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Originally Posted by Zeke
If the woman was 50 or 60 years old this would not make news. Landlord wants his rental back so his daughter can move in. Apparently he is not raising the rent although, and as the article states, he can because single family properties do not fall into the same category as multi units do.
But the tenant is 100 years old and has lived there for 40 years. Is it ethics that are in question or emotion? Is it unethical to treat anyone 100 years old the same and legal way you can treat someone half that age?
I'm sure there is a reasonable solution to this situation. I can think of a few.
(edit — more) In the same issue of todays LATimes there is an article that tells of huge rent increases up in Mountain View CA, home of Google. That is simply a matter of supply and demand.
It is also price gouging.
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The article is a bit confusing because it states she lives in a
complex, then mentions having to leave her Craftsman style home which implies a single family situation. If she was alone in a single family house, this would not be an issue. Since there is an investigation as to whether the landlord followed correct
procedures, she likely lives in housing covered by the ordinance.
I read the ordinance, and if the reported facts are correct, the only violation possible would seem to be the landlord failing to notify the housing authority properly. According to the ordinance, the land lord must submit to the DCBA (Department of Commercial and Business Affairs) an accurate copy of the eviction notice with a copy of proof of service to the tenant, attached. This paperwork must be sent to the DCBA by certified mail, return receipt requested, within 5 days after serving the tenant.
http://dcba.lacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/LAC-Amending-Ordinance-No-2018-0045.pdf
Again, if the reporting is accurate, the tenant supporters are hoping for a technical violation.