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What this means for a renter at this address on 2026-01-02.

Rent increases

No rule in the supplied law covers this.

Eviction protection

Applies. A landlord may not end a tenancy in covered Los Angeles units without a listed just cause. For no-fault evictions the landlord may have to pay relocation assistance; the protection applies once the tenant has lived in the unit six months or the original lease has expired, whichever comes first. (L.A.M.C. § 165.00 et seq. (Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance))

Security deposit

Applies. A landlord cannot demand or receive security (deposit, fee or charge) above one month's rent, in addition to first month's rent. Small landlords (natural persons or all-natural-person LLCs owning no more than two properties with four units total) may charge up to two months' rent, but not to service members. (Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5)

Application fees

Applies. A landlord may charge an application screening fee of no more than $30 per applicant (adjusted for CPI since 1998), and never more than actual out-of-pocket costs and time spent. No fee may be charged if no unit is available or will be soon, and the landlord must give an itemized receipt and follow first-come screening or refund rules. (Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.6)

Tenant screening

Applies. Landlords may not discriminate against applicants or tenants because of their source of income, including Section 8 vouchers and other government subsidies. Where a government rent subsidy applies, income standards must be based on the portion of rent the tenant pays, and applicants with credit history screening must be allowed to offer alternative evidence of ability to pay. Landlords may still ask about the level or source of income. (Cal. Gov. Code § 12955)

Rent-pricing software

Applies. It is unlawful to use or distribute a common pricing algorithm as part of a contract, combination or conspiracy to restrain trade, or to coerce another person to adopt prices or commercial terms recommended by such an algorithm. A common pricing algorithm is software or other methodology used by two or more persons that uses competitor data to recommend or influence a price. (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 16729 (added by Stats. 2025, ch. 338, A.B. 325))

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Just-cause eviction

Applies

Los Angeles Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance (JCO)

L.A.M.C. § 165.00 et seq. (Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance) · Los Angeles, CA · medium confidence

A landlord may not end a tenancy in covered Los Angeles units without a listed just cause. For no-fault evictions the landlord may have to pay relocation assistance; the protection applies once the tenant has lived in the unit six months or the original lease has expired, whichever comes first.

Key value Eviction only for enumerated at-fault or no-fault reasons; relocation assistance for no-fault evictions

Los Angeles, CA city rule; in force. Coverage conditions are met on the supplied facts.

The JCO does not regulate rent increases; state AB 1482 may limit rent increases in buildings older than 15 years. Units under the RSO are governed by the RSO rather than the JCO.

Source evidence

Los Angeles Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance (JCO)

Citation
L.A.M.C. § 165.00 et seq. (Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance)
Status
enacted
Effective
not stated in source
Document
D040 · official
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2026-10-01T22:36Z
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https://housing.lacity.gov/residents/just-cause-for-eviction-ordinance-jco

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rdinance-jco RETRIEVED: 2026-10-01 22:36 UTC Just Cause For Eviction Ordinance (JCO) – LAHD Skip to main content Los Angeles Housing Department Quick Links: Announcements Website Feedback Just Cause For Eviction Ordinance (JCO) Back Print September 10th, 2026 | Click here for FAQs and information about the JCO/Just Cause Enforcement fee exemptions Just Cause For Eviction Ordinance (JCO) If you own rental property in the City of Los Angeles, it may be subject to the Just Cause Ordinance (JCO).  It prohibits terminations of tenancies without just cause and requires relocation assistance for no-fault evictions. Rental Units Covered Under JCO The JCO covers most residential properties in the City of Los Angeles that are not regulated by the City’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO). In order to apply to a tenancy, it requires that the tenant either has lived in the same unit for at least six months or that their original lease expired, whichever comes first.  There are other specific exceptions to the JCO including, but not limited to, transient hotels, licensed care facilities, fraternity or sorority

Condition and exemption sources

  • Exemption: Transient hotels

    “There are other specific exceptions to the JCO including, but not limited to, transient hotels, licensed care facilities”

Extraction review notes

  • unsupported predicate (evaluates unknown): Unit is regulated by the City's Rent Stabilization Ordinance
  • exemption "Units subject to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance" treated as precedence (yields to same-category local rule)

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Exemptions in the law: Transient hotels, licensed care facilities, fraternity or sorority houses, owner's roommate, cooperatives under certain circumstances, some non-profit facilities for the homeless or short-term substance abuse treatment centers, and some properties owned by HACLA or the government. Units already subject to the RSO are covered by the RSO instead.

JurisdictiontrueLegal statusin_forceCoveragetrue

Exemption: Transient hotels (all of) → false

  • falseTransient hotelFact: multifamily · LA County eGIS parcels · use code 0500 Five or more apartments

Security deposits

Applies

California residential security deposit cap

Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5 · CA · high confidence

A landlord cannot demand or receive security (deposit, fee or charge) above one month's rent, in addition to first month's rent. Small landlords (natural persons or all-natural-person LLCs owning no more than two properties with four units total) may charge up to two months' rent, but not to service members.

