People who live in a high rise in West LA have taken their landlord to court to try and prevent mass evictions. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News on April 17, 2024.
Did you even watch the video? The lady said she's paying $2200 a month in rent since it's a controlled rent building. The guy across the street is paying $4500 in a non controlled rent building. Where did you get she's paying 7k a month from?
I ain’t gonna lie I would be glad to move out. That price is ridiculous and outrageous. I just don’t understand what they get out of raising these prices? All I can say is greed to more for the rich and less for the poor smh . God is not pleased and his raft is going to show it in a minute
@@destiny82ableCorrupted foreign landlords who own multiple properties around California are to blame. These landlords are not Americans. They dont care. We need to change our system and prohibit all those Asians and other foreign country landlords to buy property in the US.
I’m out here, let them come out here I have some things to tell them, Jesus is good always, he always makes sure it comes full circle, he’s coming back baby
As an architect, these buildings are able to be upgraded without kicking people out. They just want to renovate and increase rent for an entire new cast of characters. It’s that simple. Yea - protest and stay in the apartment for as long as possible.
Hope there isn't asbestos remediation needed. I know of one gov building where they tried to remove it without closing the building. The employees later filed a lawsuit for asbestos exposure during the renovation.
You can bring a building up to code without eviction 🙄🙄. All you have to do is put notices on tenants' doors about the repair dates. We know you just want to evict to increase the rent...smh
@@nunyadambusiness3530 Mapleton Drive has expensive homes that can massively increase in value .....so people don't just live for free, their homes make money ! An apt that comparatively maintains or loses value is therefore more expensive, ironically.....
@@CMe-bk5ez No doubt, they've stayed the same since the 70's when account for inflation. But you know how landlords & realestate companies are, they see an increase in salary, they raise the rent 10%, or make a house cost $50,000 more for nothing, regardless. Wages don't cause inflation, but because of how relaxed our regulatory system is for realestate, they're just gonna keep raising rents and home values for nothing. We need physical and legal and political action.
IKR, We bought our home using a 1227 a month SSDI income. Lenders can even legally up the income, they had us down at 1500 a month Got in zero money down NON VA @ 2.875% interest, 30 year fixed. Went from a not even 700 sq ft apt into a 1632 sq ft 3 bedroom 2 bath home with a fenced yard. Never mind homeowners get tax deductions tenants don't get. We also have the double homestead exemption, also once we hit 65 property tax halts. Cant beat that!
@@RICHROCC6863 Sadly alot on fixed incomes don't know they can become home owners. Been in our home 3 years already. We fight with the home owner's insurance company over raises in our fees, I just raise my deductibles. Problem solved lol. We even overpay the principal every single month, really knocks the life of the loan down! So does making 1 extra mortgage payment a year, Knocks years off a mortgage.
Until they jack you property taxes so high you can't afford to live there either. Don't worry, that is coming for you and all the rest of us homeowners. We jsut aren't the right "class" of people to own our own homes apparently. We're not filthy rich and greedy.
We know what's really happening. Fire took place, remodels have to get done and they want to get rid of these people paying half of what the market rate is
I had to move from California decades ago to be able to afford a house. I'm so glad I did. Now in Phoenix with a paid off house as I retire. I can't imagine renting for years. Today it's about all people can hope for, an affordable rent. If you're a senior you should have bought a house when they were affordable and easy to qualify for. Those days are gone.
Did you move to get away from black and brown people ? Because I know people that are buying up homes and condos in areas you may have found to dark for your liking. location location location .🤣🤣🤣🤣
America was born out of greed. Are you stupid??? Land of America was STOLEN/JACKED/ROBBED/TAKEN. Now, ALL of us are paying the price for being criminals. Even this day and age, America is always looking for opportunities to steal/sanction other countries. Capitalism at its best.
@@New-bw4kz yes it is. Why does a 1 bedroom 1bath cost 1750.00-2000.00 it's gentrification pigs,I can't stand these yuppie piece of 💩 that move in and rig the market. Landlords don't care how much to charge. I've had 4 landlords in my day,they're all sweet until they kick you out and triple the rent.🖕🇺🇸
Material and labor costs have gone up faster then inflation, without government buying then building and doing the work (which they wont) whatever private company does the work will have to be able to get a reasonable return on investment in a short time frame.
@@AKAAAK Thank goodness it's only myself and a cat. I live in the upper mid-west. For that kind of money I could purchase my own home and have money left over.
If they gentrify and turn the entire country into condos, where are regular working-class folks supposed to live? People earning $15/hr can't afford to pay $4,000 / month for an efficiency..
