With Prop. 33, voters could remove state limits on rent control
Seeking to wield the power of government to keep rents low amid an affordability crisis, San Francisco officials last week passed a measure to dramatically…
HUD gave $10 million grant to LA landlord repeatedly sued by tenants
For nine months, Nash Stabolito has tried to organize a tenant union with fellow residents of his Skid Row single-room occupancy hotel and nearby properties…
Landlord to pay nearly $20 million to settle California lawsuit
One of the nation’s largest single-family-home rental companies has agreed to pay nearly $20 million to resolve allegations it made unpermitted renovations across its portfolio…
Renters should look out for these red flags when signing a property lease, experts say
In a competitive rental market, many people are facing stress and anguish just trying to find a property.So when you finally get your hands on…
L.A. City Council backs plan to double sewer fees
Many Los Angeles residents will see their sewer fees double over the next four years, with the City Council approving the increases Tuesday over the…
Bill would put an end to ‘no dogs allowed’ at California rentals
All dogs may go to heaven, but California landlords aren’t as accommodating. Pet owners can have a tougher time finding apartments because of the surfeit…
Everything’s going wrong in our home – the landlord won’t fix any of it
DEAR DEIDRE: THE list of broken and faulty things in our home gets longer and longer – but still the landlord never arrives. I’m a…
L.A. moves to protect renters who got pets amid pandemic lockdown
The Los Angeles City Council voted Tuesday to prevent landlords from evicting tenants who took in a pet at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic…
L.A. County looks to require rental units to stay cool in summer
This winter, renters in frigid Los Angeles apartments have some ammo when they complain to their landlord about busted heating and drafty rooms: Legally speaking,…
Landlord to pay $3.7 million in California rent-gouging case
The nation’s largest landlord of single-family home rentals will pay $3.7 million in civil penalties and restitution to resolve allegations it violated California laws against…
New law has Californians with criminal records ‘quite hopeful’ they’ll finally find housing
In 2021, four years after finishing her last jail term and living in transitional housing in Riverside County, Erica Smith was ready for a permanent…
L.A.’s legacy business program is too late for Suehiro Cafe
The signs at Sunday’s rally protesting the eviction of Little Tokyo’s Suehiro Cafe offered a full menu of the different ways a community can be…
Taxpayer rescue of Skid Row’s largest landlord nears $40 million
Los Angeles city taxpayer costs to rescue the failed nonprofit Skid Row Housing Trust are now expected to approach $40 million, with officials warning more…