Key value 1 month's rent maximum (2 months for small landlords)

Statewide CA rule; in force (effective 2024-07-01). Coverage conditions are met on the supplied facts.

Document shows the section as last amended by Stats. 2025, ch. 340 (AB 414), effective January 1, 2026; the July 1, 2024 date comes from subdivision (c)(6). No local-law interaction is stated.

Source evidence

California residential security deposit cap

Citation
Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5
Status
enacted
Effective
2024-07-01
Document
D025 · official
Corpus
Exact headline quote verified against supplied corpus text.
Retrieved
2026-10-01T22:35Z
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https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1950.5

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t was in at the inception of the tenancy. The amendments to this paragraph enacted by the act adding this sentence shall apply only to tenancies for which the tenant’s right to occupy begins after January 1, 2003. (4) To remedy future defaults by the tenant in any obligation under the rental agreement to restore, replace, or return personal property or appurtenances, exclusive of ordinary wear and tear, if the security deposit is authorized to be applied thereto by the rental agreement. (c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), (3), or (5), a landlord shall not demand or receive security, however denominated, in an amount or value in excess of an amount equal to one month’s rent, in addition to any rent for the first month paid on or before initial occupancy. (2) This subdivision does not prohibit an advance payment of not less than six months’ rent if the term of the lease is six months or longer. (3) This subdivision does not preclude a landlord and a tenant from entering into a mutual agreement for the landlord, at the request of the tenant and for a specified fee or charge, to make structural, decorative, furnishing, or other similar alterations, if the alterations are other than cleaning or repairing for which the landlord may charge the previo

Extraction review notes

  • merged 2 extractions: D007, D025

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Exemptions in the law: Advance payment of six months' rent or more allowed if lease term is six months or longer; mutual agreement for tenant-requested alterations for a specified fee. Small-landlord two-month cap does not apply if the prospective tenant is a service member.

JurisdictiontrueLegal statusin_forceCoveragetrue

No property-level conditions extracted: the rule covers all residential rentals in its jurisdiction.

Application & screening fees

Applies

California application screening fee cap

Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.6 · CA · high confidence

A landlord may charge an application screening fee of no more than $30 per applicant (adjusted for CPI since 1998), and never more than actual out-of-pocket costs and time spent. No fee may be charged if no unit is available or will be soon, and the landlord must give an itemized receipt and follow first-come screening or refund rules.

Key value $30 per applicant, CPI-adjusted since January 1, 1998

Statewide CA rule; in force (effective 2026-01-01). Coverage conditions are met on the supplied facts.

Section 1950.6 applies notwithstanding Civ. Code § 1950.5; the fee is not treated as security or an advance fee. It does not preempt rules on deposits and fees under federal or state housing assistance programs. Effective date is that of the AB 1170 (2025) amendment.

Source evidence

California application screening fee cap

Citation
Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.6
Status
enacted
Effective
2026-01-01
Document
D026 · official
Corpus
Exact headline quote verified against supplied corpus text.
Retrieved
2026-10-01T22:35Z
Snapshot
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https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV&sectionNum=1950.6

Exact source text

their agent may, but is not required to, accept and rely upon a consumer credit report presented by an applicant. (b) The amount of the application screening fee shall not be greater than the actual out-of-pocket costs of gathering information concerning the applicant, including, but not limited to, the cost of using a tenant screening service or a consumer credit reporting service, and the reasonable value of time spent by the landlord or their agent in obtaining information on the applicant. In no case shall the amount of the application screening fee charged by the landlord or their agent be greater than thirty dollars ($30) per applicant. The thirty dollar ($30) application screening fee may be adjusted annually by the landlord or their agent commensurate with an increase in the Consumer Price Index, beginning on January 1, 1998. (c) (1) A landlord or their agent shall not charge an applicant an application screening fee when they know or should have known that no rental unit is available at that time or will be available within a reasonable period of time. (2) A landlord or their agent may charge an applicant an application scr

Extraction review notes

  • merged 2 extractions: D005, D026

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JurisdictiontrueLegal statusin_forceCoveragetrue

No property-level conditions extracted: the rule covers all residential rentals in its jurisdiction.

Screening restrictions

Applies

California FEHA source-of-income protections in housing (Gov. Code § 12955)

Cal. Gov. Code § 12955 · CA · high confidence

Landlords may not discriminate against applicants or tenants because of their source of income, including Section 8 vouchers and other government subsidies. Where a government rent subsidy applies, income standards must be based on the portion of rent the tenant pays, and applicants with credit history screening must be allowed to offer alternative evidence of ability to pay. Landlords may still ask about the level or source of income.

Key value ban on source-of-income discrimination (incl. housing vouchers)

Statewide CA rule; in force (effective 2024-01-01). Coverage conditions are met on the supplied facts.

Source-of-income language in its current form was amended by SB 267 (Stats. 2023, ch. 776), effective January 1, 2024. The document says nothing about local ordinances.

