Rental Forms

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Use this form to obtain a prospective tenant’s information for evaluation.

Provide this form to all rental applicants at the same time as you provide them with the rental application. This form is optional, but strongly suggested. Be sure to complete your chosen rental criteria on the form and be sure your criteria is consistent for all applicants. Do not discriminate.

Use this form when a tenant applicant provides a deposit prior to signing of a lease.

Use this form to document the condition of the rental unit at the time of move-in and later when a tenant moves-out. This form will assist you in documenting any deductions from a tenant’s security deposit.

Use this form to notify a tenant applicant of negative credit information and rejection of rental application.

Use this form when tenant applicant has a pet that will live in the rental unit.

A.6 – Rental Unit Holding Deposit Agreement

[Spanish Version]

Use this form when accepting a deposit payment to hold rental unit off of the market pending tenant applicant screening.

Use this form when accepting payment for credit check and background verification (tenant screening).

Use this form to send to your tenant applicant’s prior landlord to verify information such as on-time rent payments, etc. The form must be signed by your prospective tenant to authorize the previous landlord to provide the information you are requesting.

This form applies to owners of 15 or more “Assisted Housing Development” Units. On or after July 1, 2021 and until July 1, 2025 for new leases, and by October 1, 2021 for leases in existence as of July 1, 2021, landlords of one or more assisted housing developments (total of 15 or more units among all properties) must now offer tenants to have their rental payments reported to at least one consumer credit reporting agency. Landlords are required to offer tenants the option to have their rental payments reported annually after the initial offer if tenants do not initially elect to have their rent payments reported.
Landlords may charge any tenants that elects to have rent reported the lesser of $10.00 per month or the actual cost to the landlord to provide the service. If the fee remains unpaid for 30 days or more, the landlord may stop reporting the tenant’s rental payments and the tenant shall be unable to elect rent reporting again for a period of six months from the date on which the fee first became due.

A tenant who elects to have rent reported may file a written request to stop that reporting, provided that, the tenant is then prohibited from electing rent reporting again for at least 6 months thereafter. A tenant who elects to have rent reported does not forfeit specified tenant rights and if a tenant makes deductions from rent or otherwise withholds it, as authorized under the law, the deductions or withholding does not constitute a late rental payment.

An “Assisted Housing Development” means a multifamily rental housing development that receives governmental assistance under any of the programs set forth at: www.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/sec.65863.10

Senate Bill 1157 Update: California Passes Legislation to Help Renters Establish Credit for Paying Rent

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Use this form to calculate the amount of security deposit to be refunded to a tenant. Attn. City of Los Angeles property owners: be sure to calculate interest due at published rates.

Use this form to provide a tenant with the terms governing receipt and refund of a security deposit, and for tenant to acknowledge receipt of “house rules” and lack of security at premises, among other things.

This explains how much interest you should pay on security deposits each year between 1990 and 2020 for rental units subject to the Rent Stabilization Ordinance in the City of Los Angeles. Landlords are required to pay (1) simple interest using the rates in this Bulletin, or (2) actual interest earned on security deposit funds deposited in your bank account.

To view a list of the City of LA’s Interest Rates on Security Deposits, please CLICK HERE

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Use this form when entering into a month-to-month agreement with a tenant. This means that the lease term is monthly and not for a fixed period such as a year or more.

Use this form when entering into a lease agreement with a tenant for a specified period of more than 30-days (typically one year or longer).

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Use this form to amend your existing lease agreement IF YOUR RENTAL UNIT IS EXEMPT FROM STATE RENT CONTROL in order to comply with the California state notice requirement under Assembly Bill 1482, effective July 1, 2020 for new lease agreements and effective August 1, 2020 for existing lease agreements.

Use this form to amend your existing lease agreement in order to comply with the California state notice requirement under Assembly Bill 1482, effective July 1, 2020 for new lease agreements and effective August 1, 2020 for existing lease agreements.

Use this form when allowing a resident that is NOT your tenant to live at the premises. This resident is not a party to the lease agreement with your tenant.

Use this form to amend or modify a standard “month-to-month” lease to include any terms not covered by the lease or by other forms or addendums we provide.

Use this form to amend or modify a standard (fixed term) lease to include any terms not covered by the lease or by other forms or addendums we provide.

Use this form to advise your tenant regarding the appearance and reporting of bed bugs in or near the rented premises.

