45100 FERN AVE.
Lancaster, CA 93534 · APN 3133-029-004
UNITS
124
BUILDING SF
85,201
SF / UNIT
687
YEAR BUILT
1988
BEDROOMS
54
BATHROOMS
54
USE · CODE 0500
5+ UNITS
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PROP 13 ASSESSED VALUES, USUALLY WELL BELOW MARKET ON LONG-HELD BUILDINGS.
No market sale detected on this parcel since 2021. The last recorded transfer may have been a refinance, trust move, or family transfer that didn't reset the Prop 13 base.
OUTSIDE THE CITY OF LA ORDINANCE
The roll places this parcel in Lancaster, not the City of Los Angeles, so the city's Rent Stabilization Ordinance does not reach it. That is not the same as unregulated: Santa Monica, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Inglewood, Pasadena, Glendale and others run their own stabilisation ordinances, unincorporated county parcels fall under the County's, and the statewide AB 1482 cap applies where no stronger local rule does. Check the local ordinance before underwriting the rent roll.
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PRICES ESTIMATED FROM ASSESSOR REASSESSMENT AT SALE (ASSESSED VALUE DEFLATED 2%/YR), NOT VERIFIED CLOSING PRICES.
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ON FERN AVE · ZIP 93534
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The short answers.
Is 45100 Fern Ave rent controlled?
The roll places this parcel in Lancaster, not the City of Los Angeles, so the city's Rent Stabilization Ordinance does not reach it. That is not the same as unregulated: Santa Monica, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Culver City, Inglewood, Pasadena, Glendale and others run their own stabilisation ordinances, unincorporated county parcels fall under the County's, and the statewide AB 1482 cap applies where no stronger local rule does. Check the local ordinance before underwriting the rent roll. This is an inference from public assessor records, not a determination. Confirm the certificate of occupancy date with the LA Housing Department or ZIMAS before you rely on it for pricing or notices.
How many units does 45100 Fern Ave have?
County records list 124 units at 45100 Fern Ave, classified as 5+ units across 85,201 square feet of building area, averaging about 687 square feet per unit. Unit counts on the roll can lag permitted conversions and unpermitted additions in both directions.
When was 45100 Fern Ave built?
The assessor roll gives a build year of 1988, which is after the 1 October 1978 RSO cutoff. The ordinance turns on the certificate of occupancy rather than the roll's build year, so a building finished either side of that date is worth confirming with LAHD. Age drives more than character here. It sets rent-cap exposure, seismic retrofit obligations, and what a lender will underwrite.
When did 45100 Fern Ave last change hands?
The most recent transfer on the roll was recorded August 1996. Not every recorded transfer is a market sale: refinances, trust transfers, and family conveyances all appear in the same field, and those do not reset the assessed value.
What is 45100 Fern Ave assessed at, and is that what it is worth?
The current assessed value is $4,645,078 ($452,768 land, $4,192,310 improvements). Assessed value is not market value. Under Proposition 13 it resets only on a change of ownership and then climbs about 2% a year, so a long-held building is often assessed far below what it would trade for, and this one has held its base year for roughly 29 years.
Would the owner of 45100 Fern Ave face a big tax bill on a sale?
Possibly. A base year going back roughly 29 years usually means a low tax basis, and a low basis means a large taxable gain on a straight sale: capital gains plus depreciation recapture, with California taxing gains at ordinary income rates. It is also why long-held buildings so often sell through a 1031 exchange instead, or pass through an estate for the step-up in basis.
How do I find out what 45100 Fern Ave would sell for today?
Public records give you the frame, units, size, age, assessed value, and when it last traded, but pricing needs in-place rents, expenses, and the condition of the units, none of which appear in county data. A broker valuation puts closed comps and a rent survey against the actual rent roll. Shaya Lowenstein does that free for LA multifamily owners, typically within 48 hours, with no obligation to list.
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