Eviction Notices (February 2023 - April 2025)
Summary and Analysis
[May 2025 Update] We analyzed updated data from the Los Angeles Housing Department (LAHD) from February 2023 through April 2025.
The data reveals that from February 2023 to April 2025, LAHD received a total of 210,901 eviction notices. 5,427 notices were filed for April 2025.
- 210,901 eviction notices were filed
- 94% of eviction notices were for “non-payment of rent”
- 89% came with a 3-day notice
- $3,987.85 is the average amount of rent owed
Number of Eviction Notices
Council District
Top 20 Zip Codes with Highest Number of Eviction Notices
| Zip Code | Communities | # of Eviction Notices |
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The table above shows the top 20 Zip Codes with the highest number of eviction notices filed with the City from February 2023 to April 2025.
Units located within 90028 (Hollywood area) had the highest number of eviction notices filed from February 2023 to April 2025 with 12,651 followed by 90012 (Downtown LA, Chinatown area) with 10,053.
Fair Market Rent
The Just Cause Ordinance (JCO) contains a provision where a landlord can evict a tenant only if the amount due exceeds one month of fair market rent for the Los Angeles metro area.
| Number of Eviction Notices - Rent Owed Under the Fair Market Rent Limit | |||||||
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| Bedroom Size | FY 2023 | #≤FMR | FY 2024 | #≤FMR | FY 2025 | #≤FMR | Total |
Note: The Fair Market Rent (FMR) amounts are adjusted each Fiscal Year (October to September).
Notice Types
When served with an eviction, tenants are given a deadline to either pay rent owed or move out ("pay or quit") or to fix an issue or move out ("perform or quit"). Other notices will only give a deadline to move out (such as 30-day notices).
| Number of Eviction Notices by Notice Type | ||
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| Notice Type | # of Eviction Notices | Pct. |
Tenant Protection Deadlines
- Allowable Rent Increases for RSO Units:
- RSO annual rent increases are allowed only once every 12 months.
- The allowable rent increase of 4% still in effect started on July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. The additional 1-2% is still applicable if the tenant is provided with electric service and/or gas by the landlord, totaling 5-6%.
- Protections for Tenants Impacted by the January 2025 Wildfires
- Tenants are protected from eviction between February 1, 2025 and July 31, 2025 if they lost actual wages due to one of the following:
- Your place of employment or business was destroyed or rendered uninhabitable due to the Wildfires
- Your employer has laid you off or reduced your working hours
- You had clients located in the Wildfires, which resulted in a loss of income.
Effective February 24, 2025, eviction protections were approved for those that have unauthorized persons or pets that were displaced due to the fires. The tenant must have notified their landlord in writing by March 25, 2025.
Rent for rental units covered under the RSO cannot be increased for additional tenants and/or pets added to a tenancy if displaced due to the wildfires.
- Eviction notices are required to be filed with the Los Angeles Housing Department within (3) business days of service. If not filed, a tenant may raise an affirmative defense in an Unlawful Detainer (UD) case.
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Rent not paid during this time must be paid to the landlord on or before July 31, 2025.
For continuous updates on eviction notices, please visit LAHD’s Eviction Notices Filed dashboard:
https://housing2.lacity.org/residents/renters/eviction-notices-filed