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When faced with a disaster, do you still need to pay rent? Lessons from Oso: rebuilding and emotional recovery
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Jan 18, 2018
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When faced with a disaster, do you still need to pay rent? Lessons from Oso: rebuilding and emotional recovery

Is it necessary to keep paying for a place that's essentially uninhabitable? What Montecito can learn from survivors of the 2014 Washington mudslide.

A helicopter flies over demolished properties in Montecito, California on January 12, 2018.
A helicopter flies over demolished properties in Montecito, California on January 12, 2018.
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Is it necessary to keep paying for a place that's essentially uninhabitable? What Montecito can learn from survivors of the 2014 Washington mudslide.

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Following Montecito's mudslides, renters who say their spaces are uninhabitable are unsure if they have to pay rent. It all comes down to the language of the lease.
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Muddy debris continues to clog the 101 freeway between Santa Barbara and Carpinteria. That's making it hard for Solvang businesses to get even basic supplies.
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Los Angeles may make it easier for motels to convert into housing for homeless under an ordinance discussed by a city council committee Wednesday.
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For the 2019 model year, Ford showed off its new Ranger midsize pickup, and Chevy and Ram both introduced all-new versions of their full-size bestsellers.
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Lessons from the survivors of the deadly 2014 mudslide just outside of Oso, Washington, from reconstruction to mental well being.
California Assemblymen Al Muratsuchi of Torrance and Ian Calderon of Whittier are avid surfers who say it's time to recognize the iconic sport.