The West Hollywood City Council passed an ordinance that allows three or more adults in a committed relationship to formally register as a multi-partner domestic relationship in the city.
This ordinance is set to take effect on December 2.
Introduced by Mayor John Heilman, this ordinance establishes a new registration system for the adults who live together and share responsibility for one another’s welfare.
The ordinance similarly extends local protections already available to traditional domestic partners to these relationships. These include: visitation rights at health care facilities and city jails, and protections for rental units.
This is strictly a local ordinance. As such, it does not create a marriage or domestic partnership under California or federal law.