People earning 15 bucks an hour usually have roommates to split the expenses with, the truth is the greedy landlords increasing the rent are contributing to homelessness
If you live in the San Fernando Valley and work in the West Side then be prepared to spend 4 hours stuck on the 101 and 405 during your round trip commute. Nothing like taking 20 minutes on the 405 to just move from Victory Blvd to the 101 exchange then another 30 minutes just to see the Getty offramp. Still another possible 1/2 hour to make it to the Santa Monica offramp.
Did you know that many people in "rent controlled" apartments are making 6 figure incomes? Neither did i. This is a travesty! There should be income limits on these apartments!
Easier said than done. That takes a ton of money and this place is rent controlled which is completely unfair to owners. I ho they all get evicted. The state should not be able to get in the middle of a private business. And yes, a contract, aka, lease is a private contract between you and the owner. The state has zero business in it. Look what happens the last time the government got involved. You entitled, thieves didn’t pay your landlord for years. No other business in the country was forced to operate without compensation except landlords.
I remember looking at Barrington Plaza when I first moved to LA, it looked and felt so flimsy to me. First that horrible fire, now this. So glad I didn’t move there. Hope the tenants get justice
I remember getting a second floor apartment in Culver City back in '96 for $600/mo w shared garage parking. Moved on back in 2000. That one bedroom is now $3k/mo. Moved outta LA in 2011, up to the Central Coast. Smartest decision my Wife and I have made.
The landlord of Barrington plaza wants everyone out so they can remodel it and raise the rent double for new tenants. I lived in Santa Monica for fifteen years I know what's up. I hope Barrington plaza landlord loses in court.
Gee, I bet if we had a spare $95 billion lying around, we could use some of that to help upgrade those fire safety needs and let them keep their homes. ..nah, if we had that kind of spare cash we should just send it overseas somewhere
0:00 It's not in Santa Monica, it's in West LA. It's a shame that West LA is so resistant to more housing getting built. If we had tens of thousands of affordable units here then this wouldn't be the horror that it is. There aren't enough vacancies in West LA for these tenants due to decades of underbuilding, they will be forced out of West LA.
@@climateanxiety2825 Easier to get water here due to reservoirs and mountain runoff than out in the desert where more and more families are being pushed to due to arbitrary building height restrictions in LA. That's why many separate cities voted to be annexed by LA. LA has water.
@@mariusfacktor3597 I guess you missed the last memo that that "mountain runoff" is going to get less and less, and the droughts are going to get longer and longer, like the last one. The ENTIRE state is a desert. And will be more so soon. Stop being ridiculous.
@@climateanxiety2825 The most environmentally-friendly and climate-friendly development pattern is dense infill. Why? Because if you ban density, you get sprawl which is paving over more nature. NYC residents have the LOWEST carbon footprint of all Americans. European cities have even smaller per-capita carbon footprints than NYC because not only are they dense, but they prioritize clean modes of transportation.
@@mariusfacktor3597 There still has to be water, and it is also about the number of people. There are already too many in California. Now if you said to take the existing population and convert living to what you describe, I would agree with you. But adding more and more people is not sustainable. Plus, there are thousands of single family dwellings still being built, which negates any advantage you describe.
I've been delivering to that building since I started driving for companies and every time I go in there it's nasty and old smelling, doesn't even look good. Really does need to be updated. I hope that I can offer reasonable pricing to tenants once they remodel but I'm sure the costs of remodeling will drive them to charge more. In my opinion, they'd be better off destroying the whole thing and building more modern units
@UpUpDnDnLtRtLtRtBAStart NYCHA doesn't charge enough rent and new york city won't put enough money in for maintenance as a result NYCHA is the states biggest slumlord
Move. Seriously that is a prime location if you’re working in Los Angeles. If you’re retired move to a cheaper area. No one owes anyone a prime place to live with low rent.
How is a studio going for $4500 when the city is literally crumbling? LA is looking more and more like India and the rents aren’t dropping. Make it make sense!
@@nbaoldgirl if you’ve never been it’s hard to see the comparison, but yes. The cities have large areas of abject poverty and broken, stressed infrastructure with islands of rich enclaves.
They cannot evict them with the Ellis Act. In order to do that, the building has to be removed from renting (like demolishing the building). If the tenants did get evicted and the owner decides to re-rent, they MUST re-rent to the previous tenants at the rate they were at before they were evicted. Tenants are going to easily win that case. Then only way the owner can get them out is to buy them out or if the tenants violated the lease (like not paying the rent on time).
This argument makes the most sense. The Ellis Act specifically does not let landlords renovate and rent to different tenants at a higher price, so I'm not sure how the apartment owner thinks he can win.
