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The Rent Is Too Damn High and Now Los Angeles City Council Says It Wants to Help by Banning Section 8 Bans Targeting the Poor
Finding decent, affordable housing for yourself and your family can be tough, especially if you’re working-class or low-income and living in any one of the rapidly gentrifying big cities in the nation. In Los Angeles, where median rent for an apartment is $2,428, lawmakers have moved to make it illegal for landlords to discriminate against…
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Tenants Who Helped Nonprofits Purchase Their Complex Served With Eviction Notices
Four years ago, tenants at the Rolland Curtis Gardens fought alongside two nonprofit groups to avoid being convicted by a billionaire developer who wanted to turn their apartment complex into student housing for the University of Southern California. After a yearlong tenant-led campaign, the nonprofits were able to purchase the property for $9 million. Two…