L.A.’s home sharing ordinance was passed in 2018. But researchers say many listings continue to break the law, and the city fails to collect fines.
Officials with the city’s planning department did not comment on the report’s findings, but said when they find apartments violating the rules, they refer the case to the city’s housing department for enforcement. We reached out to the housing department, but did not receive an immediate response.with the apparent lack of enforcement.
The McGill study estimated that 2,500 apartments have been removed from L.A.'s long-term rental market and converted into short-term rentals. The study concluded that this loss has driven rents up across the city by about $67 per month for the average L.A. renter household.The Better Neighbors L.A. study recommends the city improve compliance by imposing more fines, investigating complaints and hiring staffers dedicated to enforcement of the law.
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