@@mariusfacktor3597bu thats how many business are operating THey evict.. then claim they can't fix the repairs, only for another partner to fully own the building (who isn't restricted under the elis act... AND BOOM. you can re rent at higher prices" if anyone has ever wondered by the apartment complex you live in keeps changing names every few years.. ifs because they are avoiding the ellis act
770 units all being evicted from the building is a lot of lives being effected, especially if there are multiple people living in each unit, the number of people could reach a couple thousand in the end!... 🤯
Sad. I stayed there at an AirBnb rental. Real friendly guy who said he's been there over 10 years. He told me that his rent was really cheap. He didn't want to give it up and rents it out on AirBnb while he stays in France for the summer.
So let’s deregulated apartments and have millions upon millions of seniors , veterans and what ever living on the streets and in their vehicles. Sounds like a good idea not!
@@Jimfromearthoo7those people should go in charity/government housing. It is not a private owners job to take a loss because government won't put into black holes which is what welfare housing is.
@@Dog.soldier1950owners should be maintaining and upgrading all along. Not wait till it’s out of control. 10,20 30, years. You have to expect wear and tear.
Isn’t this property owned by Donald Sterling? The LA Donald Trump? He has thousands of units around the city, why can’t he re-accommodate them in other buildings. Also people when you rent an apartment you are “renting” you don’t own. Buy a condo in Encino, it’s still affordable
@@pinchebruha405 No way on earth for anyone to understand that logic if they haven't done any development/rehab on their own homes and developments and been a tenant all their lives. Worst case scenarios, they have to do floor by floor to avoid this eviction mess. Even then, entire floors tenants need to be relocated to somewhere for good 6 months to a year at a time. Then move onto the next floor and so forth. But depends on how that plumbing and other mechanicals are located, it's just gonna get in your way.
@@YOOWINYOOWIN the thing is people feel entitled to stay put when renting when that is not home ownership at all. There’s an entire planet people can move around nobody owes anyone space at all. It boggles my mind that people stay stuck where they can’t afford to live watching everything crumble around them demanding someone else fix it. Then when that rent goes up due to the expense they cry foul. Most people don’t even take care of thier rentals because they’re not invested at all, so yeah clueless
Not to mention all the noise of renovations. And the liability insurance needed to keep tenants in place in an active construction process building. IF they could find a company to write it. Oh the complaints you'd hear about asbestos dust, noise, congestion etc etc etc if they did allow them to stay during renovation. The smart move would be to renovate and immediately go Condo and sell the units. These overreaching anti business laws are one of the reasons big money investors are fleeing LA in droves.
Because people want it both ways. They want the prime high dollar champagne location at a root beer price. Meanwhile, the cost of property taxes, regulatory compliance, staff & maintenance is always skyrocketing.
Curious are any of these people behind on their rent? If so then they deserve to be kicked out. As for living their for 30 years. Was that all of them or a small handful? The media loves peddling a story with missing pieces.
like manny-many folks started saving for the first house at 20, 2 buddies started earlier and actually 'owned' their first house by 21, no one helped no family no nobody but bought it at at 23. one of those 2 buddies started saving for his first property investment shortly thereafter and bought his first 10 plex before being 25, what's the trick or secret? Ain't gonna piss away rent $$ when one can own...
Have you considered contract law would require a landlord to let a tenant stay 'forever' as long as it is one of the terms of the rental agreement contract?
True but this is why there are homeless people everywhere. Because of greedy landlords who want to kick out there tenants and then remodel and jack up the prices. Just so they can fatten their own wallet and not care about anybody else. People like that don't actually care about human beings they only care about money.
Ellis act says they can't operate an apartment complex if they use that as eviction basis. Their true intent is evict, update some things and move rent prices to market rate. That realpage software that is collusion to set higher rents is a motivator. There should be max rent increases, like 10% per year, nationwide. Realpage site needs to be shut down.
If it happened to me… oh well. Move on, work harder and get my own place. Cry baby culture is ridiculous out here. Landlords are in it to MAKE MONEY. Get over it
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The City is responsible not the owner of the building. The city allowed the building to be built without the upgrades and the city is forcing the owner to make the upgraded changes.
It sounds like a massive liability in the private sector that they're now trying to push onto the public system, which is where it eventually will go anyway.
We need affordable housing to be available. All you see now is luxury high end units being built. That is just not realistic! We need solutions and ideas now!