Use this form when a third-party guarantees your tenant’s lease payments and / or performance under the rental agreement / lease.

Use this form if you are aware of any lead-based paint and / or lead based paint hazards in or one the rented premises.

Use this form if a tenant wishes to install an electric vehicle charging station at the tenant’s cost.

Use this form to have a tenant acknowledge tenant obligations and house rules at your property.

Before renting pre-1978 housing, owners must disclose the presence of known lead-based paint hazards in the housing premises. At the time of lease signing, renters must receive this federally approved pamphlet on lead poisoning prevention.

Use this form when extending your lease agreement beyond any initial or extended term.

Use this form when leasing a storage area, parking space or other leased property to a tenant separate from the lease of a residential unit.

Use this form when renting a unit to a tenant that has a pet and when you do not have a written lease.

Use this form when renting a unit to a tenant that has a pet.

Use this form to set forth the rules for the placement of political signage at a property.

Use this form when a pool and/or hot tub is located on the property.

Proposition 65 requires warnings to be provided to each known adult occupant of a rental property at the time of renting, leasing, or “hiring out” the property. The warning must be initially made and renewed each year by one of the following methods: (1) delivering a letter to each known adult tenant; (2) sending an electronic message to each known adult tenant’s email address; or (3) including the warning in a lease or rental agreement. In this Addendum, the name of at least one chemical that is a carcinogen and/or reproductive toxicant that is present at the property must be listed. Although landlords are not required to use this addendum and warn residents of the presence of cancer-causing chemicals, use of this form provides a “safe harbor.” Declining to provide the warning may pose a risk of enforcement action, whereby landlords would need to defend their warnings as being “clear and reasonable.” Landlords that fail to provide adequate warnings are subject to penalties as high as $2,500 per violation per day.

Use this form when your rental property is located within a special flood hazard area.

Use this form when a tenant requests to install a satellite dish and/or antenna at the rental property.

Use this form to bill a tenant for water service separately from the rent when the premises are equipped with a water submeter.

D.22 – Information on Mold and Dampness for Renters in California

[Spanish Version]

Effective January 1, 2022, the booklet, “Information on Dampness and Mold for Renters in California” from the California Department of Public Health must be provided to renters for all new tenancies. This booklet is required by legislation that was passed in 2001 (Senate Bill 732, the “Toxic Mold Protection Act”) but not developed by the Department of Public Health until recently. It is available in both English and Spanish.

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Use this form to acknowledge receipt of a tenant’s oral or written notice to vacate a rental unit.

Use this form when providing any 3-day, 30-day or 60-day notice to a tenant. This form is for your records only.

Use this form to document changes in terms under a lease in the Culver City (e.g., change in rental rate) and notify tenant of mediation services available through City of Culver City Landlord Tenant Mediation Board.

Use this form to document any changes in terms under a lease in the City of Glendale (e.g., change in rental rate) and to have tenant acknowledge receipt of offer to enter into a one-year lease.

Use this form to document any changes in terms under a lease in Long Beach (e.g., change in rental rate).

Use this form to document any changes in terms under a lease in the City of Los Angeles (e.g., change in rental rate).

Use this form to document any changes in terms under a lease in unincorporated areas in Los Angeles County (e.g., change in rental rate).

Form A, use this form in conjunction with Forms B & C below. Use this form when it appears a tenant has left property behind in the rental unit or appears to have abandoned the rental unit (e.g., moved out).

Form B, use this form in conjunction with Forms A & C. Use this form to notify a tenant of any property that was abandoned by tenant that is worth less than $700, and the process for recovering or disposing of the property if not claimed.

Form C, use this form in conjunction with Forms A & B above. Use this form to notify a tenant of any property that was abandoned by tenant that is worth more than $700, and the process for recovering or disposing of the property if not claimed.

Use this form to document any changes in terms under a lease in rental units not subject to a local jurisdiction’s rent control and for units subject to state mandated rent control per Assembly Bill 1482. (e.g., change in rental rate).

Use this form to notify tenants the days and times you wish to be contacted for non-emergency matters.

Use this form to provide a tenant with a “friendly reminder” when rent is past due. Use this form prior to providing tenant with a “Three Day Notice to Pay or Quit.”

Use this form to document any changes in terms under a lease in the City of Santa Monica (e.g., change in rental rate).

