Insights into more lax legislation regarding security deposits came to light in a seemingly minor, administrative agenda item for the Santa Monica Rent Control Board.
Rent prices slightly down while local real estate is ‘seller’s market’
Santa Monica renters are receiving slight relief, albeit in a still-pricey market for apartments, while the city’s
Bound by a set formula in their charter, the Rent Control Board reluctantly passed a 6 percent annual rent adjustment, one of the highest hikes in the agency’s history.
The return to normalcy means many welcome things, but also a few unwelcome ones like the end of California’s rent relief program.
Still the news is not all dire,
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 72-year-old woman with disabilities who has lived in the same Santa Monica studio for 38 years has filed suit in Los Angeles Superior Court against her landlords. In the
Landlords could no longer renovate occupied apartments without a tenant’s consent and would be prohibited from subdividing rent-controlled units under a resolution the Rent Control Board is recommending to
Even the name of her apartment complex takes you back to the good ol’ days.
A thicket of mature trees and plants frame a hidden, underground entrance to Ocean’s
A knock came on Sarah's door.
Imagine her surprise when she opened the front door of her Santa Monica apartment late one evening to find her landlord waiting
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