Due to fees/permits/regulations no builder can make money on anything less the luxury units thanks to multiple levels of government employees demanding their pound of flesh
If they are all getting cheap rent aren’t they putting money away into a savings account? Did they all think they were going to live there forever? Come on your adults don’t expect others to take care of your finances
Once the landlord gets rid of everybody ..they go back and fix all of the apartments up.. and then charge even more money for the apartments.. or they take one apartment.. and add the next apartment to it and make the apartment even larger.. add charge up to $10,000 for it.. it's all about the money it's all about the greed
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$4500.00 for a single? That’s insane!
whats really insane, people who agreed to pay for it
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The non-rent controlled building across the street is $4,500
@@coffeecool5190 💯
That's LA though, right?
$7k for a two bedroom apartment there. It is insane that people are paying that price.
Did you even watch the video? The lady said she's paying $2200 a month in rent since it's a controlled rent building. The guy across the street is paying $4500 in a non controlled rent building. Where did you get she's paying 7k a month from?
Might as well be in a house that u can't afford 😂 jeez
If ppl pay the prices will keep rising.simple the owners still get money.
I ain’t gonna lie I would be glad to move out. That price is ridiculous and outrageous. I just don’t understand what they get out of raising these prices? All I can say is greed to more for the rich and less for the poor smh . God is not pleased and his raft is going to show it in a minute
@@destiny82ableCorrupted foreign landlords who own multiple properties around California are to blame. These landlords are not Americans. They dont care. We need to change our system and prohibit all those Asians and other foreign country landlords to buy property in the US.
As if there wasn't enough homeless.
Then it's all blamed on drugs and mental illness 😒
People living in Barrington Plaza are RICH! They're taking advantage of low rent living there for decades paying pennies on the dollar due to RC.
I’m out here, let them come out here I have some things to tell them, Jesus is good always, he always makes sure it comes full circle, he’s coming back baby
THIS IS CALLED THE BIG SQUEEZE BABY
@@Umm-mg3pb No thanks. I don't worship abusers who tell you that you have to love them or you will be tortured for all eternity.
As an architect, these buildings are able to be upgraded without kicking people out. They just want to renovate and increase rent for an entire new cast of characters. It’s that simple. Yea - protest and stay in the apartment for as long as possible.
Correct. A massive remodeling refurbishment. Especially a rent control complex.
Yep, they can be renovated while occupied. He's going to renovate and raise the rent!
Hope there isn't asbestos remediation needed. I know of one gov building where they tried to remove it without closing the building. The employees later filed a lawsuit for asbestos exposure during the renovation.
this is all about greed, you are correct the owners want a new face people in the units. Young, hungry, and endless capital.
i bet they are handing it over to the illegal migrants funded by the tax payers....
If you can afford $7,000.00 a month you can afford to buy a house.
Not in Cali, that's why you need to get out.
Not there
You clearly don't know how much a single family home costs in LA. Rents are outrageous, but home sale prices are beyond insane.
Not in California! Minimum 200K for a downpayment
im paying 7000 a month just in property taxes lol
You can bring a building up to code without eviction 🙄🙄. All you have to do is put notices on tenants' doors about the repair dates. We know you just want to evict to increase the rent...smh
I had a landlord to that to me and my son, he evicted us just so he can ask for more rent from new tenants.
More people need ownership to stabilize the economy.
Well the economy needs to be stable for people to buy homes. It's a sad feedback-loop.
@@nunyadambusiness3530
Mapleton Drive has expensive homes that can massively increase in value .....so people don't just live for free, their homes make money !
An apt that comparatively maintains or loses value is therefore more expensive, ironically.....
@@MilesBellas Homes need to be cheap for people to afford them. 70% or 7/10 americans live paycheck to paycheck.
@@CMe-bk5ez No doubt, they've stayed the same since the 70's when account for inflation. But you know how landlords & realestate companies are, they see an increase in salary, they raise the rent 10%, or make a house cost $50,000 more for nothing, regardless. Wages don't cause inflation, but because of how relaxed our regulatory system is for realestate, they're just gonna keep raising rents and home values for nothing. We need physical and legal and political action.
Not with the Biden Regime. The good times are over. RIP USA
I thank god and myself that I was able to buy a home and provide some kind of security for my family because this is insane
IKR, We bought our home using a 1227 a month SSDI income. Lenders can even legally up the income, they had us down at 1500 a month Got in zero money down NON VA @ 2.875% interest, 30 year fixed. Went from a not even 700 sq ft apt into a 1632 sq ft 3 bedroom 2 bath home with a fenced yard. Never mind homeowners get tax deductions tenants don't get. We also have the double homestead exemption, also once we hit 65 property tax halts. Cant beat that!
@@winniethepoohandeeyore2 that’s good to hear I also moved out of a apartment where my rent was more than what I pay for my current mortgage
@@RICHROCC6863 Sad that alot of folks on fixed incomes don't know they can buy homes.
