Real Estate
Nation’s largest landlord accused of Section 8 discrimination in California
[ad_1] Greystar, the largest corporate landlord in the country, has been accused of refusing to accept Section 8 housing vouchers in California. In a…
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Real Estate
Erewhon and others shut by fire set to reopen in Pacific Palisades mall
[ad_1] Fancy grocer Erewhon will return to Pacific Palisades in an entirely rebuilt store, as the neighborhood’s luxury mall, owned by developer Rick Caruso,…
Los Angeles, California Local News
In face of extreme heat, L.A. may require landlords to keep their rentals cool
[ad_1] Los Angeles landlords may soon be required to keep rental units cool — or at least make it possible for tenants to do…
Real Estate
Supreme Court turns down claim from L.A. landlords over COVID evictions ban
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — With two conservatives in dissent, the Supreme Court on Monday turned down a property-rights claim from Los Angeles landlords who say they lost…
Real Estate
Tinder co-founder buys Walk of Fame property in Hollywood
[ad_1] Tinder co-founder Justin Mateen has invested in Hollywood with the $69-million purchase of retail property near the legendary TCL Chinese Theatre on Hollywood…
Real Estate
Single-family landlord Invitation Homes misled consumers over cost of a home, the FTC alleges
[ad_1] Invitation Homes, the nation’s largest single-family landlord, has agreed to pay $48 million to settle a handful of allegations, including that it illegally…
Real Estate
Californians won’t pay more than one month’s rent for security deposits under new law
[ad_1] The days of needing to save two to three months’ worth of rent for a security deposit are largely over in California. Legislation…
Real Estate
A house under $500,000 in the Bay Area? The catch is there’s a tenant until 2053
[ad_1] Imagine the first morning you wake up inside your new house in the Russian Hill neighborhood of San Francisco. An AI robot rolls…
Real Estate
In L.A., thousands of newer apartments have rent caps. Tenants don’t always know.
[ad_1] Alexa Castelvecchi was glad when she and her roommates found their new apartment about a year ago, in a modern building in Hollywood…
Real Estate
Is the eviction of hundreds of renters from Barrington Plaza legal? A court case to decide is now underway.
[ad_1] Nearly a year ago, every tenant at the massive Westside apartment complex Barrington Plaza was served with an eviction notice by their landlord,…
Real Estate
Landlord Arnel Management illegally withheld security deposits, attorney general alleges
[ad_1] Arnel Management Co. has agreed to settle allegations it illegally withheld security deposits, the California attorney general announced Friday. The move came nearly…
Real Estate
Office tower planned for Hollywood gets new design and billion-dollar price tag
[ad_1] At a time when office landlords are struggling to attract and keep tenants, a Hollywood real estate developer is forging ahead with plans…
Real Estate
A sign of the times: Tearing down an emptying O.C. office complex to build a warehouse
[ad_1] In the hierarchy of commercial real estate, office space has long been king. Developers and landlords lived by the conventional wisdom that there…
Real Estate
Opinion: Renting in L.A. could go from bad to worse
[ad_1] Renting in Los Angeles is about to become more difficult for many people. The last of Los Angeles’ pandemic-era renter protections expired Feb.…
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How much can your rent go up in California? Check this website
[ad_1] California Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta on Wednesday announced new consumer tools for tenants and landlords to understand how much rent can rise each…
US News
Is your rental home flooded? What tenants can do to fix the damage
[ad_1] As soon as the floodwaters subside in Southern California, many tenants will start the daunting task of assessing what’s been damaged or lost…
US News
What L.A. renters should know now that COVID tenant protections are gone
[ad_1] Most renter protection programs launched during the pandemic in Los Angeles have expired, and tenants who couldn’t pay rent due to economic hardships…
US News
L.A. City Council votes to protect tenants while they await rental assistance
[ad_1] After a lengthy discussion, the Los Angeles City Council voted Friday to prohibit the eviction of tenants whose rental assistance applications have been…
Real Estate
Would you take cash to leave a rent-controlled apartment? Data show it happens often in L.A.
[ad_1] In 2022, not long after a new owner bought the Highland Park rental home where Ana Lopez, 66, lives with her husband, the…
Real Estate
Opinion: California just banned 'crime-free' housing. Here's why other states should too
[ad_1] Landlords across the country have been empowered to act as a kind of police force in the name of crime prevention for decades.…