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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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Federal judge orders stepped up monitoring and criticizes city officials for failures that "undermined public trust."
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An order against hiking rents more than 10% after January’s wildfires was set to expire on July 1. The L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted to extend it until July 31.
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More than six months after Palm Springs approved a $5.9 million settlement for Black and Latino families displaced from Section 14, survivors are still waiting for payments.
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Renters have been getting legal aid and rent relief through Stay Housed L.A. for years. If Hydee Feldstein Soto lets the city’s contract lapse, those services could end June 30.
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Two-thirds of undocumented households were already burdened by L.A. housing costs. With breadwinners locked up and workplaces closed, paying rent is only getting harder.
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The program had helped more than 1,800 veterans in California. Veterans now have worse options than most Americans.Listen 4:50
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Recent court drama follows five years of disputes between the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights and the city.Listen 0:47
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The defendant faces two misdemeanor counts for allegedly advertising, listing and eventually renting two properties at a cost that exceeds the limit set by the state.
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California’s main source of homelessness funding would drop from $1 billion last year to $0 this year in the proposed state budget.
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Vienna has a way to make affordable housing and combat climate change all at the same time. Now U.S. cities want in, and they're building their own green housing.Listen 23:09
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Two nonprofits unite to offer fire-resistant designs and help people in Altadena bypass certain permitting and building hurdles.
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One of the state’s largest landlords — the man at the center of an LAist investigation — is being sued for allegedly letting his properties fall into dangerous disrepair.