@@RICHROCC6863 Sadly alot on fixed incomes don't know they can become home owners. Been in our home 3 years already. We fight with the home owner's insurance company over raises in our fees, I just raise my deductibles. Problem solved lol. We even overpay the principal every single month, really knocks the life of the loan down! So does making 1 extra mortgage payment a year, Knocks years off a mortgage.
Until they jack you property taxes so high you can't afford to live there either. Don't worry, that is coming for you and all the rest of us homeowners.
We jsut aren't the right "class" of people to own our own homes apparently. We're not filthy rich and greedy.
Rent controlled. . . . Studio $ 2,200 . . . Across the street starting at $ 4.500 . . . . Building fire / safety issues.
That fire was actually not a structural error whatsoever. It was moreover reckless of the people living there.
We know what's really happening. Fire took place, remodels have to get done and they want to get rid of these people paying half of what the market rate is
I had to move from California decades ago to be able to afford a house. I'm so glad I did. Now in Phoenix with a paid off house as I retire. I can't imagine renting for years. Today it's about all people can hope for, an affordable rent. If you're a senior you should have bought a house when they were affordable and easy to qualify for. Those days are gone.
Did you move to get away from black and brown people ?
Because I know people that are buying up homes and condos in areas you may have found to dark for your liking.
location location location .🤣🤣🤣🤣
But states are taxing people out of ability to afford homes.
@@brega6286 Tenants pay the same property tax, it's rolled into their rent. Tenants pay everything the owner does, but it's hidden in one mostly check
Yeah, Phoenix is an armpit. A hot stinky armpit. No thanks.
"If you want to be able to retire, you best go back in time." There are very few words that describe people like you.
4500!!! That is so crazy. My first apartment, a studio for only $300. It was an enormous studio.
I mean it’s CA that’s normal.
$300? Damn….you are lucky! I wish not just CA, but everywhere in the US…rent should be affordable
@@SpadesofSevenSins $300 many years ago.
Yeah…=(
300 bucks for a whole month is one hell of a deal
Greed,yes repairs are necessary, but work with people, no the greed to triple rent is the motivation. America has become greedy.
America is Greedy 🇺🇸..smh… how can I help?
America was born out of greed. Are you stupid??? Land of America was STOLEN/JACKED/ROBBED/TAKEN. Now, ALL of us are paying the price for being criminals. Even this day and age, America is always looking for opportunities to steal/sanction other countries. Capitalism at its best.
Property taxes and inflation way up. Is the landord supposed to foot the bill? 🤦♀️ its his business he can do whatever he wants.
@@New-bw4kz yes it is. Why does a 1 bedroom 1bath cost 1750.00-2000.00 it's gentrification pigs,I can't stand these yuppie piece of 💩 that move in and rig the market. Landlords don't care how much to charge. I've had 4 landlords in my day,they're all sweet until they kick you out and triple the rent.🖕🇺🇸
Material and labor costs have gone up faster then inflation, without government buying then building and doing the work (which they wont) whatever private company does the work will have to be able to get a reasonable return on investment in a short time frame.
I'm tired of being a pawn in this giant Monopoly game. These greedy landlords need to be stopped
Unfortunately that giant monopoly is called capitalism and it will never end in this country. You're just a pawn in a game of rent chess.
@@AKAAAK Thank goodness it's only myself and a cat. I live in the upper mid-west. For that kind of money I could purchase my own home and have money left over.
@@joefranks4235 I bet. I live in SoCal, but I'm damn lucky the house it paid off.
If they gentrify and turn the entire country into condos, where are regular working-class folks supposed to live? People earning $15/hr can't afford to pay $4,000 / month for an efficiency..
Good q
Move to another state
People earning 15 bucks an hour usually have roommates to split the expenses with, the truth is the greedy landlords increasing the rent are contributing to homelessness
@@New-bw4kz that doesn't FIX anything, even in rich areas you still need workers or nobody will work at grocery stores, salons, or retail ever.
In the street and if you even look at alcohol the average person will blame it on addiction.
I lived in west L.A. and was glad to get out. It is not for everyone
If at all possible, never rent.
Yes, a lot of People don't even make that much, and they act puzzled why so many people are Homeless!
Time to move to the valley . The west end is just too pricey . It’ll be nice to get out of that congestion.
I’d rather leave LA altogether than move to the Valley 😂
I lived in a bedroom in the Valley for a year and a half after I got evicted out of my apartment in Hollywood. I'd rather sleep on the beach for free.
The valley is worse. It used to be great but it’s a hellhole just like the rest of LA. RIP LA
If you live in the San Fernando Valley and work in the West Side then be prepared to spend 4 hours stuck on the 101 and 405 during your round trip commute.
