The Ellis Act (California Government Code 7060) allows landlords to withdraw residential rental property subject to rent control from the rental market. Under Ellis, such exit from the rental market may lead to eviction of tenants. The City of Los Angeles has tenant Protections in place for Ellised properties.
The Ellis Act allows local jurisdictions to adopt certain regulations controlling the withdrawal process, the return of withdrawn units to the rental market including penalties for return within two years, and the transfer of these constraints to successors in interest.
As of 2019, it was $6,985.23 per tenant, with an additional $4656.81 per disabled or elderly tenant, capped at $20,955.68 per unit.
The “Ellis Act” is a state law which says that landlords have the unconditional right to evict tenants to “go out of business.” For an Ellis eviction, the landlord must remove all of the units in the building from the rental market, i.e., the landlord must evict all the tenants and cannot single out one tenant (for ...
Tenants Can Prevail In Challenges to Ellis Act Evictions Question any document you receive regarding eviction, deadlines and relocation compensation. Seek help from a tenant's rights organization, or contact a competent tenants rights attorney as soon as possible for advice.
The Ellis Act (California Government Code 7060) allows landlords to withdraw residential rental property subject to rent control from the rental market. Under Ellis, such exit from the rental market may lead to eviction of tenants. The City of Los Angeles has tenant Protections in place for Ellised properties.