What changed for 686 S Ardmore Ave

Prohibition on algorithm use or distribution in a restraint of trade

↑This change adds renter protectionThis change adds renter protection. Your unit may differ.

Summary: A ban on rent-setting software now covers this home (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 16729(a)). · see the law text

Before: Enacted, not yet in effect→ now: Applies

Statewide California rule in force since January 1, 2026 (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 16729(a)); no building condition in it excludes this address.

“It shall be unlawful for a person to use or distribute a common pricing algorithm as part of a contract, combination in the form of a trust, or conspiracy to restrain trade or commerce in violation of this chapter.”

Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 16729(a)In effect from January 1, 2026Official source (opens in a new tab)

Just cause required for covered tenancies

=No change in protection hereNo change in protection here. Your unit may differ.

Summary: No change in eviction protection: Los Angeles Municipal Code (JCO) already gives this protection. · see the law text

Before: Replaced here by a local rule→ now: Not listed for this address

Covered by Cal. Civil Code § 1946.2, but the stricter local Los Angeles Municipal Code (JCO) governs here: built 1990 (year_built, LA County eGIS parcels), after the October 1, 1978 cutoff and apartment building (use code 0500 'Five or more apartments').

“after a tenant has continuously and lawfully occupied a residential real property for 12 months, the owner of the residential real property shall not terminate a tenancy without just cause”

Cal. Civil Code § 1946.2In effect from April 1, 2024Official source (opens in a new tab)

Limit on rent increases

?Depends on a fact we don't haveDepends on a fact we don't have. Your unit may differ.

Summary: Depends on whether the owner lives there and whether the building is subsidised, which our data doesn't have. · see the law text

Before: May apply (unknown: a building fact decides)→ now: Not listed for this address

Unknown whether Cal. Civ. Code § 1947.12 covers this address: depends on whether the building is subsidised and whether the owner lives there (neither is in the data); and on a condition in the text we can't check from the data ("Dormitories owned and operated by an institution of higher education o…"). Check whether the building has a subsidy or affordability restriction (city housing department) and whether the owner lives in the building (ask the landlord).

“an owner of residential real property shall not, over the course of any 12-month period, increase the gross rental rate for a dwelling or a unit more than 5 percent plus the percentage change in the cost of living, or 10 percent, whichever is lower”

Cal. Civ. Code § 1947.12In effect from April 1, 2024Official source (opens in a new tab)