JUNE rent control charge? (rental market, good credit, buying a house)

[james203]

The greedy city council of Yucaipa,ca approved a rent control increase from 2.00 mo per mhp space to 3.92 per space.The park owner pays 3.92 per space as well.Im surprised the creeps dont charge a flat breathing fee per month as well.

[think.reciprocity]

Here's what I found elsewhere on the web & I have included the link to the site as well:

LA RENT CONTROL MADE EASY

I have underlined & put in RED the portion that seems to specifically address the OP's question / concern. Note the rule about receiving a 30 Day written notice or NOT be able to be charged.

Hope this helps...


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What is Rent Control?

Rent control, or rent stabilization, is much more than the 4% maximum increase to which people refer. It is a collection of laws that regulate how much a landlord can raise (or must reduce) the rent, limit the reasons for eviction, and more. Rent control and eviction protections work together, so that the landlord doesn't get around a rent limit by evicting the tenant, instead, or vice versa. Rent control is part of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, the ordinances which specially regulate things within the city. The rights you have living in Los Angeles depend on whether your rental unit is under rent control.

For those under rent restrictions, the legal maximum increase had been 3% for the past several years, as of July, 2006, the maximum base increase is now 4%. This "base" amount is subject to 3 different types of surcharges.

(1) If an additional person (not replacement) moves in (other than the first minor child) and resides there more than 30 days (not visiting friend who maintains other residence), the rent may be increased by up to 10% during that occupancy. [Reg 310.07]

(2) The SCEP fee [Systematic Code Enforcement Program] to pay for the building inspectors to check all of the rental units for defects, even if you don't request it; this amount varies and is currently $35.52 per year, or the landlord can tack on $2.96 per month to your rent. The landlord MUST give you a written 30-day notice of this increase or he CANNOT charge it.

(3) The tenant's half of the rent registration fee is $9.35 per year, assessable once in June of each year. The landlord MUST give you a written 30-day notice of this increase or he CANNOT charge it. When your rent is increased, the SCEP and registration fees are not increased by that percentage, but the higher rent for the additional occupant IS included in the 4% base increase thereafter.

The Rent Stabilization Board of Los Angeles [RSB] is part of the city Housing Department, which also sends out Code Enforcement building inspectors to cite the landlords for substandard buildings, and require the landlord to make repairs. Rent Stabilization Board makes its own Regulations to clarify the rent control law, and help in applying it.



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[steel7]

The city i live in has rent control but it goes up in jan.o8.We are having a tenant meeting this thurs to discuaa the owners proposal of a 3 yr lease with a 3 yr option to renew.The rent icrease would be exactly what the city would allow if on rent control.The only diff is we pay no rent control fee.Im for it but a few die hard city/rent control supporters are against it.90% of the tenants must approve it.Ill hope for the best.

[joeph Fitzpatrick]

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[joeph Fitzpatrick]

<P>How do i find out if my unit in LA is registered under rencontrol?</P>

[joeph Fitzpatrick]

how do I find out if my unit in City of LA is registered under rent control?

[SandyCo]

From the L.A. City website:

To be subject to the RSO of the City of Los Angeles, a property must meet the following three criteria:

1. The property must be within the City of Los Angeles; and
2. There must be two or more units on the lot; and
3. The building must have a Certificate of Occupancy issued on or before October 1, 1978. (In the case of mobile homes and mobile home pads, the park must have been issued a permit to operate before February 10, 1986).


Rent Stabilization Ordinance

I hope this helps!

[Cyanna]

Originally Posted by joeph Fitzpatrick

how do I find out if my unit in City of LA is registered under rent control?

This information should be mentioned somewhere in your lease packet.

[Cyanna]

The owner of a rent controlled building cannot raise the rent more than 4%, however, even before they raise the rent they must have permission from the city to do so.

Here's what some owners do before they apply to raise the rent...They offer apartments for rent with fairly large concessions, placing their rents at or below average market price. This pretty much guarantees they will be allowed to raise the rents. Then, the next year when it comes time to renew your lease your price will jump dramatically.

Example...

You agree to rent a 1 bedroom apartment for $900 a month for 12 months with a concession of $95. Once the 12 months is up your rent will now be $995. Plus, if you've been given a special low security to move-in many owners will try to raise your security every year after that until it equals what the normal security would be. This extra charge will be added to your monthly rent. If the security in normally $800 and you only paid $300 on move-in they will try to get the other $500 gradually.

[CALGUY]

Originally Posted by Cyanna

The owner of a rent controlled building cannot raise the rent more than 4%, however, even before they raise the rent they must have permission from the city to do so.

Here's what some owners do before they apply to raise the rent...They offer apartments for rent with fairly large concessions, placing their rents at or below average market price. This pretty much guarantees they will be allowed to raise the rents. Then, the next year when it comes time to renew your lease your price will jump dramatically.

Example...

You agree to rent a 1 bedroom apartment for $900 a month for 12 months with a concession of $95. Once the 12 months is up your rent will now be $995. Plus, if you've been given a special low security to move-in many owners will try to raise your security every year after that until it equals what the normal security would be. This extra charge will be added to your monthly rent. If the security in normally $800 and you only paid $300 on move-in they will try to get the other $500 gradually.

I guess I must be a one in a million landlord.
I have NEVER collected this fee from my tenants, and Have NEVER, and will NEVER raise the rent on any of my tenants.
I don't care if the tenant stays in the unit 25 years, their rent is the same as the day they moved in.
I have done thousands and thousands of capital improvements over the years, and never once passed the cost on too the tenants, even tho the city says I can.
Bob.