Just-Cause Evictions Permitted by the Ordinance
Post date: Jul 26, 2016 5:53:12 AM
Nearly all residential units in the City of West Hollywood are covered by the eviction section of the Ordinance, whether the units are rent-stabilized or not. The Ordinance restricts tenant evictions to certain causes:
Nonpayment of rent;
Creating a nuisance or using a rental unit for illegal purposes;
Subleasing without the landlord's permission;
Failure to provide the landlord with reasonable access;
Violating written terms of tenancy with certain exceptions under the Ordinance (see below);
Failure to renew a lease if given proper notice to renew before the lease-term expires and the lease has gone month-to-month.
Termination of employment for an on-site manager or other employee who was given the unit as part of his or her employment and was not a tenant on the same property prior to employment.
Whenever a landlord files an eviction action against a tenant, it is necessary to send a copy of the Summons and Complaint to the Rent Stabilization and Housing Department within five (5) days of service upon the tenant. Please consult the Ordinance for details on eviction regulations.
Tenants who have rent-paying roommates should be warned: you are subject to the same limits on asking your roommate to leave as your landlord's limits on terminating your tenancy. If you are considering having a roommate, be sure to screen roommates carefully and establish written terms of tenancy before they move-in. Click here for more information on roommates under the Ordinance.
Tenants may also be relocated through no fault of their own for a landlord or relative to occupy the unit, for repairs ordered for health or safety reasons, following foreclosure, or when the property is being removed from the rental market. Read more
Information from West Hollywood Rent Stabilization Ordinance website.