The “renovations” are made, at least for now.
On Friday, the Council of the City of Los Angeles voted from 12 to 0 to temporarily prevent the owners of evicting tenants to remodel their properties.
He Provisional Ordinancethat lasts until August 1, was designed as a Stopgap, while the city explores the permanent legislation of the tenants to maintain their holdings when the owners implement substantial remodeling.
According to the previous rules, substantial remodeling, including structural, mechanical or plumbing works, were a “Just cause” for evicting a tenant.
The ordinance also applies retroactively, except the evictions based on the renewal that were pending before the vote occurred.
It is a victory for the defenders of the tenants, who argued on Friday that the substantial renewal clause is an escape that allows the owners to start long -term tenants to increase rentals under the appearance of improvements in the property.
“There are tenants here today that will be evicted if this does not happen according to amended,” Chelsea Kirk, director of policies of non -profit strategic actions for a fair economy, said on Friday.
It is a coup for the owners and developers, who claim that the ordinance links the hands of the owners and forbids updating the invoices of homes of the city.
“This ordinance is the result of a witch hunt for extremists who want to force Mom and Pop owners,” David Kaishchyan, of the Assn apartment. From the great Los Angeles, he said at the meeting on Friday.
The ban was launched after a Unanimous vote of the City Council In October 2024, when the Council ordered the Housing Department and the City Prosecutor to write recommendations to eliminate substantial remodeling as a fair reason for the eviction.
