The official pages behind our guides.
Statutes, state agency pages, and City and County of Los Angeles pages for owners of commercial property, grouped by who publishes them. We read each one on the date shown.
California statutes
The current text of each code section, from the Legislature's own site.
20 links
- Civil Code 827
Rent changes in periodic tenancies, including the 30 and 90 day notices for qualified commercial tenants (827(b)).
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Civil Code 1632
Translations of contracts negotiated in Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese or Korean, including some commercial leases (1632(b)(8)).
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Civil Code 1671
Liquidated damages, the rule we read as governing late charges in a commercial lease (1671(b)).
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Civil Code 1938
The Certified Access Specialist (CASp) statement a lease of commercial property must include since 2017, for property open to the public as 1938(f) defines it.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Civil Code 1945
A tenant who stays after the term while the landlord accepts rent.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Civil Code 1946
Ending a periodic tenancy by notice.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Civil Code 1946.1
Ending a periodic tenancy by notice, including the 60 and 30 day rule for qualified commercial tenants.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Civil Code 1946.2
Just-cause rules for residential tenancies.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Civil Code 1947.12
The statewide rent cap (AB 1482), for residential real property.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Civil Code 1950.5
Security deposits for residential property, including the one-month limit.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Civil Code 1950.7
Security deposits for nonresidential property, and when the rest comes back.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Civil Code 1950.8
Payments a landlord may demand in a commercial lease, and passing operating costs through (1950.8(f)).
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Civil Code 1950.9
Building operating costs charged to a qualified commercial tenant (SB 1103).
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Civil Code 1993
Property left behind when a commercial tenancy ends (the start of chapter 5.5).
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Business and Professions Code 18000
The definition of a microenterprise used by SB 1103.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Code of Civil Procedure 1013
Service by mail, and the five extra calendar days within California.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Code of Civil Procedure 1161
Unlawful detainer, the three-day notice to pay rent or quit, and holding over without permission.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Code of Civil Procedure 1161.1
Estimated amounts in a three-day notice for commercial real property.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Code of Civil Procedure 1167
How long a defendant has to respond to an unlawful detainer complaint.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Code of Civil Procedure 1170
Demurrers and motions to strike in unlawful detainer, including the 10 court day limit for commercial tenancies (AB 1384).
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
California bills and ballot measures
Bill text and status, and the measures on the November 3, 2026 ballot.
7 links
- SB 1103 (2024), chaptered text
The bill that added Civil Code 1950.9 and amended 827, 1632 and 1946.1, in force since January 1, 2025.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- ACA 22 (2026), Proposition 43On the ballot
A constitutional amendment on the November 3, 2026 ballot as Proposition 43, about local special taxes and local taxes on real property.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- AB 736 (2025 to 2026), status
A bill to limit local transfer taxes; its Senate committee hearing was postponed on June 25, 2026, and it didn't pass before the session's August 31, 2026 deadline.
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Measures certified for the November 3, 2026 ballotOn the ballot
The Secretary of State's certified list of statewide measures.
sos.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Proposition numbers for the November 3, 2026 ballotOn the ballot
The Secretary of State's release assigning the numbers, ACA 22 as Proposition 43 among them.
sos.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- 2026 legislative calendar (Assembly)
The session's deadlines, including August 31, 2026, the last day for each house to pass bills.
assembly.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Qualified statewide ballot measures
The Secretary of State's running list of measures that qualified.
sos.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
California agencies
Property tax, energy benchmarking, real estate and the courts.
13 links
- How property is assessed for property tax purposes (BOE information sheet)
The 1% rate, the base year value and the 2% yearly limit under Proposition 13.
boe.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Inflation factor for 2026 to 2027 (BOE letter to assessors)
California's CPI change of 3.307%, so the 2% limit applied for 2026 to 2027.
boe.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Supplemental assessments
The prorated bill after a change in ownership or new construction.
boe.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Property Tax Rule 462.100
When a lease of 35 years or more is a change in ownership.
boe.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Legal entity ownership program
Changes in control or ownership of a legal entity, and the 90-day BOE-100-B filing.
boe.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- BOE-100-B late filing penalty
The 10% penalty for filing BOE-100-B late.
boe.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Form BOE-100-B
The statement of change in control and ownership of legal entities.
boe.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Building Energy Benchmarking Program
Yearly energy reports for commercial buildings over 50,000 square feet, due June 1.
energy.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Exempted local benchmarking programs
Cities whose own benchmarking rules replace the state report, Los Angeles among them.
energy.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Summary of 2025 real estate bills
The Department of Real Estate's list of new laws from 2025.
dre.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- California Tenants, 2026 edition (Department of Real Estate guide)
The Department of Real Estate's guide to residential tenants' and landlords' rights, with its list of new laws.
dre.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Eviction help for landlords
The courts' self-help pages on unlawful detainer cases.
selfhelp.courts.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Form UD-100, the unlawful detainer complaint
The court form a landlord files to start the case.
selfhelp.courts.ca.gov, checked October 25, 2026
City of Los Angeles
Business tax, transfer tax, building energy rules and the City Council's files.
