Eviction for Major Remodeling: Finally Off the Books After 43 Years
Beverly Hills City Council in January eliminated the landlord’s ability to evict a rent-stabilized household for the purpose of major remodeling. The provision was complicated and infrequently used but nevertheless represented a threat to tenants in an overheated rental housing market. The problem was the definition of ‘major remodeling’ in the rent stabilization ordinance: an expenditure as little as $7,000 on interior upgrades could qualify and result in a no-fault eviction. Not only is it good to have it off the books — but merely taking that step represents city council’s first effort to amend the rent stabilization ordinance in FIVE years.
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