Rent Control Destroys Housing!

The below letter by Attorney Michael Millman, was sent to the Berkeley Daily Planet, in response to an article written by Harry Brill. Dear Friend: The destruction of affordable housing for “very low income” individuals arises from a study of the Failure of Rent Control.

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Legal Q & A – by Dennis Block, Attorney

Question One:  I have rent controlled apartment in the City of Los Angeles.  I inherited one tenant when I purchased the building. This tenant did not have a written rental agreement. At the time, this tenant owned two dogs and now he owns four dogs. This is really getting out of control. Is there something…

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Follow the Money – by Zachary Lawrence JD

All the President’s Men is a book and a movie about the Watergate scandal and the downfall of President Nixon. In the movie, there’s a scene with Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) meeting his anonymous source, “Deep Throat” (Hal Holbrook), inside a dark parking garage. Woodward needed proof that President Nixon knew of the burglary…

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“L.A. Trash Bandits” Rob Apartment Owners and Business Owners! Shame on You, Mayor Garcetti and Los Angeles City Council!

Do you know that some housing providers have already received notices from their new City- appointed trash haulers that their rates will be increased by at least 100%?!  You should know it – you passed this outrageous law!  You even promised us that the rates would be lower.  One housing provider just now reported that…

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