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ANAHEIM, Calif. (March 27, 2025) — Anaheim has shared a state audit report’s recommendations on the city’s lease for Angel Stadium of Anaheim, welcoming the report’s input for any future lease.
The report, released today by California State Auditor, looks at the lease with Angels Baseball LP, which went into effect in 1996 and runs through 2029 with extensions through 2038. Click here to see the Angels’ extension of the lease through 2032.
While there are no stadium lease or other talks underway, the report makes recommendations for any potential future stadium lease.
The city welcomes the recommendations for any future lease negotiations, noting that the current lease was negotiated 30 years ago with previous owner team owner Walt Disney Co.
Here are the recommendations and the city’s responses:
Anaheim should ensure that a future lease includes clear language in the areas listed in the auditor’s report.
The city welcomes this recommendation and clear language on key issues in any future lease.
Anaheim should ensure inspections of the stadium every one to two years to verify stadium condition and maintenance.
Anaheim welcomes this recommendation as part of any future lease and is addressing access under the current lease as part of an ongoing stadium assessment.
This week the city is finalizing an access agreement with Angels Baseball for the second phase of a stadium assessment that got underway in 2023.
Anaheim should review stadium records every year to determine if all revenue is being received.
The city does not have an issue with this recommendation.
Since the start of the lease in 1996, Anaheim has conducted eight audits, with an audit every three to four years.
The last audit was in 2018 with a pause in auditing during the 2020-2021 pandemic years while baseball was played without fans or with limited fans in attendance.
An audit is scheduled to start as soon as midyear and play out through the second half of 2025.
Anaheim should obtain a list of non-baseball events at the stadium and their anticipated attendance, parking and revenue.
The city welcomes the recommendation as part of any future lease.
You can read the state auditor’s report here.
You can see the 1996 lease here.