Apartment Assn. of Los Angeles etc. v. City of Los Angeles (2026)
- Citation
- Apartment Assn. of Los Angeles etc. v. City of Los Angeles (2026)
- Parent Document
- Apartment Assn. of Los Angeles etc. v. City of Los Angeles (2026)
- Jurisdiction
- California (state)
- Effective Date
- 2026-05-14
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rent-controlled units who are displaced by certain lawful rent
increases. The Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles
(AAGLA) filed a petition for writ of mandate challenging the two
ordinances on the basis that they were both preempted by state
law. AAGLA appeals from the judgment entered after the
superior court rejected both claims and denied the petition.
AAGLA contends the Eviction Threshold Ordinance’s
monetary threshold requirement for evictions based on
nonpayment of rent is an improper procedural limitation on the
timeline for summary evictions under the Unlawful Detainer Act
(Code Civ. Proc., § 1159 et seq.), and exceeds the City’s authority
even if viewed as a substantive limitation. We conclude, as did
the superior court, the Eviction Threshold Ordinance established
a substantive defense to eviction rather than a procedural
limitation for landlords preempted by the unlawful detainer
statutes. We also conclude it is within the City’s police power.
AAGLA also argues the Relocation Assistance Ordinance’s
requirement that landlords pay relocation assistance to tenants
displaced by lawful rent increases is preempted by the Costa-
Hawkins Rental Housing Act (Costa-Hawkins Act) (Civ. Code,
§ 1954.40 et seq.). As this Court recently concluded in California
Apartment Assn. v. City of Pasadena (2025) 117 Cal.App.5th 187
(Pasadena), review den. April 1, 2026, S295001, “[r]equiring
landlords to make such payments when the [Costa-Hawkins Act]
specifically authorizes landlords to increase the rent (for nonrent-
controlled units) to fair market value frustrates the purpose of
the [A]ct; thus, the relocation assistance requirement is
preempted.” (Id. at p. 200.) Accordingly, we affirm in part,
reverse in part, and remand with directions. 3
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND