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Legal Issues Impacting Your Property
Los Angeles Rent Control Property (RSO) Requires Interest To Be Paid On Security Deposits
On each yearly anniversary, the landlord is to pay the tenant interest on the security deposit collected. This should be in the form of a check mailed to your tenant. Click the link to find out interest rate for the current and past years. Security Interest
Where There Has Been A Change of Ownership Or Management, A Specific Form Must Be Sent To Your Tenants
Failure to send this form will result in a loss of your eviction case. Click the link to find this form.
Protect Your Vacant Property From Trespassers
An alarming amount of incidents have occurred where thieves break into your vacant unit and attempt to establish residency. Click below for the forms you can use to prevent these occurrances.
You Cannot Serve A Notice To Pay Rent Unless It Exceeds The Threshold In The City Of Los Angeles And Unincorporated Areas Of Los Angeles County.
The Law Regarding Security Deposits
Reduction of Services to an RSO Tenant
If you reduce services to an RSO tenant, you must give a corresponding decrease in rent. An example would be if you requested that the tenant not park on the premises. This would require a 30 day notice to change the terms of the tenancy where the rent reduction is listed. The City of Los Angeles has a chart of guidelines as to what the amount of the deduction should be. Click Here For The Chart
A Guide To Residential Tenants' and Landlords' Rights and Responsibilities
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