16 links
- Business tax rates
The rate for renting commercial property: $1.27 per $1,000 of gross receipts.
finance.lacity.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Tax information booklet
Classifications, the small business exemption and the Commercial Tenant's Occupancy Tax.
finance.lacity.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Business tax renewal deadlines
When renewals are due, and the list of commercial tenants owners must give.
finance.lacity.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Business tax renewal instructions
Due dates, the small business exemption and the last day for timely filing of each year's renewal (March 2, 2026 for the 2026 renewals).
finance.lacity.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Municipal Code 21.43 (business tax on commercial rentals)
The commercial rental classification, one certificate for all of a lessor's properties, and the $20,000 threshold (21.43(d)).
codelibrary.amlegal.com, checked October 25, 2026
- Business tax questions
Who needs a Business Tax Registration Certificate.
finance.lacity.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Measure ULA questions
The ULA rates, the thresholds for transactions closing after June 30, 2026, and the yearly adjustment by the chained consumer price index.
finance.lacity.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Municipal Code 21.9.2 (real property transfer tax)
The City's base transfer tax of $2.25 per $500.
codelibrary.amlegal.com, checked October 25, 2026
- Ordinance 186,789 (Municipal Code 91.9708, energy audit schedule)
Table 9708.2: audits and retro-commissioning due every five years on December 1, by the last digit of the Building ID.
cityclerk.lacity.org, checked October 25, 2026
- ULA exemptions for affordable housing
How qualifying affordable housing buyers apply for an exemption.
housing.lacity.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- EBEWE benchmarking questions
Yearly benchmarking for buildings of 20,000 square feet or more, due June 1.
dbs.lacity.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- EBEWE audit and retro-commissioning questions
The five-year schedule by the last digit of the Building ID, and the next due dates (IDs ending in 0 or 1: December 1, 2026).
dbs.lacity.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Council file 26-0588Proposed
The motion on protections for commercial tenants in the City, including a possible anti-harassment ordinance.
cityclerk.lacity.org, checked October 25, 2026
- Council file 26-0588, committee report (May 19, 2026)Proposed
The report the Council adopted: a 90-day report on protections for commercial tenants, and draft ordinance recommendations if appropriate.
cityclerk.lacity.org, checked October 25, 2026
- Voter information pamphlet, November 3, 2026 (Proposition TE)On the ballot
The City Clerk's pamphlet with the text and impartial summary of Proposition TE, a Measure ULA exemption after the Palisades Fire.
cityclerk.lacity.org, checked October 25, 2026
- Council District 10 release on commercial tenant protections (June 30, 2026)Proposed
The councilmembers' announcement about council file 26-0588.
cd10.lacity.gov, checked October 25, 2026
Los Angeles County
Property tax, the business property statement, recording and County ordinances.
11 links
- Secured property tax questions
Installment due dates, delinquency dates and penalties.
ttc.lacounty.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- 2026 to 2027 property tax bills (Treasurer and Tax Collector release, October 1, 2026)
This year's dates: delinquent after December 10, 2026 and, because April 10 is a Saturday, after Monday, April 12, 2027.
ttc.lacounty.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Business property statement (Form 571-L)
Who files, the April 1 due date and the penalty after May 7.
assessor.lacounty.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Documentary transfer tax
The County's $0.55 per $500, and the cities with their own rates.
lavote.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Local measures on the November 3, 2026 ballotOn the ballot
Including the City of Los Angeles measure on a ULA exemption after the Palisades Fire.
content.lavote.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Commercial tenant anti-harassment ordinance (County Code chapter 8.45)
The ordinance text, in force in unincorporated Los Angeles County.
file.lacounty.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Commercial tenant anti-harassment ordinance, County page
The Department of Economic Opportunity's page on chapter 8.45.
opportunity.lacounty.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Commercial tenant protections and rental property license motion (September 1, 2026)Proposed
The revised motion the Board adopted on September 1, 2026: a license design for commercial landlords in unincorporated areas, and relocation assistance amendments to chapter 8.45.
file.lacounty.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- Board of Supervisors statement of proceedings, September 1, 2026
Item 20, the commercial tenant protections motion: carried with four ayes and one abstention.
file.lacounty.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- COVID-19 tenant protectionsExpired
The County's resolution, which expired March 31, 2023.
dcba.lacounty.gov, checked October 25, 2026
- County report on the COVID-19 tenant protectionsExpired
Says commercial tenants were no longer covered from February 1, 2022.
file.lacounty.gov, checked October 25, 2026
Links to official text, for reference. General information, not legal advice. If a link has moved or a page changed, tell us.
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