Los Angeles
Two overlapping systems: the city's RSO for older buildings, statewide caps for most of the rest
01
Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO)
Buildings first occupied before October 1978 fall under the city's RSO: annual increases are capped by a city-set percentage tied to inflation, and evictions require just cause.
02
Statewide backstop
Most newer buildings still get California's statewide cap (5% + inflation, max 10%) and just-cause rules once you've lived there a year.
03
Relocation assistance
For no-fault evictions (owner move-in, demolition), covered tenants are owed relocation payments that scale with tenure, age, and income.
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California law still applies.
City rules sit on top of state law. Deposits, entry notice and the eviction process still come from California.