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Update: LAist Landlord Investigation Has Impact
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A Los Angeles city councilmember has returned campaign donations and a state legislator is promising to reintroduce a bill that would shed light on the rental market, following the publication of a KPCC/LAist investigation into landlord Mike Nijjar and PAMA Management.
- Here in L.A., campaign contributions to Councilmember David Ryu by PAMA Management and Patricia Nijjar, who is married to Mike Nijjar, quickly came under fire.
- Ryu’s campaign said on Friday he had returned the donations, saying in a statement, "Councilmember Ryu unequivocally condemns PAMA Management's grotesque business practices”.
The KPCC/LAist investigation story also sparked conversation among state lawmakers.
- Oakland Assemblymember Buffy Wicks shared our story, and pledged to reintroduce a bill to collect valuable data on rental properties in California. "It's my number one priority this year," Wicks said.
GO DEEPER:
- LAist Investigation Roils City Council Race, Re-Ignites Legislation In Sacramento
- Deceit, Disrepair and Death Inside a Southern California Rental Empire'
- Decades of Neglect' 6 Key Takeaways About PAMA Management & Mike Nijjar's Real Estate Empire
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