All Forum Posts by: Alberto Cioni

no we will not replace the storage.

There is no space when we add the new "approved" ADU.

For this reason ai will give them a rebate. 

Thanks Colleen for your input

Yes the storage is on the lease.

The other tenant, just moved in, and we told her about the ADU and we gave her a rebate of $ 300 during the six months of the ADU construction, because she facing the ADU construction and she will be impacted. She has no storage and she is paying $ 2750.

Her rent, is smaller because it is a one bedroom.

Thanks Dan and Glen for your input.

Culver City has rent control. Not sure if apply to my duplex. 

These are the exceptions of rent control:

• Dwelling units expressly exempt from rent control per state or federal law.
• Dwelling units occupied after February 1, 1995.
• Single-family homes, condominiums and townhomes.
• Subdivided interest in a subdivision.
• Government subsidized dwelling units.

You are both right. Better to keep the same rent and give them a rebate of 

$ 250 for the time of the construction. 

Alberto

Thanks Glen. 

I was thinking that I need to compensate them for the loss of the storage.

I am just concern they will make harder for me to vacate that garage when I need to start my ADU. California law tend to protect tenants.

I think I need to give them something. 

Do you think maybe keep the rent to $ 3000 with no increase for two years?

Hello 

I own a duplex in Culver City, Los Angeles county. I am a small business landlord.

I am in the process of building and ADU in the backyard. ADU is a 2 bedroom / 2 bathrooms unit that the State of California approved to increase the house density in Los Angeles to be built in the backyard.

This ADU will replace a small garage storage that I rented to my front tenants. These tenants rented a two bedroom and one bathroom and as a bonus I gave them also this small garage storage (too small to fit a car).

Now when the ADU will be approved in few months I need to modify the rent. The tenants know about this ADU. I told them.

The rent now is $ 3000 per month. This is a very hot market close to Venice beach and Marina del Rey. 

I am proposing to drop the rent to $ 2750 guarantee for two years for the loss of the storage space and the noise for the construction of this ADU. In addition I will not raise the rent this year.

Do you think this is a good plan? 

Do you think they have some rights to oppose this ADU even if it is approved by the city?

Tks

Alberto Cioni - Landlord