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Is the Ellis Act misused to bypass rent control laws?
Landlords are taking more rent-controlled apartments off the market than ever before. They’re using a state law called the Ellis Act. Last year, nearly 1400 units were removed -- about 27 percent more than the year before.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readLandlords are taking more rent-controlled apartments off the market than ever before. They’re using a state law called the Ellis Act. Last year, nearly 1400 units were removed -- about 27 percent more than the year before.
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The full episode
2 of 5Mayor Garcetti on housing, homelessness, and sanctuary rhetoric- 0:00Mayor Garcetti on the future of LA and his leading role in California
- 13:49Is the Ellis Act misused to bypass rent control laws?You’re reading this
- 19:14Suspicion grows around spies in Washington DC
- 28:02In 'Exit West,' a pair of young refugees are on the run
- 42:05How 3.14 became a mathematical celebrity