Nothing like taking 20 minutes on the 405 to just move from Victory Blvd to the 101 exchange then another 30 minutes just to see the Getty offramp. Still another possible 1/2 hour to make it to the Santa Monica offramp.
Lavender Springs: Where in The Valley do you live that it is so nice... and affordable?
Nothing lasts forever
Correction: nothing evil lasts forever.
@@mikepravica2140 Correction: nothing good lasts forever.
@@Liukanginthehouse Wrong, if you believe in God.
@@mikepravica2140or even decency
@@mikepravica2140then why is Newsome still governor?
Did you know that many people in "rent controlled" apartments are making 6 figure incomes? Neither did i. This is a travesty! There should be income limits on these apartments!
They should have been
upgrading all along
Instead causing a
a catastrophe.
Easier said than done. That takes a ton of money and this place is rent controlled which is completely unfair to owners. I ho they all get evicted. The state should not be able to get in the middle of a private business. And yes, a contract, aka, lease is a private contract between you and the owner. The state has zero business in it. Look what happens the last time the government got involved. You entitled, thieves didn’t pay your landlord for years. No other business in the country was forced to operate without compensation except landlords.
I remember looking at Barrington Plaza when I first moved to LA, it looked and felt so flimsy to me. First that horrible fire, now this. So glad I didn’t move there.
Hope the tenants get justice
I remember getting a second floor apartment in Culver City back in '96 for $600/mo w shared garage parking. Moved on back in 2000. That one bedroom is now $3k/mo. Moved outta LA in 2011, up to the Central Coast. Smartest decision my Wife and I have made.
Where in central coast?
@@MiteshDamania Monterey County, Monterey/Pacific Grove/Carmel. About an hour south of San Jose.
@@tbirdboy I was there for 8 months. Nice area!! Did you rent?
@@MiteshDamania Homeowner as of 2013.
@@tbirdboy sweet! It's much more a pleasant place than the Bay area and not run down like LA
The landlord of Barrington plaza wants everyone out so they can remodel it and raise the rent double for new tenants. I lived in Santa Monica for fifteen years I know what's up. I hope Barrington plaza landlord loses in court.
Gee, I bet if we had a spare $95 billion lying around, we could use some of that to help upgrade those fire safety needs and let them keep their homes. ..nah, if we had that kind of spare cash we should just send it overseas somewhere
I think this crises is affecting too many around the world without enough correct reform
It is brutish and too crude out there
California wants everyone out camping 🙄
there is 94k vacant homes in la and 63k homless and the u.s has 16 million homes vacant and 653k homeless we are being screwed
we build 280k homes a year population grows 3 million....
@@timg2973 dumbass we as in the u.s build 280,000 new homes the WORLD POPULATION is 3 million a day
@@timg2973 Dont forget all the "Migrants" streaming across the border in record numbers
@@timg2973why would builders build enough housing? they are maximizing their profits by making sure theres always demand
Nah those vacant homes will be occupied by the new migrant influx.
0:00 It's not in Santa Monica, it's in West LA. It's a shame that West LA is so resistant to more housing getting built. If we had tens of thousands of affordable units here then this wouldn't be the horror that it is. There aren't enough vacancies in West LA for these tenants due to decades of underbuilding, they will be forced out of West LA.
And were exactly is the water coming from for those tens of thousands of units?
@@climateanxiety2825 Easier to get water here due to reservoirs and mountain runoff than out in the desert where more and more families are being pushed to due to arbitrary building height restrictions in LA. That's why many separate cities voted to be annexed by LA. LA has water.
@@mariusfacktor3597 I guess you missed the last memo that that "mountain runoff" is going to get less and less, and the droughts are going to get longer and longer, like the last one. The ENTIRE state is a desert. And will be more so soon. Stop being ridiculous.
@@climateanxiety2825 The most environmentally-friendly and climate-friendly development pattern is dense infill. Why? Because if you ban density, you get sprawl which is paving over more nature. NYC residents have the LOWEST carbon footprint of all Americans. European cities have even smaller per-capita carbon footprints than NYC because not only are they dense, but they prioritize clean modes of transportation.
@@mariusfacktor3597 There still has to be water, and it is also about the number of people. There are already too many in California. Now if you said to take the existing population and convert living to what you describe, I would agree with you. But adding more and more people is not sustainable. Plus, there are thousands of single family dwellings still being built, which negates any advantage you describe.
Real estate is just another business. It's all about profits. Mass evictions is just collateral damage.