Use this form to notice a tenant to return possession of premises within 60-days for specific reasons such as failure to enter into new lease; move-in of owner or the owner’s spouse, children, parents, or resident manager; or for a unit that is not otherwise subject to eviction restrictions.

Use this form to notice a tenant to return possession of premises within 30-days for specific reasons such as failure to enter into new lease; move-in of owner or the owner’s spouse, children, parents, or resident manager; or for a unit that is not otherwise subject to eviction restrictions.

Use this form to notice a tenant to “make good” on a check payment within 30-days.

Use this form to notice a tenant to pay rent within 3-days, or upon failure to do so, to return possession of premises within 3-days.

Use this form to notice a tenant to cease specific behavior or cease performing specific acts within 3-days, such as causing a disturbance or prohibiting owner access to tenant’s unit, or upon failure to do so, to return possession of premises within 3-days.

Use this form to notice a tenant for breach or other lease violation that cannot be cured (such as conducting criminal activity or creating a nuisance at premises).

Use this form to document any changes in terms under a lease in the City of West Hollywood (e.g., change in rental rate).

Use this form when an initial inspection of the rental unit is requested by a tenant. This form documents the condition of a rental unit at the time possession is first accepted by renter which may then be helpful later when inspecting condition of a rental unit upon move-out and documenting deductions from tenant’s security deposit.

Use this form to document any changes in terms under a lease in Beverly Hills (e.g., change in rental rate).

Use this form to document any changes in terms other than a change in rent amount.

Use this form to document any changes in terms under a lease in rental units not subject to a local jurisdiction’s rent control or state mandated rent control per Assembly Bill 1482. (e.g., change in rental rate).

Use this form to provide tenants with the required 60-days’ “notice to quit” in order to evict for a “no-fault” reason under Assembly Bill 1482, the statewide rent control and tenant protection law that went into effect as of January 1, 2020. No-fault eviction include reasons such as owner move-in or substantial remodel. Under Assembly Bill 1482, owners are required to pay tenants one-month of rent either in a direct payment or as a credit to offset rent otherwise due if a tenant has occupied the unit for 12 months or more (or for 24 months or more under certain conditions). Use this form along with a Proof of Service form.

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Use this form to give to a tenant to confirm in writing tenant’s 30-day notice to vacate the rental unit.

Provide this form to your tenants for their use when making maintenance or repair requests.

Use this form to give to a tenant that wishes to provide you with written notice to vacate in 30-days.

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Use this form to grant the Los Angeles Police Department access to your property and to advise unlawful guests at the property to leave, among other things.

Use this form to document any changes in terms under a lease in the City of Los Angeles (e.g., change in rental rate).

This bulletin describes the obligation to provide relocation assistance to tenants in the event of certain evictions.

This booklet is specifically for Los Angeles (City) landlords covered by the City’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO). Information includes landlord responsibilities, rights, and other resources.

Use this form to provide to a tenant when a City of Los Angeles mandated inspection of your property is taking place.

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This provides information on the Beverly Hills rent stabilization ordinance, and each tenant is required to acknowledge receipt of this handbook.

This provides a summary of Beverly Hills’s rent regulations and Rent Stabilization Ordinance.

The Burbank Landlord-Tenant Commission meets on the first Monday of every month in Conference Room 101 located in the Burbank Community Services Building, 150 N. Third St., Burbank, CA at 6:15 p.m. Attendees are encouraged to complete this Landlord-Tenant Questionnaire and return it to the Housing Authority Office when seeking the Commission’s assistance in resolving problems.

These 20 FAQs are provided by the Landlord-Tenant Commission and the City of Burbank so that residential landlords and tenants in the community are educated and knowledgeable of their legal roles, responsibilities and rights.

Use this form to request mediation in order to resolve a dispute before the Rent Review Mediation Commission to assist in the resolution of rent disputes between tenants and landlords for residential rental complexes (with five or more units) and mobile home parks (with 25 or more spaces).

Use this form to advise a tenant in Culver City regarding the City’s smoking ordinance and the prohibition against smoking in the tenant’s unit and common areas of multifamily buildings.

Use this form to document changes in terms under a lease in the Culver City (e.g., change in rental rate) and notify tenant of mediation services available through City of Culver City Landlord Tenant Mediation Board.

Use this form to have a Fontana tenant acknowledge compliance with Fontana Municipal Code 16-19 regarding unruly gatherings.

