Labor Day Roundup: Headlines for Tenants
Here are updates on all tenant protection proposals and ordinances in Southern California:
TIC - ownership model known as "tenancy in common" - is heralded as a way for first-time homebuyers to break into one of the nation’s most unaffordable cities.
https://la.curbed.com/2019/8/8/20751845/tenancy-in-common-los-angeles-rental-girl
Lawmakers tackle a severe housing shortage for those who have federal vouchers.
$325K signatures have been collected for the Rental Affordability Act, a statewide ballot measure that will expand rent control in California. It’s half the number needed to put it on the 2020 November election.
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190829005608/en/2020-CA-Rent-Control-Measure-Clears-50
How to Win an Apartment in a Competitive Market - The trick is to understand what landlords want, and offer it to them: on-time payments, respectful care of property, highest possible returns with lowest number of headaches.
https://www.realtor.com/advice/rent/how-to-get-an-apartment-competitive-rental-market/
Culver City caps rent at 4%: Glendale, Pasadena, and Long Beach mandates relocation payments for tenants
Inglewood continues to pursue a permanent rent cap solution; SB50 tabled until 2020
https://www.homerentalsla.com/single-post/2019/05/23/SB50-and-other-Rent-Control-Updates
As of May 2019, landlords in West Hollywood cannot evict tenants without “just cause”
https://www.homerentalsla.com/single-post/2019/05/01/What-are-the-Rules-in-West-Hollywood
Los Angeles, Glendale, Long Beach, and Inglewood allow for tenants to withhold rent if important maintenance is needed
https://www.homerentalsla.com/single-post/2019/04/15/Los-Angeles-Rent-Control-Update
Inglewood landlords have been barred from raising rent more than 5%
https://www.homerentalsla.com/single-post/2019/03/14/Inglewood-Under-House-Arrest