Non profits landlords government and this is why homelessness is worsening living there 35 years
I've been delivering to that building since I started driving for companies and every time I go in there it's nasty and old smelling, doesn't even look good. Really does need to be updated. I hope that I can offer reasonable pricing to tenants once they remodel but I'm sure the costs of remodeling will drive them to charge more. In my opinion, they'd be better off destroying the whole thing and building more modern units
I hate that building, it’s really rickety and I’m always scared the elevator will trap me. I feel bad for the people but the building is in bad shape
Yeah but dang, the landlord doesnt uphold their job and maintenance efforts over the year.
@@UpUpDnDnLtRtLtRtBAStart can't afford it with rent control.. they voted for it.
It’s not that bad it survived earthquakes. So sad RIP LA
It’s one of those things where the upgrades are substantial and well the old rate isn’t enough to cover them.
@UpUpDnDnLtRtLtRtBAStart NYCHA doesn't charge enough rent and new york city won't put enough money in for maintenance as a result NYCHA is the states biggest slumlord
Move. Seriously that is a prime location if you’re working in Los Angeles. If you’re retired move to a cheaper area. No one owes anyone a prime place to live with low rent.
How is a studio going for $4500 when the city is literally crumbling? LA is looking more and more like India and the rents aren’t dropping. Make it make sense!
India?! 😂😂😂
@@nbaoldgirl if you’ve never been it’s hard to see the comparison, but yes. The cities have large areas of abject poverty and broken, stressed infrastructure with islands of rich enclaves.
@@scifiguy810Thank you for explaining 😊🤝
@@nbaoldgirl not a problem 🤩🤩- I love LA and am really hoping the city heals and the economy gets better.
Again and again and again and again the landlords win.
$4500 for a single?
They cannot evict them with the Ellis Act. In order to do that, the building has to be removed from renting (like demolishing the building). If the tenants did get evicted and the owner decides to re-rent, they MUST re-rent to the previous tenants at the rate they were at before they were evicted. Tenants are going to easily win that case. Then only way the owner can get them out is to buy them out or if the tenants violated the lease (like not paying the rent on time).
I think the issue with that is where are the tenants going to live while the building is being renovated?
This argument makes the most sense. The Ellis Act specifically does not let landlords renovate and rent to different tenants at a higher price, so I'm not sure how the apartment owner thinks he can win.
@@mariusfacktor3597bu thats how many business are operating THey evict.. then claim they can't fix the repairs, only for another partner to fully own the building (who isn't restricted under the elis act... AND BOOM. you can re rent at higher prices"
if anyone has ever wondered by the apartment complex you live in keeps changing names every few years.. ifs because they are avoiding the ellis act
Wouldn't going Condo circumvent the act? No renters. You buy your condo.
The Ellis act tells you to keep the property off of the rent market for five years. They can wait they five years and then re-rent at higher prices
A studio is 2200 wth
770 units all being evicted from the building is a lot of lives being effected, especially if there are multiple people living in each unit, the number of people could reach a couple thousand in the end!... 🤯
Sad. I stayed there at an AirBnb rental. Real friendly guy who said he's been there over 10 years. He told me that his rent was really cheap. He didn't want to give it up and rents it out on AirBnb while he stays in France for the summer.
Now days everything is a racket 💸
Rent control. Is the issue
So let’s deregulated
apartments and have
millions upon millions
of seniors , veterans
and what ever living
on the streets and
in their vehicles.
Sounds like a
good idea not!
@@Jimfromearthoo7those people should go in charity/government housing. It is not a private owners job to take a loss because government won't put into black holes which is what welfare housing is.
@@Jimfromearthoo7 rent control discourages investment in housing which leads to fewer housing units.
@@Dog.soldier1950owners
should be maintaining
and upgrading all along.
Not wait till it’s out
of control. 10,20
30, years. You have to
expect wear and tear.
@@Jimfromearthoo7 yes if your getting market rates
It costs $2,000 a month to maintain a residential unit in Los Angeles. You cannot find a 1960s-era high rise with any lower HOA dues.
Let the same residents back after.Renovation work is finished
Leave Los Angeles.
Especially if they are retired. There's a whole lot of somewhere else that is both nicer and less expensive to live.
This is happening everywhere in the US
"Rent control" is the magic phrase. Can't let normal people get away with that!
Just move out and never pay a landlord a f****** Penny ever again.
Exacyly!
Stupid comment
Sad but I hope a good judge will make the owners pay for the moves demanded at the very least.
"Private companies can do what they want." I remember hearing that from the screaming masses in LA not too long ago...
Isn’t this property owned by Donald Sterling? The LA Donald Trump? He has thousands of units around the city, why can’t he re-accommodate them in other buildings. Also people when you rent an apartment you are “renting” you don’t own. Buy a condo in Encino, it’s still affordable
Access to adequate housing should be recognized as a fundamental human right and enshrined within the constitutions of all nations.
