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Ordinance No. 186585 (effective Mar. 31, 2020), adding Article 14.6 (secs. 49.99-49.99.6) to the Los Angeles Municipal Code

An ordinance adding Article 14.6 to the Los Angeles Municipal Code to temporarily prohibit certain residential and commercial evictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Los Angeles City Council (Council File 20-0147-S19); approved by the Mayor · City of Los Angeles (City)

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Jurisdiction
City of Los Angeles · Los Angeles · California
Level
City
Authority
L.A. City Charter secs. 251, 253 (urgency ordinance); police power; EO N-28-20
Issued
2020-03-31 Mar. 31, 2020
Effective
2020-03-31 (urgency ordinance; retroactive to the Mar. 4, 2020 emergency) (read as 2020-03-31)
End
Residential protections ran through the Local Emergency Period (ended Feb. 1, 2023); commercial protections (sec. 49.99.3) ran through the Local Emergency Period and were amended by Ordinance 186606 (May 12, 2020) to limit the repayment period; commercial protections ended Jan. 31, 2022 per later amendments (read as 2023-02-01)
In force
Mar. 31, 2020 to Feb. 1, 2023
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
Limitation types
Other
Addressees
  • owners of residential and commercial real property in the City
Functions reached
  • PM
  • CM
  • SV
  • CL
Collection
Los Angeles MET-LA

Operative words

SEC. 49.99.2. PROHIBITION ON RESIDENTIAL EVICTIONS. A. No Owner shall evict a residential tenant for non-payment of rent during the Local Emergency Period... B. No Owner shall exercise a No-fault Eviction during the Local Emergency Period... SEC. 49.99.3. PROHIBITION ON COMMERCIAL EVICTIONS. No Owner shall evict a tenant of Commercial Real Property during the Local Emergency Period... SEC. 49.99.4. PROHIBITION ON REMOVAL OF OCCUPIED RESIDENTIAL UNITS... Ellis Act until 60 days after the expiration of the Local Emergency Period.... Ordinance Effective Date: 03/31/2020

Enforcement

Civil action by tenant; L.A.M.C. sec. 49.99.5 retroactivity to notices served on or after Mar. 4, 2020

Notes

Codifies the Mar. 15 and Mar. 17 mayoral orders; amended by Ordinance 186606 (May 12, 2020) and later ordinances

Retrieval note

5.2 MB signed ordinance with City Clerk certification.