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Tenant Habitability Plan (LAHD) — construction in a rent-stabilized building with tenants: Los Angeles restaurant guide

LA Housing Department

What it is

If your build-out is in a building with occupied rent-stabilized (RSO) apartments and involves replacing water, gas, drain or electrical lines, HVAC, structural work or hazardous-materials abatement, the property owner must file a Tenant Habitability Plan with LAHD before LADBS issues the permit, and may owe temporary relocation to tenants.

When a restaurant needs it

Construction in a mixed-use building with occupied RSO units.

How to apply

The owner prepares the plan with LAHD Tenant Habitability Program staff (hcidla.code.thp@lacity.org, (213) 482-7039) and submits it with the LADBS permit application; LADBS checks for LAHD clearance.

Documents you’ll need

Fee
Not stated on the program page
Processing time
Varies
Renewal
None
Who files
Filed by the building owner (landlord), not the tenant restaurant.

Good to know

Work may not leave tenants in an untenantable unit outside 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday–Friday; make the landlord responsible for the THP in your lease work-letter.

Official source

LAHD — Tenant Habitability Program

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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Guidance only, not legal advice.