Right to Counsel Ordinance Informaton
What to know about the most recent changes in Los Angeles.
The City of Los Angeles Right to Counsel ordinance (RTC) (Chapter XVI, Housing Regulations of the Los Angeles Municipal Code), provides qualifying tenants with access to legal representation in eviction and administrative proceedings that may result in the termination of the tenant’s tenancy or rental housing subsidy.
Under the RTC, landlords of rental units located in the City of Los Angeles are required to:
● Provide a Notice of Right to Counsel at the beginning of a tenancy in the tenant's primary language. Find other languages at housing.lacity.gov/RTC.
● Attach a Notice of Right to Counsel to a copy of any eviction notice (served on the tenant).
● Attach a Notice of Right to Counsel to any notice of termination of a rental housing subsidy (e.g., Section 8).
● Attach a Notice of Right to Counsel to any rental housing subsidy administrative proceeding correspondence that may result in the termination of the tenant's rental housing subsidy.
● Post the Notice of Right to Counsel in a conspicuous common area of the residential building where the tenant resides. An eligible tenant may assert as an affirmative defense the failure to comply with any provision of the RTC.
For more information, please contact the Los Angeles Housing Department at (866) 557-RENT (7368) or online at housing.lacity.gov/
