A new tool is helping Los Angeles renters make more informed decisions when searching for safe and stable housing. L.A. City Controller Kenneth Mejia officially presented the Top 100 Problem Rental Properties dashboard last week, a new online database exposing over a decade of alleged housing violations tied to apartment buildings across the city — ranging from illegal rent increases to illegal evictions.
What is the Problem Rental Properties dashboard?
Designed to support tenants, advocates, and public officials, the dashboard shines a spotlight on buildings with a documented history of repeated problems. By making this data easily accessible, the Controller’s office hopes to push for stronger enforcement, necessary repairs, and genuine accountability. The tool allows anyone to look up virtually any residential address in L.A. and view its complete history of reported complaints and code violations dating back to December 2013.
The dashboard compiles data from the Los Angeles Housing Department, Los Angeles City Planning, and the L.A. County Assessor’s Office. It equips renters with the following features to vet current or future apartments:
- Searchable Database: Punch in your address to see the number of code violations cited and cleared.
- Property Ownership Information: Find out exactly who owns the building.
- Interactive Map: Visually explore problem properties and track complaint density in your specific neighborhood.
The top 3 worst addresses in Los Angeles
The database ranks the city’s most problematic rental properties, detailing both the volume and types of violations connected to each building. According to the dashboard, the three addresses with the highest number of housing violation cases are:
- 636½ N. Hill St.
- 11700 W. Wilshire Blvd.
- 6650 W. Forest Lawn Dr.
🌐Search your address in the Problem Rental Properties dashboard.