AIDS HealthCare Foundation, controlled by Michael Weinstein, has once again initiated a campaign to destroy the protections afforded home-owners, condominium owners, commercial and retail property owners, apartment owners and developers of new apartment construction, heretofore protected by the 1995 Costa-Hawkins Rental Housing Act. Props 10 and 21 Defeated! Weinstein was the engineer and architect of…
Way back when Governor Wilson was in office, a bill called Costa-Hawkins Fair Housing Act was passed and it protected the property rights of homeowners. The politicians were no longer allowed to pass certain controls and fees against our homes under Costa-Hawkins. Prop. 33 would destroy Costa-Hawkins and all these rights! No wonder single-family property…
If passed by voters in November, Prop. 34 would require certain healthcare providers to spend 98% of their net revenues from the discount prescription drug program on direct patient care and avoid engaging in dishonest conduct. Background: In 1992, the federal government established a program to give certain healthcare providers access to discounted prescription drugs.…
On May 20th, Los Angeles County will reopen applications for its rent relief program for landlords impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs announced on Monday, May 13. The application period will open on Monday the 20th at 9 a.m. and continue until 4:59 p.m. June 4. Potential applicants are…
DCBA Rent Relief Program Accepting Applications The Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) has begun accepting applications for the Los Angeles County Rent Relief Program. The deadline to submit applications is Friday, January 12, 2024, at 11:59 PM PST. Spearheaded by the LA County Board of Supervisors and administered by The…
The belief that housing is a human right may go from the philosophical roundtable to the State Legislature to the ballot box and into the California Constitution if former supervisor and current Assemblyman, Matt Haney has his way. What Does “Housing is a Human Right“ Mean? In March of this year, Assemblyman Haney introduced Assembly Constitutional…
The agreement requires the California Department of Housing & Community Development to give pending and denied applicants a fair chance to receive Covid-19 rental assistance June 5, 2023 – A landmark settlement has been reached in a case brought by tenants’ rights advocates alleging that the California Department of Housing & Community Development (HCD) unconstitutionally…
Here they go again. There are organizers out there collecting signatures for a California initiative that calls for even stricter residential rent control laws. This initiative is called the “Justice for Renters Act” and 546,651 signatures must be gathered in six months and then verified to go to the statewide ballot in 2024. According to…
Dear Board of Supervisors: (letter to the board of supervisors and all other politicians voting for any form of rent control., Before you pull the “my constituents need me to do this” card to cast your edict over the realm (sounds feudal, doesn’t it?) and extend the eviction moratorium, or consider some monetary threshold landlords…
THANKS FOR NOTHING Dear Mayor: So happy to hear you care about the unhoused. Why can’t you show the same respect and concern for landlords providing housing? We have a 10-unit building and two tenants who just refused in April 2020 to pay rent and have continued to not pay almost three years later. Plus,…