Ellis Act reform bill seeks to limit rent control evictions
CLARA HARTER SMDP Staff Writer Since passing in 1985, the Ellis Act has been the ire of rent control supporters, ...
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Rent Control Board supports Assemblymember Bloom’s legislation to deter Ellis Act evictions
On April 8, members of the Rent Control Board voted unanimously to support AB 854, which strives to
Renters need to earn $95,000 to afford rent-controlled studio in Santa Monica, new report says
A household earning the Los Angeles area’s median income cannot afford a rent-controlled studio in Santa Monica, according to a ...
City Council may raise fines for vacation rentals and unlawful evictions
The City Council is set to raise fines for unlawfully evicting rent-controlled tenants and operating vacation rentals. The fine increases ...
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 ...
Rent Control Board abruptly ends talk of potential ballot measure
The Rent Control Board appeared to put the kibosh on the possibility of broad rent control reform this November once ...
Rent Control increases capped by Board at just $40
The monthly rent for anyone living in a Santa Monica rent-control apartment cannot be raised by more than $40 ...
Development, lobbying up for City Council action
It's a mixed bag of topics at the Aug. 9 City Council meeting with items including an appeal of development ...
On Santa Monica’s LUVE initiative and profit-hungry developers
For some time now, the architects and engineers (and one Recreation and Parks commissioner) who make up this group have ...
Santa Monica rents rising — even for controlled units
Santa Monica's rent-controlled units are following a downward trend, according to a recently released annual report. The city's units are ...
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