Gardena passed an ordinance that requires the owner of residential rental units to provide a copy of a booklet entitled “Rent Mediation and Hearing Procedures” for each residential unit and to all new tenants thereafter.

Use this form to request mediation in order to resolve a dispute before the Gardena Rent Mediation Board to assist in the resolution of rent disputes between tenants and landlords for residential rental complexes (with five or more units) and mobile home parks (with 25 or more spaces).

Use this form to request mediation in order to resolve a dispute before the Gardena Rent Mediation Board to assist in the resolution of rent disputes between tenants and landlords for residential rental complexes (with five or more units) and mobile home parks (with 25 or more spaces).

This form provides general information regarding “Just Cause” eviction rules in the City of Glendale.

Use this form to document any changes in terms under a lease in the City of Glendale (e.g., change in rental rate) and to have tenant acknowledge receipt of offer to enter into a one-year lease.

This booklet describes the rights and responsibilities of Glendale tenants and landlords, and provides information about rent regulations in Glendale.

Use this form to document any changes in terms under a lease in Long Beach (e.g., change in rental rate).

Use this form to document any changes in terms under a lease in unincorporated areas in Los Angeles County (e.g., change in rental rate).

Use this form to document any changes in terms under a lease in the City of Santa Monica (e.g., change in rental rate).

Use this form to advise a tenant in Santa Monica regarding the City’s smoking ordinance and the prohibition against smoking in common areas of multifamily buildings.

Use this form to have a Santa Monica tenant acknowledge receipt of information regarding rent stabilization ordinance.

Use this form to advise a tenant is West Hollywood that the rental unit is subject to the City of West Hollywood Rent Stabilization Ordinance.

Use this form to document any changes in terms under a lease in the City of West Hollywood (e.g., change in rental rate).

Effective 7/1/2019, this information sheet discussed West Hollywood’s relocation fee requirement.

This provides information on West Hollywood’s rent stabilization ordinance.

Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 6.22 requires all landlords to provide this notice to all prospective tenants. The City of Santa Monica imposes the following requirements for all residential leases: (i) lease must be in writing and the initial lease term must be no less than one year; (ii) the rental unit must be leased unfurnished; and (iii) tenant must use and occupy the rental housing unit as their primary residence. Landlords are required to provide this notice to their tenants in both English and Spanish – this form is in 2 pages to accommodate both languages. The notice must be provided both when you give your prospective tenant a rental application and when you provide any written lease to be signed. If you are providing the application or lease electronically, the notice must also be provided electronically. Within 60-days of the commencement of the lease, your tenant must provide you with at least two (2) documents to prove the rental unit is their residence (see requirements stated on the notice).

This pamphlet summaries the smoke-free requirements within the City of Alhambra, including for multifamily properties.

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Addendum A: Use this form to outline and document duties of a resident manager. Addendum B: Have a resident manager use this form to report hours worked during a given payroll period.

Use this form for reporting monthly financial information (e.g., net profit).

Before renting pre-1978 housing, owners must disclose the presence of known lead-based paint hazards in the housing premises. At the time of lease signing, renters must receive this federally approved pamphlet on lead poisoning prevention.

Use this form to notify tenant of a change in owner / manager and change in payee and payee address for monthly rent.

Use this form to notify tenant of intent to enter rented premises for inspections, repairs, etc.

This form provides a briefing on how to notify any tenant regarding abandoned property, rights to reclaim abandoned property and how to dispose of any abandoned property.

This handbook provides what every property management company needs to know to fully leverage social media marketing for success.

This document provides a briefing on employment law and regulations for hiring of resident managers.

Use this form for resident managers to log time worked for hourly wages.

This document provides a briefing on the regulations governing receiving and refunding security deposits and assessing late charges.

Owners With Fewer Than 26 Employees: Use this form when employing a resident manager at your property and when you offset (credit) the value of the rental unit provided to the resident manager against wages due to the resident manager.

^{**Note: For employers with fewer than 26, employees, the maximum allowable reduction in rent that can be credited toward the minimum wages owed is $734.21 per month for a single onsite manager and $1,086.07 per month where a couple is employed. Minimum wage in the State of California for employers with fewer than 26 employees is $13.00; however, approximately 35 jurisdictions in California have higher minimum wages, including the City of Los Angeles which is $15.00 per hour for 2021 As of January 1, 2022, minimum wage will increase to $14.00 per hour and then $15.00 per hour as of January 1, 2023 for employers with 25 or fewer employees.}

Owners With 26 or More Employees: Use this form when employing a resident manager at your property and when you offset (credit) the value of the rental unit provided to the resident manager against wages due to the resident manager.

