The Rent Adjustment Commission (RAC) is responsible for adopting policies, rules, and regulations to carry out the mandates of the Rent Stabilization Ordinance, the City’s law for rent stabilization. They also conduct studies, investigations and hearings to gather information to administer and enforce the Ordinance.
The Commission adopted Regulations and “Working Rules” to provide a standard set of procedures to provide consistency, transparency and guidance in conducting official business. The Commission also adopted the “Appeals Board Rules and Guidelines” for use in hearing appeals scheduled by LAHD.
RAC also serves as the Appeals Board (AB) for appeals of General Manager’s determinations.
Meet Our Commissioners
The RAC Commissioners are appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council. The current RAC Commissioners are:
- Carole Brogdon, Chairperson
- Dash Stolarz, Vice Chairperson
- Paula Leftwich, Commissioner
- Kirkpatrick Tyler, Commissioner
- Dr. Loraine Lundquist, Commissioner
- Jerod Gunsberg, Commissioner
- Presiliano Sandoval, Commissioner
Get involved and learn more:
The public is invited to the Commission’s biweekly meetings, usually held on the first and third Thursdays of each month at 12:00 p.m. in the Hearing Room on the third floor of the LAHD office at 1910 Sunset Blvd., Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90026. While the Commission does not handle individual landlord and tenant complaints, the Commission makes every effort to give the public an opportunity to comment before the Commission on issues affecting the operation of the Rent Stabilization Ordinance.
Agendas are posted at least 72 hours before each meeting online on this webpage, on or near the door of each meeting location, and on the first floor bulletin board at City Hall East. The Commission has a working subcommittee, the Internal Review Committee, and a citizen task force called the Mobile Home Park Task Force (MHPTF).
For more information, please contact Edward Jacobs, RAC Liaison, at (213) 808-8678 or Armando Carlin, RAC Support Staff, at (213) 928-9075.
See Our Regulations
RAC 100 – Introduction and Policy Statements
RAC 270 – Seismic Rehabilitation Work Regulations (Unreinforced Masonry Buildings)
RAC 330 – Seasonal Rent Adjustments
RAC 340 – Surcharge for Smoke Detectors
RAC 360 – Landlord Notice to Tenants to Annual Rent Increase
RAC 370 – Passthrough of the SCEP Fee
RAC 410 – Reduction in Housing Services
RAC 420 – Transfer of Utility Payments to Tenants
RAC 520 – Transfer Utility Payments to MHP Tenants
RAC 560 – Rent Adjustment to Master-Metered MHP Tenant
RAC 610 – Evictions – Good Faith Requirements
RAC 620 – Eviction Requirements for Occupancy by Owner, etc
RAC 630 – Evictions – Action to Recover Possession
RAC 710 – Tenant Habitability Program
RAC 720 – Special Provision for Seismic Retrofit Work
RAC 830 – Luxury Exemption Certificate
RAC 940 – Substandard Housing Relief
