The Jan. 22 complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court names Hamid Enayati, Nicole Massarat, Nina Enayati, Jaleh Forouhar, Nina Property Management Inc., and multiple LLCs they control. Prosecutors allege the defendants violated the Residential Leasing Requirements Ordinance by systematically renting the units to transient guests, mostly for periods of less than 100 days, nearly 3,000 times. The ordinance requires initial leases of at least one year for unfurnished units used as the tenant’s primary residence. The city seeks an injunction to halt the practice, disgorgement of approximately $18 million in alleged unlawful profits, and civil penalties of $2,500 per violation under California’s Unfair Competition Law and False Advertising Law. Deputy City Attorney Jonathan Frank said preserving rent-controlled housing and keeping rents down remain top priorities.