The Rent Control Board has closed a loophole in rules that may have allowed some landlords to illegally raise rents on some tenants.
At their May meeting, the board changed
At the Rent Control Board meeting May 14, chairmanChristopher Walton announced that the 2015 annual general adjustment percentage will be 0.4 percent, based on the application of the formula
Editor:
Here are two things the SMRR-controlled Santa Monica City Council doesn't want you to know:
1. The more we build, the more we will be required to
The Rent Control Board wants landlords to prove they're doing everything they can to save water before allowing any penalties to be passed along to tenants.When City
The upcoming meeting of the Rent Control Board will include discussions to help renters get paid and potentially avoid paying out.
Two long-gestating items will return for discussion at the
Rent control continues to be a boon for those who have it, but every year fewer residents have access to rent protections, according to an annual report presented to the
The Rent Control Board delayed a decision on collection of rental buyout agreements for a second time at its March meeting, but the group did move forward with regulation to
Last year, City Council tightened tenant harassment law, making a bunch of changes — some of which have already resulted in litigation brought against landlords.
One change, which seeks to increase
Santa Monica is fortunate to have grown up as a city with a unique housing identity — a setting that symbolized gracious apartment living in the land of orange blossoms and
Rent control is the problem
Editor:
In regard to "This nightmare could happen to you," the writer complains that a tenant from hell is terrorizing the neighborhood. Prior
One of three tenants who City Hall says were harassed by their landlord avoided eviction in court last week.
Paul Aron prevailed in an unlawful detainer case brought against him
Owners of Landmarked courtyard apartment buildings on Ocean Avenue want to tear them down, claiming economic hardship, and replace them with condominiums.
The current buildings contain 16 units and were