^{**Note: For employers with 26 or more employees, the maximum allowable reduction in rent that can be credited toward the minimum wages owed is $790.67 per month for a single onsite manager and $1,169.59 per month where a couple is employed. Minimum wage in the State of California for employers with 26 or more employees is $14.00; however, approximately 35 jurisdictions in California have higher minimum wages, including the City of Los Angeles which is $15.00 per hour for 2021. As of January 1, 2022, minimum wage will increase to $15.00 per hour for employers with 26 or more employees.}

Use this form when employing a resident manager at your property and when you DO NOT offset the value of the rental unit provided to the resident manager against wages due to the resident manager.

A Practical Reference Guide to the Laws Affecting Rental Housing in California Provided to the Public by the Regional Human Rights/Fair Housing Commission.

A Guide to Residential Tenants’ and Landlords’ Rights and Responsibilities. (Revised July 2012)

Use this form to document a written anti-discrimination policy which may be required to obtain when necessary an insurance policy covering discrimination claims.

This 2016 pamphlet provides guidance on implementing smoke-free policies at your property subject to the City’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance.

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J.1 – COVID-19 Notice – Landlord Notifies Tenant of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Rights for Non-Payment of Rent [English]

[Spanish Version]

Use this form to let your tenant know their rights in a jurisdiction that has passed an eviction moratorium due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. Provide this form to your tenant if your tenant has indicated he or she might not pay their rent or asks not to pay their rent for reasons other than COVID-19 (Coronavirus) adverse financial impacts.

Use this form if your tenant has informed you they have suffered adverse financial consequences due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and they cannot pay their rent. This form is for jurisdictions that have passed an eviction moratorium due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic adverse financial impacts.

Use this form to document partial payment of rent when rent is lawfully being deferred due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Use a separate form for EACH partial payment of rent.

J.3A – COVID-19 – CITY OF LA: Receipt for Partial Rent Payment [English]

[Korean Version]

(For City of Los Angeles Use Only) Use this form to document partial payment of rent when rent is lawfully being deferred due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus). Use a separate form for EACH partial payment of rent.

J.4 – COVID-19 – Standard Lease Rent Deferral Addendum [English]

[Spanish Version]

[Korean Version]

Use this Addendum to document deferred rental amounts and repayment plan due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) impacts. Use one addendum for each monthly rental payment that is being deferred due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) impacts. It is recommended that a separate addendum be completed for each month that rent is deferred (e.g., one addendum for April, one for May, etc.).

(For City of Los Angeles Use Only) Use this Addendum in the City of Los Angeles ONLY to document deferred rental amounts and repayment plan due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) impacts. Use one addendum for each monthly rental payment that is being deferred due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) impacts. It is recommended that a separate addendum be completed for each month that rent is deferred (e.g., one addendum for April, one for May, etc.).

(For City of El Monte Use Only) Use this form to notify your tenants of their rights under the City of El Monte Eviction Moratorium ordinance. All landlords are required to provide notice to their tenants of their rights under the ordinance. This form also contains a hardship request requesting full or partial deferment of rent, which tenants can complete and return if they are unable to pay the full amount of rent becoming due. If your tenant(s) request(s) deferment, you should document any rent deferred through the COVID-19 – Standard Lease Rent Deferral Addendum (J.4). One such addendum should be completed for each month of rent deferred.

J.6 – COVID-19 – Notice Regarding COVID-19 & Rent Deferral Request [English]

[Spanish Version]

[Korean Version]

Use this form to notify your tenants about the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic and to how make a financial hardship request due to financial impacts caused by the COVID-19 (Coronavirus). This form also contains a hardship request for requesting full or partial deferment of rent, which tenants can complete and return if they are unable to pay the full amount of rent becoming due. If your tenant(s) request(s) deferment, you should document any rent deferred through a COVID-19 – Standard Lease Rent Deferral Addendum (J.4).

J.7 – COVID-19 – Three (3)-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit [English]

[Spanish Version]

[Korean Version]

Use this 3-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit form while an eviction moratorium is in effect due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic. This notice contains additional language regarding documentation requirements for tenants that are unable to pay rent due to COVID-19 impacts.

