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ULA: Up in Arms
A measure imposing a one-time transfer tax on pricy real estate passed late last year, but some groups are still looking to shoot it down. Koreatown-based Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles has joined the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers As...
Court to Hear Challenge to Pasadena Rent Control Measure (therealdeal.com)
An L.A. County judge has set a late March court date for an ongoing legal challenge to Measure H, the signature Pasadena rent control law that was passed by the city’s voters in November. Measure H, which Pasadena voters approved by nearly...
New Resident Manager Laws for 2023 by Gary Ganchrow, Esq. – AOAUSA
Regular readers of this space know that Attorney Dale Alberstone, who for many years has dispensed practical resident manager wisdom and advice to AOA readers, traditionally writes this annual update article. Dale announced his retirement last ...
Evictions Can Now Proceed
The abuse imposed on landlords is finally coming to a conclusion. Tenants will now be forced to pay rent or risk eviction. Since March 2020 through January 2023, residential and commercial tenants could avoid their rental obligations by merely ...
L.A. to end COVID eviction protections by February
After nearly three years of COVID-19 emergency restrictions, landlords will once again be allowed to evict tenants who have fallen behind on their rent, the L.A. City Council decided Tuesday. The unanimous vote allows the eviction protection...
LA Apartment Owners Face This Question When the Nation’s Last Major Eviction Ban Ends
The Los Angeles apartment eviction moratorium, one of the nation's longest-running pandemic-era tenant protections, is set to expire on Jan. 31, sparking a high-profile debate on whether its end will boost homelessness and apartment vacancies o...
Measure ULA Results: What We Know So Far About LA’s ‘Mansion Tax’ Initiative
Proponents of Measure ULA — the ballot initiative seeking to raise around $1 billion per year for housing and homelessness efforts in the city of Los Angeles by taxing property sales of $5 million or more — declared victory on Monday, sayin...
Pasadena’s Measure H appears poised to pass; here’s what you should know
With the potential passage of the rent control measure, questions remain, and the answers are coming. Pasadena’s Measure H — rent control — appears as though it will pass once election results are certified by the Los Angeles Count...