Glendale Rental Laws Require Expert Property Management

However, recently the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors enacted a COVID-19 Tenant Protections Resolution that significantly impacts landlords’ rights included in Glendale’s Rental Rights Program. Specifically, the LA County COVID-19 Tenant Protections Resolution changed many of the legal reasons for evictions allowed by the City of Glendale under the Just Cause Eviction Ordinance. See the Just Cause Eviction section of this page for further details.

If you have questions about whether your property is included in this law or exempt, we can help you.

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This was enacted to provide stability and minimize the effects of displacement caused by significant or excessive rent increases.

As the owner, you can determine the amount of rent and the increase that you will impose as long as that increase is in compliance with the statewide rent control laws (and your property is not exempt from statewide rent control laws).

Owners can get into trouble with the notice periods they must provide regarding increases and failure to offer a lease for another year. Talk to us at RentalHouse Management to ensure you don’t make an expensive mistake.

Some of the most common reasons for evictions before the pandemic were:

• Failure to pay rent
• Lease violations
• Criminal activity in the home
• Excessive damage to the property
• Failure to permit a landlord to enter with cause

Recently Los Angeles County’s COVID-19 Tenant Protections Resolution has significantly limited the legal reasons for an eviction for all rental units.

Based on Los Angeles County’s COVID-19 Tenant Protections Resolution, a landlord cannot evict for any of the following reasons if related to COVID-19:

• Non-payment of Rent, restrictions apply
• Nuisance (through May 31, 2022)
• Unauthorized Occupants (through May 31, 2022)
• Unauthorized Pets (through May 31, 2022)

Additionally, based on Los Angeles County’s COVID-19 Tenant Protections Resolution a landlord cannot evict for some no-fault reasons such as evicting a tenant in order to perform a substantial remodel to the rental unit.

However, based on Los Angeles County’s COVID-19 Tenant Protections Resolution a Landlord can evict a tenant if the Landlord or Landlord’s family member wishes to move into the unit, but only under very specific circumstances, which change depending on the date of the eviction.

We encourage all owners to seek the legal advice of a competent attorney before starting an eviction and read the text of the laws, linked above. Particularly pay attention to the rules governing the dates and circumstances under which a landlord may enter a rental unit, as the LA County’s COVID-19 Tenant Protections Resolution allows for a tenant to deny entry to the landlord if certain conditions are met.

Terminating a tenancy is no longer as easy as canceling a lease. There’s a process that needs to be followed – even if your tenant hasn’t paid rent. When you’re looking for someone to help you stay compliant with the ever changing laws, our experts at RentalHouse Property Management can be an invaluable resource.

Relocation assistance is money the landlord must pay to their tenants. The dollar amount of the relocation assistance that needs to be paid because of a rent increase depends on the number of units on the parcel, how long the tenant has lived in the unit, the tenant’s income level, and the proposed rent. The relocation assistance ranges from three (3) times current rent all the way up to six (6) times proposed rent.

In addition to relocation assistance due for rent increases over 7%, Glendale landlords are also required to provide financial relocation assistance when they must evict a tenant due to certain “no fault” reasons:

• Landlord or landlord’s family member is moving into the property
• Property becomes non-habitable due to renovations or demolition
• Property is converting to a commercial use

There are few exemptions.

The relocation assistance amount you must pay for “no fault” evictions will depend on the number of bedrooms and existing fair market rents per the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The relocation assistance amount, according to Glendale’s Relocation Assistance Program, will be two (2) times fair market rent plus $1000.

Even If your unit is exempt from Glendale’s Relocation Assistance Program, you may still have to pay relocation assistance. According to Los Angeles County’s COVID-19 Tenant Protections Resolution, if you meet the narrow criteria to evict a tenant based on owner/family move-ins, you will have to pay relocation assistance per Section 8.52.110 of the County Code and DCBA’s Policies and Procedures. See here for amounts.

We know how to make the financial relocation assistance process as stress-free as possible. When you need to relocate your tenant, RentalHouse Property Management is your best solution to facilitate the process.