J.8 – COVID-19 Notice – West Hollywood Tenant Notice to Landlord [English]

[Spanish Version]

(For City of West Hollywood Use Only) This is a form created by the City of West Hollywood for Tenant Notice to Landlord of COVID-19 Income Loss / Hardship. Tenants may use this template letter to notify their landlord and provide documentation of a financial impact due to the Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19 Pandemic).

J.9 – COVID-19 – City of Santa Monica Eviction Moratorium Form

(For City of Santa Monica Use Only) Give this form to Santa Monica Tenants. Tenants may use this form to provide the required notice of non-payment of rent due to COVID-19 impacts. The tenant must provide this notice and supporting documentation as soon as possible, preferably before the rent is due, but no later than 30 days after rent is due.

J.10 – Notice Regarding City of Santa Monica Eviction Moratorium and Renter Deferral Request Form

(For City of Santa Monica Use Only) Use this form to notify your tenants about the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic and to how make a financial hardship request due to financial impacts caused by the COVID-19 (Coronavirus). This form also contains a hardship request for requesting full or partial deferment of rent, which tenants can complete and return if they are unable to pay the full amount of rent becoming due. If your tenant(s) request(s) deferment, you should document any rent deferred through a COVID-19 – Standard Lease Rent Deferral Addendum (J.4).
THIS NOTICE IS DUE TO TENANTS BY APRIL 24, 2020

J.11 – City of Santa Monica Three Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit

[Spanish Version]

(For City of Santa Monica Use Only) Use this 3-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit form while an eviction moratorium is in effect due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Pandemic. This notice contains additional language regarding documentation requirements for tenants that are unable to pay rent due to COVID-19 impacts.

J.12 – COVID-19 – City of Los Angeles Eviction Moratorium Fact Sheet and Tenant Notice [English]

[Spanish Version]

[Korean Version]

[Chinese Version]

[Armenian Version]

[Russian Version]

[Tagalog Version]

City of L.A. Tenant Notification of Eviction Moratorium – New HCID Form Pending Per 5/6/20 L.A. City Council Meeting

(For City of Los Angeles Use Only) Use this form instead to comply with notice requirements under the City of Los Angeles Eviction Moratorium. This form also includes a “Tenant Notification to Landlord of Inability to Pay Full Rent Due to COVID?19 Emergency” that renters may use to inform Owner / Agent of their inability to pay rent. This form was created by the City of Los Angeles.

THIS NOTICE MUST BE PROVIDED BY 5/27/20

(For Any Jurisdiction Allowing Up to 12-Month Rent Deferrals Only) Use this Addendum to document deferred rental amounts and UP TO 12-MONTH repayment plan due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) impacts. Use one addendum for each monthly rental payment that is being deferred due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) impacts. It is recommended that a separate addendum be completed for each month that rent is deferred (e.g., one addendum for April, one for May, etc.).

(City of Pasadena Only) Use this required form to notify City of Pasadena renters of their rights under the City’s eviction moratorium. THIS NOTICE MUST BE PROVIDED TO TENANTS NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS FROM MAY 21, 2020.

The Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs has issued these guidelines to aid in the implementation of the countywide eviction moratorium for both residential and commercial landlords. The L.A. County moratorium is in effect until June 30, 2020 unless further extended. The moratorium is applicable to all unincorporated areas AND any incorporated areas that do not have their own local eviction moratoriums.

Provide this form to any Beverly Hills renter that does not pay all or a portion of rent due to COVID impacts.

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NEW:K.1 – Notice of COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act (Updated for A.B. 832)

NOTICE DUE BY JULY 31, 2021

PREVIOUS VERSION: K.1.1 – Notice of COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act (Updated for S.B. 91)

NOTICE WAS DUE BY FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Rental housing providers must, once again, serve a new notice from the State of California to all tenants who have missed one or more rental payments. This new notice form must be served by July 31, 2021. For each month thereafter, if tenants do not pay all of their rent due, rental housing providers should continue to serve the new 15-Day Notice for unpaid rent, along with this new, informational notice from the State of California.
**This notice must be provided to tenants who as of JULY 1, 2021 had not paid one or more rent payments between MARCH 1, 2020 and THEREAFTER and such rent amounts are still due and owing. This notice must be provided to all such tenants on or before JULY 31, 2021.**

In addition, this Notice should be provided to tenants who do not pay rent due for any monthly periods between July 1, 2021 and September 30, 2021. IF YOU FAIL TO PROVIDE THIS NOTICE TO YOUR TENANTS BY JULY 31, 2021 AND THEREAFTER FOR EACH PERIOD A RENTAL PAYMENT IS MISSED THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 2021, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EVICT YOUR TENANT OR RECOVER RENT PAYMENTS THAT ARE OWED.

