The City of Pasadena Tenant Protection Ordinance protects nearly all low-income Pasadena tenants from displacement by providing relocation assistance for certain evictions. Is My Pasadena Rental Unit Covered Under the Pasadena Tenant Protection Ordinance? The Pasadena Tenant Protection Ordinance covers nearly every Pasadena tenant renting in Pasadena. Pasadena Municipal Code ...
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The Pasadena Rent Ordinance’s eviction protections keep Pasadena tenants housed by limiting evictions. Under the Pasadena Rent Ordinance, a landlord may only evict a tenant with just cause for eviction. Just cause for eviction means that the landlord can only terminate a tenancy for reasons listed in the Pasadena Rent ...
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The Pasadena Rent Ordinance contains a Tenant Buyout Notification Program, which provides for regulation, monitoring, and enforcement of Pasadena tenant buyouts. Pasadena City Charter § 1810. Essentially, the Pasadena Tenant Buyout Notification Program requires landlords notify Pasadena tenants of their rights before executing any buyout agreement. What is a Pasadena ...
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An owner move-in eviction occurs when the landlord seeks to recover possession in good faith for use and occupancy as a primary residence by the landlord, or the landlord’s spouse, domestic partner, children, grandchildren, parents, or grandparents. Pasadena City Charter § 1806(9). To perform an owner move-in, the owner must be ...
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Under the Pasadena Rent Ordinance, Pasadena landlords may evict all tenants from a rental property and remove the property from the residential rental housing market. Pasadena City Charter § 1806. Despite being a lawful just cause for eviction, the landlord must follow strict rules following the Ellis Act eviction. Their ...
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The Pasadena Rent Ordinance’s rent control protections (“Pasadena Rent Control”) keep Pasadena tenants housed by limiting rent increases to reasonable amounts. For units protected by Pasadena Rent Control, the landlord may not increase the rent in an amount greater than an amount set by the Pasadena Rental Board no later ...
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NOTICE: Much of the information on this page is no longer in effect. Please refer to more recent articles for legal information relating to tenant rights during the COVID-19/Coronavirus Pandemic/Endemic. In response to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, many Californians are facing challenging times. Thousands have seen their hours reduced, and ...
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Pasadena tenants are protected from evictions related to Coronavirus/COVID-19 income disruptions. During the Coronavirus/COVID-19 state of emergency, landlords are prohibited from evicting tenants impacted by the Coronavirus/COVID-19 for non-payment of rent, and from performing no-fault evictions, except when necessary for the health and safety of tenants, neighbors, or the landlord. ...
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