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The “Community Opportunity to Purchase Act” would give organizations committed to keeping rents low the first chance to make an offer on buildings coming up for sale.
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The housing development could come in front of the council later in the year.
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L.A. homeowners are building thousands of backyard units. A new City Council motion aims to let them sell, and not just rent out, those ADUs.
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California legislators rejected a progressive proposal to give past due renters a two-week grace period on evictions.
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The inaugural director, Sarah Mahin, will help lead the county’s overhaul of the homeless services system.
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The new director is not expected to be named until their employment contract is finalized and the salary has been approved. County leaders haven't said when that will be.
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Most L.A. apartments are covered by the city’s decades-old rent control law. New limits on annual rent hikes take effect July 1 without reforms that have been waiting for a City Council vote.
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A 2024 RAND study shows a shift in the population on L.A.’s streets.
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Legal aid and rent relief for L.A. tenants facing eviction is set to continue after the City Council voted to temporarily extend a contract the city attorney refused to sign.
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After the LA fires, mortgage companies promised to give devastated homeowners a break. Some have notBorrowers who lost homes tell LAist their banks are not following the rules of a state mortgage relief program. Some have been told they could face foreclosure.
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The center connects unsheltered people with housing, treatment and other services.
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In Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Diego, homeless Californians describe their experiences as camping ban enforcement has increased.
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In major cities and more rural areas, arrests and citations rose in the months following last summer’s Supreme Court decision. In some places, officials insist the events are unrelated.
