Real Estate & Housing
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Rent Control Board asks Council to let tenants fight their landlord’s citations
The Rent Control Board (RCB) is recommending to City Council that renters should be allowed to challenge citations that code...
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International students give rise to specialized housing industry
By Blake Atwell Istanbul, Turkey native Savas Siricki came to Los Angeles in 2008 with plans to study English at...
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Rent control increases capped at $44
Rent increases for rent controlled units will be limited to 2% this year with a maximum monthly increase of $44....
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City moves to limit “McMansionization” of single-family neighborhoods
Officials are revising development standards in Santa Monica’s single-family neighborhoods to discourage developers from replacing small homes with mansions. In...
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Google puts up $1B to ease housing headaches it helped cause
Google is pouring $1 billion into easing the high-priced housing headaches that it and its Silicon Valley peers helped give...
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Supervisors approve measures to protect housing aid recipients
Los Angeles is taking steps to improve the County’s severe housing crisis. The “Source of Income Protection” ordinance was approved...
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Los Angeles – L.A. Councilmembers Propose Penalty For Vacant Housing
In a bold step to confront one of the root causes of the homelessness crisis in Los Angeles, City Councilmembers...
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Ellis Act evictions driven by new owners
Santa Monica could halt the loss of its housing supply by prohibiting developers from replacing rent-controlled apartment buildings with single-family...
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Civic Center field contracts up for approval Tuesday
Council will consider more than $5M in total spending for the new field at the Civic Center this week. As...
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Senior housing heads to ARB for discussion
A development that will provide 56 affordable apartments for seniors downtown is moving forward Monday. The Architectural Review Board will...
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