FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.
Los Angeles Municipal Code § 51.56
in effectSEC. 51.56. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF PURPOSE.
The City Council finds and declares that the Palisades, Eaton, Hughes, Sunset, and Kenneth fires that broke out on or about January 7, 2025, in Los Angeles County (the Fires), have forced tens of thousands of people to evacuate their homes, many of which were damaged or destroyed, and find shelter across Los Angeles. Some of these displaced persons and pets have been sheltered by tenants of rental properties that do not permit additional persons or pets under their rental agreement or lease. The eviction of tenants solely for providing shelter to displaced persons or pets places them and the displaced at increased risk of harm, including homelessness, and will increase the burden on an already strained residential rental market that is now being impacted by the thousands of people displaced by the Fires seeking rental housing. The impact on the residential rental market is expected to include rent increases and incidents of rental price gouging.
Source: City of Los Angeles, Charter and Codes (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/los_angeles/latest/lamc/0-0-0-423833Fetched: 10/24/2026