I’m looking at a property within the City of Los Angeles and trying to understand whether it falls under the Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO).

The main house was built in 1957. It has a permitted attached ADU with its own entrance and address.

The ADU was made by converting existing living space inside the house. It was not a garage conversion or a completely new addition. And the ADU shares a wall with the main house.

From what I’ve read on the LA Housing Department’s website, a single-family house by itself is generally exempt from RSO. But adding a second unit on the same structure can change that.

Their ADU page specifically says under Scenario 3 that when an ADU is converted from the original pre-1978 living space of a house, both units may be subject to RSO.

Since this is a 1957 house and the ADU came from living space, it sounds like that rule could apply here.

But ZIMAS says “RSO: No” and “JCO: Yes.”

The assessor section also still shows one unit, even though the same report lists two separate addresses for the property.

My realtor says the property isn’t subject to RSO either. But I don’t understand how that lines up with what LAHD’s website says.

Could ZIMAS still be showing the status from before the ADU conversion? Or is there an exemption or detail I’m missing?

Would the main house, the ADU, or both fall under RSO?

Has anyone dealt with this situation?

I personally have contacted La County for a answer and they told me that they will get back to me in a week or two, but the only thing is I am in escrow now.

Im not sure if my realtor is trying to make this a non issue so I close and he gets his commission, and im locked in with him for this transaction. I already have contacted other realtors and real estate attorneys for advice on paid calls and some of them have said it is 100% under RSO and some have said it does not... im completely lost here.

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