Hello, and welcome to West Hollywood! If you recently moved into an apartment covered by the West Hollywood Rent Stabilization Program, you have certain tenant rights and protections. This also means that your property owner may share half the program administration costs with you. The amount allowed to be shared is $6.00
a month per apartment, for a total of $72.00 a year. Information about the registration fee and other helpful information is available online at weho.org/rent.

Please take a moment to explore the Rent Stabilization Division website and the Frequently Asked Questions below. Additionally, below are some links to basic information about West Hollywood’s Rent Stabilization's program:

• Rent Stabilization Newsletter
• Just Cause/No Fault Evictions Fact Sheet
• Rent Stabilization Key Facts
• Legal Resources Guide
• CES Legal Clinic

Once again, welcome to the City of West Hollywood. The Rent Stabilization Division is committed to providing you with exceptional customer service. Please contact us with any questions at rsd@weho.org or (323) 848-6450. An Information Coordinator will reply during office hours Monday through Friday. Please allow up to 24 hours for a response.

Please also note that certain residential units are exempt from most provisions of the Ordinance. Units that are exempt from the Maximum Allowable Rent but not from the Eviction Code include new construction with a certificate of occupancy issued after July 1, 1979; condominiums and properties with only one unit on the entire parcel whose tenants moved in on or after January 1, 1996; government-owned or subsidized housing (ex. Section 8). Units exempt from the entire Ordinance include: institutional facilities; non-profit housing; and some units in hotels or motels.

TENANT FAQS

• What Properties Are Covered by Rent Stabilization?
• What is the Maximum Allowable Rent?
• The MAR for Pre-1996 Move-ins
• The MAR for Move-ins From 1996 to 1998
• The MAR for Move-ins 1999 and Later
• Registration Fee and Tenant Portion of It
• Annual Increases in the MAR
• Vacancy Increases and Re-registration
• Security Deposits and Other Fees
• Other MAR Increases
• Required Maintenance and Housing Services
• Mediation for Resolving Disputes
• Decrease Hearing Process
• Just-Cause Evictions Permitted by the Ordinance
• Tenant Relocations Permitted by the Ordinance
• Tenant Harassment Prohibition
• Having a Roommate