South Whittier workshop to explain county rent registry requirements
SOUTH WHITTIER — Rental property owners can get help navigating Los Angeles County’s rent registry at a free workshop November 19, as the county reminds landlords that unpaid registration fees can prevent rent increases and certain charges to tenants.
The Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs will hold the workshop Thursday, November 19, 2026, from 1 to 3 p.m. Pacific Standard Time at the South Whittier Community Resource Center, 10750 Laurel Avenue.
County housing and tenant-protection staff will explain how to register rental properties, update property information, pay annual fees and comply with the county’s rent stabilization ordinances.
DCBA says space is limited and encourages advance registration through its workshop webpage.
The session addresses an existing registration system. The county announced the online registry’s launch in October 2021.
The registry applies to eligible rental properties in unincorporated Los Angeles County, including South Whittier. Residents should check their property’s jurisdiction: a Whittier mailing address does not establish whether a home is inside the City of Whittier or in an unincorporated area.
DCBA says annual registration fees are $90 per fully covered rental unit or mobilehome space and $30 per partially covered rental unit. The annual deadline is September 30; a 10% late fee may be assessed afterward.
A notice on the county’s registry website says properties submitted for registration by September 30, 2026, will have late fees waived during DCBA’s review. The notice does not announce an extension for new submissions.
According to DCBA, landlords and mobilehome park owners with unpaid registration fees cannot increase rents or pass through costs to tenants or mobilehome space renters.
Coverage also varies. Fully covered units have county rent restrictions and eviction protections, while partially covered units have eviction protections without the county’s rent restrictions.
Many single-family homes and condominiums fall into the partially covered category unless exempt, according to DCBA.
For the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the county lists an annual increase limit of 1.919% for general fully covered rental units. Higher limits apply to qualifying small-property landlords and luxury units, subject to additional requirements. Those figures do not apply to every rental home in South Whittier.
Property owners and renters can check county ordinance coverage by entering a property address or Assessor Parcel Number in the registry’s “FIND” field.
Questions attendees may want to raise include how to document compliance while an application is under review, how tenants can verify payment status, and what happens when an owner imposes a rent increase while registration fees remain unpaid.
The workshop announcement does not specify an enrollment deadline or language assistance. Readers can find registration information on DCBA’s Housing and Tenant Protections Workshops webpage.
For registry questions, DCBA lists 800-593-8222 and rentregistry@dcba.lacounty.gov.
Workshop schedule and registration�
County Rent Registry requirements and fees�
Rent stabilization coverage and current limits�
South Whittier Community Resource Center�
County’s 2021 registry launch announcement�
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