Apartment building insurance in Unincorporated (90304)
The apartment stock in Unincorporated (90304) is old even for Los Angeles. 93% of the 182 buildings with five or more units went up before 1978 and the median one was built in 1957, so ordinance and law limits, original wiring and tuck-under parking are the first three things a file here has to answer for.
What this means for a building in Unincorporated (90304)
- Age. The median apartment building here was built in 1957, and 93% are pre-1978. That is the ordinance and law and soft-story conversation. Why it matters.
- Size. The average building is 16.3 units and about 7,824 square feet, which puts replacement cost near $2,542,800 at $325 per square foot.
- Rent regulation. The AB 1482 statewide rent cap covers most buildings more than 15 years old, which slows a rebuild and argues for 18 to 24 months of loss of rents.
- Market. One building sold here in the last six months, and that buyer inherited a policy that was probably wrong on at least one of the four gaps.
- Price. Older buildings across LA County are paying $1,500 to $2,500 per unit per year. What drives it.
What I would check first on a building in Unincorporated (90304)
If you sent me an address here, I would start with the update history on roof, plumbing, electrical and panel, with dates and permits, because underwriters price documents rather than intentions. Then the ordinance and law limits, since 93% of the buildings here would have to be rebuilt to today's code. After that, the replacement cost, because 7,824 square feet at $325 a foot is about $2,542,800 and many policies here are still carrying a number set years ago. Every one of those is public record, and checking them costs you nothing.
Nearby areas
The same public records for the areas next door.
- Unincorporated (90022) 325 buildings
- Unincorporated (90001) 216 buildings
- Inglewood (90303) 238 buildings