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Forty-five representatives of the multifamily housing industry testified Tuesday about their ongoing frustrations with Los Angeles’ new waste-hauling franchise system.
Since the program, RecycLA, rolled out in July 2017, members of the California Apartment Association have seen a dramatic decline in service, including multiple missed pick-ups, while rates have soared by as much as 400 percent.
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The California Apartment Association is asking members in Los Angeles to speak out against excessive fees being imposed on rental housing operators under the city’s waste-hauling program.
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Tenant advocates in Long Beach have refiled documents to place a rent control measure before voters.
On Jan. 12, representatives from Housing Long Beach filed paperwork to qualify a rent control initiative for the November 2018 ballot.
Thanks in part to the California Apartment Association, the city of Los Angeles has vowed to improve its beleaguered waste-hauling program and has created a system for landlords and other customers to submit billing disputes.
Since its unveiling this past summer, the recycleLA waste-hauling franchise program has generated …
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Rent increases limited to 10 percent while protections in effect
With wildfires continuing to spread in Southern California, Gov. Jerry Brown has declared states of emergency in San Diego and Santa Barbara counties. The declarations on Thursday come just days after the fires prompted Brown to declare emergencies in the counties of Los Angeles and Ventura.
The governor’s declarations once again trigger the state’s anti-price gouging law. When activated, Penal Code Section 396 prohibits raising the price of many consumer goods and services, including that of rental housing, by more than 10 percent after the emergency has been declared.
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Tenant advocates in Pasadena have filed preliminary paperwork to place rent control on an upcoming city ballot.
In addition to rent control, the proposed initiative would seek just-cause eviction policies in Pasadena and the establishment of a rent board.
An effort to place rent control before voters in Long Beach has already hit a snag.
Last week, tenant advocates filed preliminary paperwork to place a rent control initiative on the November 2018 ballot.
The Long Beach city attorney, however, deemed the “Notice of Intent to Circulate Petition” to be incomplete, as it lacked the written text of the proposed initiative, which is required under the election code.