellation are pasted to a light fixture in front of Los Angeles City Hall on Nov. 8, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

The Los Angeles City Council adopted an ordinance Feb. 7 requiring landlords to pay relocation assistance to tenants in Los Angeles who move out following certain rent increases.

Under the city ordinance, if a landlord increases rent by more than 10 percent or the Consumer Price Index plus 5 percent, the landlord must pay the tenant three times the fair market rent for relocation assistance, plus $1,411 in moving costs.