California law provides strong protections for renters. Know your rights.
If you live in a rent-controlled building in Los Angeles, you have additional protections:
RSO generally covers apartments built before October 1, 1978 with 2 or more units. Single-family homes and newer buildings may be covered by AB 1482 instead.
California provides some of the strongest tenant protections in the nation:
Your landlord must maintain the property in a safe, livable condition. You can withhold rent if habitability is violated.
It is ILLEGAL for your landlord to lock you out, change locks, or cut off utilities. Only a sheriff can execute a legal eviction.
Landlords cannot evict or raise rent in retaliation for exercising your legal rights.
Landlords cannot discriminate based on race, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or immigration status.
California limits security deposits and requires return within 21 days with an itemized statement.
Landlords must provide proper written notice before eviction. The type depends on the reason.
California's Tenant Protection Act requires landlords to have a valid reason to evict tenants who have lived 12+ months.
No-fault evictions require relocation assistance!
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