News and Views
April 15, 2009
This article deals with the tenants of a San Diego condo complex who are dealing with foreclosures.
April 14, 2009
Page Mill Properties is suing the city of East Palo Alto after the city denied the landlord's application for exemption of a number of units from the city's rent control ordinance.
April 13, 2009
A Bakersfield landlord went into foreclosure, but his tenants who had a rent-to-buy agreement are left without a home and money they invested.
April 10, 2009
The city of Lancaster has proposed imposing limits on landlords who wish to rent to Section 8 tenants. The proposal has been condemned by the Coalition for Economic Survival and the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles.
April 10, 2009
The Valley News reports on Tenants Together's Tenant Foreclosure Hotline.
April 10, 2009
CBS 8 News in San Diego has put out a consumer alert on a local rental listing company, Rent San Diego Properties.
April 9, 2009
The city of Los Angeles has begun buying foreclosed homes as part of the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. Some homes will be used as low-income rental housing and others will be sold to low and moderate income families.
April 8, 2009
According to the LA Times, apartment rents in Southern California are down by 4% in 2008.
Senator Leland Yee introduced a bill, SB 782, to protect victims of domestic violence from being unfairly evicted.
Citing TT's recent report, this article discusses the impact of foreclosure on California renters. The stories of Laura Hecox (Chula Vista) and Genevieve Hilpert (San Francisco) are highlighted. The article also notes that banks are losing over $1 billion annually by not continuing to rent to California tenants after foreclosure.
April 6, 2009
Researchers have discovered that the allergen which triggers childhood asthma, most common in low-income children, is caused by cockroaches.
Quoting Christian Abasto of Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and Larry Gross of Coalition for Economic Survival, this article discusses how renters are victimized by landlords, banks, real estate agents and lawyers.
March 31, 2009
Tenants Together released a new report today on the impact of foreclosures on California renters.
March 23, 2009
This article reports on the increasing number of families that end up homeless when their landlords go into foreclosure.
March 17, 2009
This New York Times editorial supports legislation introduced by Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minnesota) that would help tenants in foreclosure situations.
The Bakersfield Californian reports on what happens to tenants after a foreclosure.
March 12, 2009
Youth United in Community Action (YUCA) organized a spirited march and protest yesterday that started in East Palo Alto and ended at Congresswoman Anna Eschoo's regional office in downtown Palo Alto and included a stop at the headquarters of notorious predatory landlord, Page Mill Properties.
March 10, 2009
The New York Times reports that more and more California families are finding themselves living in motels because they are unable to afford the costs of moving into a new apartment.