It is suggested owners keep in their records a copy of the Notice and a standard form “Proof of Service” as evidence of providing this notice in addition to any other documentation (e.g., certified return receipt).

Tenants need to continue paying a minimum of 25% of their rent, but the deadline for that payment is now September 30, 2021. Therefore, a tenant does not have to pay any rent until September 30th so long as they sign and return a Declaration of Financial Distress form for.
Use this form to provide to your tenant or tenants along with the new “Notice of COVID-19 Relief Act” listed as Form K.1, or along with 15-Day Notice to Pay or Quit, Forms K.3 – K.4. Tenants must sign and return and sign this form to be protected from eviction proceedings.

(This updated form is substantially the same as the form used for S.B. 91.)

NEW: K.3 – Fifteen (15) Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit for A.B. 832 for NON-High-Income Renters Covering the Periods on or After July 1, 2021

PREVIOUS VERSION: K.3.1 – Fifteen (15) Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit for S.B. 91 for NON-High-Income Renters Covering the Periods on or After February 1, 2021

This form allows the landlord to provide notice to tenants that are not “High Income” tenants and who have not paid a portion of their monthly rent due and still owing during any period on or after July 1, 2021. You must provide Forms K.1 and K.2 along with this 15-day notice form.

A “High Income” tenant means a tenant with an annual household income of 130 percent (130%) of the area median income, as published by the Department of Housing and Community Development in the Official State Income Limits for 2020, for the county in which the residential rental property is located. A “High Income” tenant shall not include a tenant with a household income of less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). For more information, see the Department of Housing and Community Development website at: https://www.hcd.ca.gov/grants-funding/income-limits/state-and-federal-income-limits/docs/Income-Limits-2020.pdf.

NEW: K.4 – Fifteen (15) Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit for A.B. 832 for High Income Renters Covering the Periods on or After July 1, 2021

PREVIOUS VERSION: K.4.1 – Fifteen (15) Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit for S.B. 91 for High Income Renters Covering the Periods on or After February 1, 2021

This form allows the landlord to provide notice to tenants that are not “High Income” tenants and who have not paid a portion of their monthly rent due and still owing during any period on or after July 1, 2021. You must provide Forms K.1 and K.2 along with this 15-day notice form.

A “High Income” tenant means a tenant with an annual household income of 130 percent (130%) of the area median income, as published by the Department of Housing and Community Development in the Official State Income Limits for 2020, for the county in which the residential rental property is located. A “High Income” tenant shall not include a tenant with a household income of less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). For more information, see the Department of Housing and Community Development website at: https://www.hcd.ca.gov/grants-funding/income-limits/state-and-federal-income-limits/docs/Income-Limits-2020.pdf.

Fifteen Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit (For Use to Collect Rent Owed During Transitional Period of September 1, 2020 Through January 31, 2021 – for Non-High-Income Tenants) – This form allows the landlord to provide notice to tenants that are not “High Income” tenants and who have not paid a portion of their monthly rent due and still owing during the Transitional Period between September 1, 2020 and January 31, 2021.

A “High Income” tenant means a tenant with an annual household income of 130 percent (130%) of the area median income, as published by the Department of Housing and Community Development in the Official State Income Limits for 2020, for the county in which the residential rental property is located. A “High Income” tenant shall not include a tenant with a household income of less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). For more information, see the Department of Housing and Community Development website at: https://www.hcd.ca.gov/grants-funding/income-limits/state-and-federal-income-limits/docs/Income-Limits-2020.pdf.

OLD: K.6 – Fifteen (15) Day Transitional Period Notice to Pay Rent or Quit (High-Income Tenants)
(For Use During Transitional Period of September 1, 2020 through January 31, 2021 for High-Income Tenants)

*Only use if you already have proof of income establishing that the tenant is a high-income tenant.

Fifteen Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit (For Use to Collect Rent Owed During Transitional Period of September 1, 2020 Through January 31, 2021 – for High-Income Tenants) – This form allows the landlord to provide notice to tenants that are “High Income” tenants and who have not paid a portion of their monthly rent due and still owing during the Transitional Period between September 1, 2020 and January 31, 2020.

