STAY COMPLIANT! Right to Counsel Forms for Tenancies & Evictions
If you own or manage rental property in Los Angeles, a new compliance update affects you directly. The City has published the mandatory Right to Counsel forms that must now be provided to tenants in specific situations.
Staying aligned with these requirements will help reduce legal exposure and keep your properties in good standing.
Right to Counsel Forms
Los Angeles landlords are now required to provide the city’s Right to Counsel forms in the following situations:
Language Requirements:
- There are nine total versions of the form: English plus eight translations.
- If the tenant’s primary language is unknown—or not covered by the translations—you must provide all nine versions.
- While the posting requirement doesn’t explicitly mandate all nine, it is strongly recommended to post every version in the building to avoid disputes.
Below are the links to the ordinance and all nine versions of the form:
RIGHT TO COUNSEL ORDINANCE - ALL 9 VERSIONS
HUD Releases 2026 Fair Market Rents
HUD has published the 2026 Fair Market Rent (FMR) levels for Los Angeles County, which impact rent demand notices in both Los Angeles City and unincorporated County areas.
What landlords should know:
- Starting October 1, 2025, Notices to Pay Rent or Quit must demand amounts greater than the FMR levels above.
- In unincorporated Los Angeles County, the applicable HUD FMR must appear directly on the notice.
- Year-over-year changes are modest: efficiencies and 1-bedrooms rose slightly, while larger units saw small decreases.
Why this matters:
Rent demand notices that don’t align with HUD’s FMRs risk being invalid. For landlords, this means more scrutiny on drafting notices and a need to update templates well before October 2025.
Compliance requirements in Los Angeles are growing more detailed—from the forms you must serve to the rent figures you must reference. Proactive landlords should:
- Update lease packets and eviction templates to include the Right to Counsel forms.
- Post all nine language versions in building common areas.
- Revise rent demand notices to reflect the new HUD FMRs by October 1, 2025.
- Partner with a property management team that tracks these changes for you.
At Power Property Management, we stay ahead of compliance so you don’t have to. If you’d like us to review your notices and update your property files for these new rules, reach out today!
