Los Angeles is the least affordable housing market in the United States, according to authorities at UCLA. City Council members are calling a state law part of the problem. The Ellis Act allows property owners to evict long-time tenants from rent-controlled units — even if they're elderly, poor, disabled or military veterans. San Francisco officials challenged the real estate lobby in Sacramento and worked some changes. Could LA do the same?
LA's Housing Shortage Pits Tenants against Their Landlords
Credits
Guests:
- Larry Gross - Coalition for Economic Survival - @la_ces
- Beverly Kenworthy - California Apartment Association - @caanet
- Randy Shaw - Tenderloin Housing Clinic - @BeyondChron