A “High Income” tenant means a tenant with an annual household income of 130 percent (130%) of the area median income, as published by the Department of Housing and Community Development in the Official State Income Limits for 2020, for the county in which the residential rental property is located. A “High Income” tenant shall not include a tenant with a household income of less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). For more information, see the Department of Housing and Community Development website at: https://www.hcd.ca.gov/grants-funding/income-limits/state-and-federal-income-limits/docs/Income-Limits-2020.pdf.

This informational form provides guidelines to tenants and landlords subject to the Los Angeles County Temporary Eviction Moratorium. Los Angeles County has take the position that its Temporary Eviction Moratorium is applicable to both all unincorporated areas of the County and those incorporated areas of the County that have lesser eviction moratorium rules.

THIS NOTICE MUST BE PROVIDED TO TENANTS WHO HAVE NOT PAID ANY PORTION OF ONE OR MORE MONTH’S RENT BETWEEN MARCH 1, 2020 AND AUGUST 31, 2020, AND SUCH RENT AMOUNTS ARE STILL DUE AND OWING. THIS NOTICE MUST BE PROVIDED TO ALL SUCH TENANTS ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 2020: Provide this notice to any tenants that did not pay all or a portion of any rent payment that is still owing during any period between March 1, 2020 and August 31, 2020.
IF YOU FAIL TO PROVIDE THIS NOTICE TO YOUR TENANT BY SEPTEMBER 30, 2020, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO EVICT YOUR TENANT OR RECOVER RENT PAYMENTS THAT ARE OWED.

It is suggested owners keep in their records a copy of the Notice and a standard form “Proof of Service” as evidence of providing this notice in addition to any other documentation (e.g., certified return receipt).

Use this form to provide to your tenant or tenants along with the “Notice of COVID-19 Relief Act of 2020” listed as Form K.1, or along with 15-Day Notice to Pay or Quit, Forms K.3 – K.6. Tenants must return this form to be protected from eviction proceedings.

OLD: K.10 – Fifteen (15) Day Protected Period Notice to Pay Rent or Quit (Non-High-Income Tenants)

(For Use During Protected Period of March 1, 2020 through August 31, 2020 for Non-High-Income Tenants)

Effective October 6, 2020

Fifteen Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit (For Use to Collect Rent Owed During Protected Period of March 1, 2020 Through August 31, 2020 – for Non-High-Income Tenants) – This form allows the landlord to provide notice to tenants that are not “High Income” tenants and who have not paid a portion of their monthly rent due and still owing during the Protected Period between March 1, 2020 and August 31, 2020.

A “High Income” tenant means a tenant with an annual household income of 130 percent (130%) of the area median income, as published by the Department of Housing and Community Development in the Official State Income Limits for 2020, for the county in which the residential rental property is located. A “High Income” tenant shall not include a tenant with a household income of less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). For more information, see the Department of Housing and Community Development website at: https://www.hcd.ca.gov/grants-funding/income-limits/state-and-federal-income-limits/docs/Income-Limits-2020.pdf.

OLD: K.11 – Fifteen (15) Day Protected Period Notice to Pay Rent or Quit (High-Income Tenants)

(For Use During Protected Period of March 1, 2020 through August 31, 2020 for High-Income Tenants)

*Only use if you already have proof of income establishing that the tenant is a high-income tenant.

Effective October 6, 2020

Fifteen Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit (For Use to Collect Rent Owed During Protected Period of March 1, 2020 Through August 31, 2020 – for High-Income Tenants) – This form allows the landlord to provide notice to tenants that are “High Income” tenants and who have not paid a portion of their monthly rent due and still owing during the Protected Period between March 1, 2020 and August 31, 2020.

A “High Income” tenant means a tenant with an annual household income of 130 percent (130%) of the area median income, as published by the Department of Housing and Community Development in the Official State Income Limits for 2020, for the county in which the residential rental property is located. A “High Income” tenant shall not include a tenant with a household income of less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). For more information, see the Department of Housing and Community Development website at: https://www.hcd.ca.gov/grants-funding/income-limits/state-and-federal-income-limits/docs/Income-Limits-2020.pdf.

Use this form to determine if you are qualified to apply as a landlord for the State of California rent relief program. (Form is in English & Spanish). For more information, go to www.housing.ca.gov.