# How Long to File a Damage Claim Against Los Angeles? | Who Pays the Repair?

> Los Angeles says claims for personal property must be filed within six months of the occurrence, and real property damage claims within one year.

**Who pays:** depends

To claim storm or sewer damage against the City of Los Angeles, file within six months for personal property or one year for real property.

**Boundary:** To ask the City of Los Angeles to pay for damage, file a claim with the Office of the Los Angeles City Clerk. Claims for injury to personal property must be filed within six months of the date of occurrence, and other claims, including real property damage, within one year.

**Exceptions:** Any other claim, including claims for damages to real property, must be filed no later than one year after the occurrence.

## Sources
- [Claims](https://cityattorney.lacity.gov/claims) — "Claims for death, injury to person or to personal property must be filed no longer than six (6) months after the date of occurrence (Government Code § 911.2)." (accessed 2026-10-01)
- [Claims](https://cityattorney.lacity.gov/claims) — "Any other claim, including, but not limited to, claims for damages to real property, must be filed no later than one (1) year after the occurrence (Government Code § 911.2(a))." (accessed 2026-10-01)
- [Claims](https://cityattorney.lacity.gov/claims) — "Claims can be filed with the Office of the Los Angeles City Clerk or by mail with City's Claim for Damages Form" (accessed 2026-10-01)
- [California Government Code section 911.2](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&sectionNum=911.2) — "A claim relating to a cause of action for death or for injury to person or to personal property or growing crops shall be presented as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 915) not later than six months after the accrual of the cause of action." (accessed 2026-10-01)

_Last verified 2026-10-01. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/los-angeles-ca-city-claim-storm-sewer-damage-deadline/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._