CLARA HARTER
SMDP Staff Writer
Since passing in 1985, the Ellis Act has been the ire of rent control supporters, who are frustrated by the rate at which it drives
A household earning the Los Angeles area’s median income cannot afford a rent-controlled studio in Santa Monica, according to a new report from the city’s Rent Control Board.
The City Council is set to raise fines for unlawfully evicting rent-controlled tenants and operating vacation rentals.
The fine increases follow the council’s request last month to review fines
Santa Monica could halt the loss of its housing supply by prohibiting developers from replacing rent-controlled apartment buildings with single-family homes and small condominiums, according to a new City of
The Rent Control Board appeared to put the kibosh on the possibility of broad rent control reform this November once and for all at their April 12 meeting when Boardmember
The monthly rent for anyone living in a Santa Monica rent-control apartment cannot be raised by more than $40 starting September 1. The Rent Control Board voted unanimously to pass
For some time now, the architects and engineers (and one Recreation and Parks commissioner) who make up this group have been accused of slow, dry writing and wonky jargon-filled screeds.
Santa Monica's rent-controlled units are following a downward trend, according to a recently released annual report.
The city's units are experiencing more turnover, higher prices and
State legislation related to affordable housing, rent control and landlord/tenants was more notable this year for what failed than what succeed, according to a report presented to the Rent
This is the third in a series of articles on housing in Santa Monica. Other topics have included workforce housing, the role of development agreements in producing affordable housing, and
