California Law Weakens Tenant Protections in Los Angeles Regarding Parking

Senate Bill 1211, authored by Nancy Skinner, went into effect at the start of 2025. The law allows landlords to remove tenant parking spaces for Accessory Dwelling Unit construction, regardless of parking guarantees in existing leases. Local jurisdictions are prohibited from stopping this parking loss or requiring replacement parking.

The legislation allows landlords to remove parking spaces, which some reports suggest opens loopholes for landlords to increase profits and evict long-term tenants. For housing regulated by the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance, discontinuing a service like a parking space requires a permanent rent decrease reflecting the comparable cost.