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Los Angeles Municipal Code, SEC. 151.06. AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENTS.

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Los Angeles Municipal Code, SEC. 151.06. AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENTS.
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G. (Amended by Ord. No. 181,744, Eff. 7/15/11.) For a rental unit which has an additional tenant joining the occupants of the rental unit thereby resulting in an increase in the number of tenants existing at the inception of the tenancy:

(a) The landlord may increase the maximum rent or maximum adjusted rent by an amount not to exceed 10% for each additional tenant that joins the occupants of the rental unit, except as follows:

(i) This Subsection shall not apply if the landlord had actual or constructive knowledge of the additional tenant’s occupancy of the rental unit for more than 60 days and has failed to notify the tenant of the increase pursuant to this Subsection;

(ii) If the additional tenant joined the occupants of the rental unit prior to the effective date of this amendment and the landlord had actual or constructive knowledge of the additional tenant’s occupancy of the rental unit prior to the effective date of this amendment, the landlord shall not be able to increase the rent pursuant to this Subsection unless the landlord had notified the tenant of the increase within 60 days of the effective date of this amendment;

(iii) This subsection shall not apply for any dependent added to an existing tenancy. (Amended by Ord. No. 188,795, Eff. 2/2/26.)

(b) The rental unit shall not be eligible for a rent increase until the additional tenant has maintained residence in the rental unit for a minimum of thirty consecutive days.