Rent checks have been going up eleven months in a row in Southern California, The Orange County Register reports. In July, rents rose at an annual rate of 1.4 percent in the Southland, continuing a steady rise since they took a dip in 2010. But it might too soon to start ask Jimmy McMillan to open a West Coast branch of The Rent Is Too Damn High Party. more ›

The Great California Smokeout continues with a state Senate-approved anti-smoking bill that has Weho apartment dwellers concerned about the power of prohibition that may be granted to landlords under California law. Notes Weho Patch, the bill passed last week could have a "major impact in West Hollywood by giving landlords ammunition to evict smokers." more ›

If you live in an apartment and you don't appreciate your neighbors' cigarette smoke drifting in from common areas into your area, is there anything you can do besides close your window? Or move? In Long Beach, landlords and tenants interested in finding out their options plan to meet this afternoon for the "Smoke Free Apartments Community Forum" hosted by the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services, explains the Press-Telegram. more ›

Just in time for spring, the LA Times is reporting on something I think would just go marvelously with that recession you've been looking at: more ›

This sounds fun... or not: the Apartment Owners Association Convention is this week at the convention center downtown. more ›