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# A means to an end for renters
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/a-means-to-an-end-for-renters-editor/
- Published: 2007-03-17T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T00:15:29.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Al Rosen Los Angeles*

Kevin Herrera’s article (“Rents just keep on rising in this town,” March 12, page 1) raises many interesting and debatable issues about rent control and affordable housing. But the statement attributed to rent control officials in the article’s last sentence is disingenuous. They said that it would be a “logistical nightmare” to allocate rent controlled apartments to low income tenants because tenants’ economic circumstances change. These rent control officials know that all tenants in Section 8 subsidized housing, in deed-restricted low income apartments and in Community Corp of Santa Monica apartments (among others) are all subject to annual means testing.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 17, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/031707.pdf?ref=smdp.com)