Real property impacted by the 2025 Eaton or Palisades Fires: notification of owner’s intent to sell.
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Overview
This bill addresses the aftermath of the 2025 Eaton and Palisades Fires by requiring the County of Los Angeles to establish a process for qualified governmental or nonprofit organizations to match offers to purchase certain residential or fire-damaged commercial properties within the affected area. It aims to prevent displacement and preserve community assets by giving these organizations a priority to purchase properties from affected homeowners before they are sold to other parties.
Key provisions
- Requires the County of Los Angeles to create a process for qualified governmental or nonprofit organizations to match offers to purchase real property impacted by the fires.
- Requires property owners impacted by the fires to notify the County of Los Angeles and qualified entities of their intent to sell.
- Establishes a 10-day period for qualified entities to express interest in purchasing property and a 60 or 40-day period to submit a purchase offer, depending on the number of units.
- Creates a ‘qualified entity’ designation for organizations that provide notice of interest.
- Requires cities and the County of Los Angeles to maintain a public list of qualified entities.
- Mandates that qualified entities retain existing tenantancies and restore terminated tenancies.
- Requires qualified entities to make vacant units affordable to low- and moderate-income households.
- Creates a civil cause of action to enforce the bill’s provisions.
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