Additional housing resources are provided to assist landlords in operating successful rental businesses while protecting tenants’ rights and ensuring safe, habitable homes.
Los Angeles Housing Department
Phone: (866) 557-RENT (7368)
Is responsible for preserving, producing, and protecting safe and affordable housing for Angelenos. The department balances services that assist and regulate both tenants and landlords in the rental housing market.
Los Angeles Department of Consumer and Business Affairs DCBA, LADCBA
Phone: (800) 593-8222
Contact LADCBA About:
- What is the limit on Security Deposits?
- When does the landlord have to return a security deposit?
- Is there a mediation service?
- How can I file a Small Claims lawsuit?
- Must a tenant renew the lease agreement?
- Who is responsible for repair fees?
- What notice requirements are under State law?
- Can the owner enter a rental unit without asking the tenant?
- Who should make the repairs in my rental unit?
- What happens when a lease runs out?
- Should rental agreements be in writing?
- Where can a landlord obtain assistance during a foreclosure?
- What are tenant rights when a property is foreclosed?
Phone: (213) 387-8400 or (800) 477-5977
Contact HRC about:
- What is discrimination? (Harassment, Retaliation)
- Is a tenant entitled to a Reasonable Accommodation or Modification (access ramps, shower bars, parking, caregiver, etc)?
- Does a landlord have to allow a service animal?
County of Los Angeles Department of Public Environmental Health (Public Health) (Habitability Issues)
Phone: (888) 700-9995
Contact Public Health about:
- Who do I contact for mold, bedbugs, insects, or rat infestation?
- Who can a tenant call for illegal utility shutoffs?
For inquiries or issues pertaining to residents of Los Angeles County, including landlord and tenant matters.
Phone: (833) 223-RENT (7368)
Email: rent@dcba.lacounty.gov
Website: rent.lacounty.gov
LA County Department of Social Services (DPSS)
Phone: (866) 613-3777
Contact DPSS about:
- Where can I get referrals for social services?
Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA)
Phone: (213) 225-6581 or (800) 548-6047
Contact LAHSA about:
- If you are a homeless individual or family or believe you are at significant risk of becoming homeless, please contact the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA), at (213) 225-6581, (800) 548-6047, or visit LAHSA’s website for specific information about city-funded programs that are available to homeless individuals, youth, and families and which you may be eligible to receive services under.
- Homeless families: If you and your family (adults with children under age 18) are homeless and need immediate assistance call 2-1-1, which is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
- If you are a youth in need of shelter, please call (800) 548-6047 or download the WIN app below.
- What if I need emergency shelter due to a fire, lock-out or other situation that requires a tenant move out of a unit?
Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (LADBS)
Phone: 311
Contact LADBS about:
- Who inspects single family dwellings, condominiums, commercial buildings?
- Who issues permits and Certificates of Occupancy?
State of California – Department of Housing and Community Development
Phone: (800) 952-5275
- Who inspects mobile home parks?
- Where can mobile home parks be registered?
