FIRES IN INSTITUTIONAL OR RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCIES.
Los Angeles Municipal Code § 57.305.5.1.2
in effectSEC. 57.305.5.1.2. FIRES IN INSTITUTIONAL OR RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCIES.
Any person who, in any residential or institutional occupancy, by any means whatsoever, through carelessness or negligence, sets fire to or causes the burning of any bedding, furniture, rug, curtain, drape, or other house or household furnishings or fittings or any part of such residential or institutional occupancy, in such manner as to endanger the safety of any person or property, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/lamc/0-0-0-345131Fetched: 10/24/2026
