1. What the Anti-Harassment Violators Database

The Anti-Harassment Violators Database is a list of beneficial owners who have been determined to be in violation of the Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance (LAMC 45.30 et seq.) as a result of one or more of the following as described in LAMC Section 16.60 A.6(a)  on or after the operative date of 08/20/2026:

1. Final court judgment for tenant harassment within five years 
2. Three final  TAHO violation citations within 10 years under the Administrative Citation Enforcement (ACE). 
3. One final TAHO violation citation within 5 years in a high-displacement-risk tract.
4. Final judgment for unlawful eviction or involuntary vacancy within five years in violation of local or state law.

2. What is the consequence of being placed on the Anti-Harassment Violators Database?

Per LAMC Section 16.60.A.6, the Superintendent of Building and Safety shall withhold or revoke the issuance of any demolition permits for five years and the Director of Planning and/or Superintendent of Building and Safety shall withhold the issuance of any approval for five years unless otherwise prohibited by law. 

Where the City has denied or revoked a demolition permit or approval to any applicant, the denial or revocation for a five year term for the subject property shall apply to any new owner of the property, unless the new owner is developing a publicly-financed affordable housing project on the same site where more than 50 percent of the units are affordable, except for manager’s unit(s).  Also, demolition permits or approvals that are necessary to comply with a Department of Building and Safety, LAHD, or other government order shall not be withheld or revoked.  LAHD will record on the property’s title a notice of these constraints. 

The five-year hold period shall commence on the date that a court’s final judgment is entered or the City’s citation for a TAHO violation is final and no further judicial remedies are available.  

Notwithstanding any other law, any action by the Department of Building and Safety or the Department of City Planning, including demolition permit revocation and withholding of an approval shall not be further appealable. 

3. Who is a “beneficial owner?”

For purposes of this designation, a beneficial owner, as defined in the LAMC Section 16.60 A.6, includes: 

(i)  A natural person with a recorded ownership interest in the property where the harassment takes place; 

(ii) An ownership entity, including a corporation, limited liability company, limited partnership, partnership, or trust with a recorded interest in the real property where the tenant harassment takes place; 

(iii) An entity or natural person that meets any of the following criteria: 

1.  has an “ownership interest” or “ownership or control of ownership interest” as these terms are defined in Section 1010.380(d)(2)(i) – (ii) (Reports of Beneficial Ownership Information) of Title 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations, in an entity described in Sub-subparagraph (4)(i) or (4)(ii) above; 
2. exercises “substantial control”, as the term is defined in Section 1010.380(d)(1) (Reports of Beneficial Ownership Information) of Title 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations, over an entity described in Sub-subparagraph (4)(i) or (4)(ii) above; or 
3. receives substantial economic benefits from the assets of an entity described in Sub-subparagraph (4)(i) or (4)(ii) above.

(iv) A beneficial owner for purposes of the above excludes the following: 

1.  A minor child;
2. A person acting solely as an employee of an ownership entity and whose control over, or economic benefits from, that ownership entity derives solely from the employment status of the person;
3. A person whose only interest in an ownership entity is a future interest through a right of inheritance; or
4. A creditor of an ownership entity, unless the creditor meets the requirements specified in Sub­subparagraph (i) above.

4. How many years will the beneficial owners be placed on the LAHD Anti-Harassment Violators Database?

A beneficial owner will be placed on the list for five years. 

5. How does LAHD notify of placement on the Anti-Harassment Violators Database?

After LAHD places an individual or entity into the LAHD Anti-Harassment Violators Database, LAHD shall send a Notice of Determination to the known beneficial owner(s) of the property, if different from the project applicant or permittee, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll, and to any person holding a deed of trust, mortgage, or other security interest in the property as revealed by a title search with respect to the property. 

The Notice of Determination shall state that the LAHD General Manager, or designee, has determined based on criteria in LAMC Section 16.60 A.6(a) that the beneficial owner should be placed in the LAHD Anti-Harassment Violators Database, the basis for that determination, and the potential consequences under this ordinance.

6. Is there an appeal?

Written notification of placement on the Anti-Harassment Violators Database does not create any new appeal rights under the Administrative Citation Enforcement (ACE) Program. However, there is a right to request a review of being placed on the database separate from the ACE program procedures or court judgments.

Within 14 days of the date of the written notice of placement on the database, the beneficial owner(s), subject to being placed in the database, shall have a right to request an LAHD staff level review of the determination of being placed on the database. At the review, the beneficial owner may submit any evidence relevant to determination of being placed on the database.

The LAHD staff review shall be set on a date no earlier than 20 days after the date of the Notice of Determination, and the review shall be conducted no later than 60 days after the date of the Notice of Determination. At the review, the beneficial owner may submit any evidence relevant to this determination regarding the correct identity of the violator and the correct number of violations. The review shall be limited to whether the beneficial owner meets one of the stated criteria set forth in LAMC Section 16.60 A.6(a).  This is not an appeal to the issuance of the ACE citations or an appeal to a final court judgment.

7. When will the beneficial owners be removed from the list?

If at the end of the five-year hold period, no new citations have been issued to and no court findings have been made against the beneficial owner(s), the beneficial owner(s) or subsequent owners shall be removed from the LAHD Anti-Harassment Violators database. However, if during the five-year period, there is a new citation or court-entered judgment against the same beneficial owner, the five-year ban shall be extended from the date that the most recent citation or court-entered judgment becomes final and no further appeals are available. No citation used to place a beneficial owner into the database may be used against the beneficial owner more than once.

8. What is the operative date?

The operative date is on 08/20/2026.