Beware of Mandatory Arbitration Clauses in Rental Leases
by Gary Rhoades In December 2015, a fire broke out in an apartment building on Ocean Front Walk in Santa ...
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Landlords Cannot Avoid Paying Tenants’ Attorney Fees in Housing Rights Cases
By Gary Rhoades Naomi sends out a group text message asking if friends are free to help her and her ...
Charities: Check Before you Give
by Andrea Cavanaugh The holidays are the season for giving, but solicitations to help those in need come throughout the ...
“Price Gouging”: Taking Advantage Of Consumers In An Emergency
By Andrea Cavanaugh Rebecca is a California resident who recently faced a familiar nightmare – she packed up her children, ...
Credit Reports and Protecting Your Identity
Maya is a Santa Monica resident who was ready to buy a new car. She saved money for a down ...
New law protects students and educators from no-fault evictions during school year
By Gary Rhoades With the Santa Monica school year about to begin this month, local parents, educators and landlords should ...
New California Law Creates Protections For Immigrant Tenants
The past year has brought new fears and challenges for immigrant and undocumented members of our community. Last year, U.S. ...
The Fair Housing Act’s “Long and Stormy Trip” Fifty Years Ago
At the Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office, we have three black-and-white photographs from the civil rights era enlarged to two-feet-by-three-feet ...
Consumer Corner: THE FALSE ADVERTISING LAW
Jennifer saw a bracelet she loved at a Santa Monica jewelry store and asked the salesperson to show it to ...
Consumer Corner: How to Spot and Avoid Rental Scams
Let's listen in on a snippet of doorstep dialogue as Lou tries to open the front door of what he ...
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