Source evidence

California FEHA source-of-income protections in housing (Gov. Code § 12955)

Citation
Cal. Gov. Code § 12955
Status
enacted
Effective
2024-01-01
Document
D027 · official
Corpus
Exact headline quote verified against supplied corpus text.
Retrieved
2026-10-01T22:35Z
Snapshot
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https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&sectionNum=12955

Exact source text

A [8000 - 22980] ( Title 2 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134. ) DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT [11000 - 15990.3] ( Division 3 added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 111. ) PART 2.8. CIVIL RIGHTS DEPARTMENT [12900 - 12999] ( Heading of Part 2.8 amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 48, Sec. 29. ) CHAPTER 6. Discrimination Prohibited [12940 - 12957] ( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 992. ) ARTICLE 2. Housing Discrimination [12955 - 12957] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 992. ) 12955. It shall be unlawful: (a) For the owner of any housing accommodation to discriminate against or harass any person because of the race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, familial status, source of income, disability, veteran or military status, or genetic information of that person. (b) For the owner of any housing accommodation to make or to cause to be made any written or oral inquiry concerning the race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, familial status, disability, veteran or military status, or genetic information of any person seeking to purchase, rent, or lease any housing accommodation. (c) For any person to make, print, or publish, or cause to be made, printed, or publis

Condition and exemption sources

  • Exemption: Owner-occupied home renting to one additional person

    “When an owner is occupying a home and is renting to one additional person, the owner may exclude applicants based on protected characteristics.”

Extraction review notes

  • unsupported predicate (evaluates unknown): Owner rents to only one additional person
  • coverage conditions taken from D016; quote from D027
  • untyped predicate "Owner rents to only one additional person" typed as property_type eq single_family (roomer exemption: renting part of a single-family home to one person)
  • merged 2 extractions: D016, D027

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JurisdictiontrueLegal statusin_forceCoveragetrue

Exemption: Owner-occupied home renting to one additional person (all of) → false

  • unknownOwner occupies the homeFact: not in data (owner occupancy not in data)
  • falseOwner rents to only one additional personFact: multifamily · LA County eGIS parcels · use code 0500 Five or more apartments

Missing facts that cannot change this answer

  • Irrelevant here: exemption "Owner-occupied home renting to one additional person" also requires "Owner rents to only one additional person", which is false (multifamily · LA County eGIS parcels · use code 0500 Five or more apartments); a conjunction with a false part is false whatever "Owner occupies the home" is.

Algorithmic rent-setting

Applies

California AB 325 – Common pricing algorithm prohibition (Cartwright Act)

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 16729 (added by Stats. 2025, ch. 338, A.B. 325) · CA · high confidence

It is unlawful to use or distribute a common pricing algorithm as part of a contract, combination or conspiracy to restrain trade, or to coerce another person to adopt prices or commercial terms recommended by such an algorithm. A common pricing algorithm is software or other methodology used by two or more persons that uses competitor data to recommend or influence a price.

Key value ban on use or distribution of common pricing algorithms in restraint of trade or with coercion

Statewide CA rule; in force (effective 2026-01-01). Coverage conditions are met on the supplied facts.

Chaptered October 6, 2025 with no urgency clause shown, so effective January 1, 2026 under Cal. Const. art. IV, § 8(c). Section 16729(c) preserves other antitrust laws. The document does not address local ordinances.

Source evidence

California AB 325 – Common pricing algorithm prohibition (Cartwright Act)

Citation
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 16729 (added by Stats. 2025, ch. 338, A.B. 325)
Status
enacted
Effective
2026-01-01
Document
D022 · official
Corpus
Exact headline quote verified against supplied corpus text.
Retrieved
2026-10-01T22:35Z
Snapshot
snap-eea786560def
Extracted by
cli:sonnet
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB325

Exact source text

reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section 16729 is added to the Business and Professions Code, to read: 16729. (a) It shall be unlawful for a person to use or distribute a common pricing algorithm as part of a contract, combination in the form of a trust, or conspiracy to restrain trade or commerce in violation of this chapter. (b) It shall be unlawful for a person to use or distribute a common pricing algorithm if the person coerces another person to set or adopt a recommended price or commercial term recommended by the common pricing algorithm for the same or similar products or services in the jurisdiction of this state. (c) Nothing in this section shall impair or limit the applicability of antitrust laws. (d) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Antitrust laws” means the provisions o

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JurisdictiontrueLegal statusin_forceCoveragetrue

No property-level conditions extracted: the rule covers all residential rentals in its jurisdiction.

No rule in the supplied corpus for rent increase limits at this address. That is not proof none exists.

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RuleResultSourceRetrievedAs ofReasoning boundaryConfidence
r-2fcd4bCal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 16729 (added by Stats. 2025, ch. 338, A.B. 325)appliesD0222026-10-012026-01-02decided by supplied factshigh
r-98c475Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.6appliesD0262026-10-012026-01-02decided by supplied factshigh
r-90b45cCal. Gov. Code § 12955appliesD0272026-10-012026-01-02decided by supplied factshigh
r-29e94dCal. Civ. Code § 1950.5appliesD0252026-10-012026-01-02decided by supplied factshigh
r-c59240L.A.M.C. § 165.00 et seq. (Just Cause for Eviction Ordinance)appliesD0402026-10-012026-01-02decided by supplied factsmedium

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