There’s adequate housing outside of California.
Exactly, enough of the greedy people always putting others on the street for selfish purposes.
Let the government tell people what they have to do with privately owned property. That should go well
Horrible
Why not upgrade when units are between tenants?
This is suspicious
Because that’s not how you rehab an ENTIRE APT BUILDING, come on seriously how can you not understand how much work is tied into each unit 😮
You do that on a duplex and fourplexes and lego homes.
@@pinchebruha405 No way on earth for anyone to understand that logic if they haven't done any development/rehab on their own homes and developments and been a tenant all their lives. Worst case scenarios, they have to do floor by floor to avoid this eviction mess. Even then, entire floors tenants need to be relocated to somewhere for good 6 months to a year at a time. Then move onto the next floor and so forth. But depends on how that plumbing and other mechanicals are located, it's just gonna get in your way.
@@YOOWINYOOWIN the thing is people feel entitled to stay put when renting when that is not home ownership at all. There’s an entire planet people can move around nobody owes anyone space at all. It boggles my mind that people stay stuck where they can’t afford to live watching everything crumble around them demanding someone else fix it. Then when that rent goes up due to the expense they cry foul. Most people don’t even take care of thier rentals because they’re not invested at all, so yeah clueless
Not to mention all the noise of renovations. And the liability insurance needed to keep tenants in place in an active construction process building. IF they could find a company to write it. Oh the complaints you'd hear about asbestos dust, noise, congestion etc etc etc if they did allow them to stay during renovation.
The smart move would be to renovate and immediately go Condo and sell the units.
These overreaching anti business laws are one of the reasons big money investors are fleeing LA in droves.
What the point of rent control then? Seems the city and state need to revisit Ellis Act
To have something to point at when people try to point out rental prices are absurd.
Why do people insist on living in an area that is financially out of reach to them?
Because people want it both ways. They want the prime high dollar champagne location at a root beer price.
Meanwhile, the cost of property taxes, regulatory compliance, staff & maintenance is always skyrocketing.
Pure unadulterated greed. Nothing more, nothing less.
If the government forces rent control, then the government should be forced to keep the properties up to code.
If the people unite , The bully stops bullying
It's called capitalism.
@@spikefivefivefive nah it's socialism
Start at the top 1st though they ate the ones providing low wages.
More prices rise the more desperate people will get. The more homelessness, theft, crime, death & overall quality of life will follow.
Curious are any of these people behind on their rent? If so then they deserve to be kicked out. As for living their for 30 years. Was that all of them or a small handful? The media loves peddling a story with missing pieces.
Some of these people will end up homeless and the average person will blame it on drugs and addiction.
If you can afford $2200 a month just for the rent, they will be fine. They might have to leave the state.
So I own the property and sell it to my brother...and we are in the clear ?
Absolutely ridiculous
Landlords always say it's for upgrades then they screw you over and raise the rent double or triple the money
That's why I moved to the Philippines 🇵🇭
Move out of them peoples building and find something else, Funny how people want to demand to stay in something they dont own.
Wouldn't the tenants be able to use the squatter law against the landlord it's works for the homeless why not them?
like manny-many folks started saving for the first house at 20, 2 buddies started earlier and actually 'owned' their first house by 21, no one helped no family no nobody but bought it at at 23.
one of those 2 buddies started saving for his first property investment shortly thereafter and bought his first 10 plex before being 25, what's the trick or secret? Ain't gonna piss away rent $$ when one can own...
There is no law that says an owner has to let you stay on their property FOREVER. That's ridiculous.
So how would you feel it it happened to you? Would you say oh, i guess i wasn't meant to stay here? No probably not.
Have you considered contract law would require a landlord to let a tenant stay 'forever' as long as it is one of the terms of the rental agreement contract?
True but this is why there are homeless people everywhere. Because of greedy landlords who want to kick out there tenants and then remodel and jack up the prices. Just so they can fatten their own wallet and not care about anybody else. People like that don't actually care about human beings they only care about money.
Ellis act says they can't operate an apartment complex if they use that as eviction basis. Their true intent is evict, update some things and move rent prices to market rate. That realpage software that is collusion to set higher rents is a motivator. There should be max rent increases, like 10% per year, nationwide. Realpage site needs to be shut down.
If it happened to me… oh well. Move on, work harder and get my own place. Cry baby culture is ridiculous out here. Landlords are in it to MAKE MONEY. Get over it
Evil
I hope the Landlord wins.
Brand new homes in 1953== $499:00 DOWN//// $299:00 MONTHLY for YEARS== 3 BIG ROOMS UPSTAIRS----BATH ROOM*** WOOD PANELED BASEMENT APARTMENT*** middle half walk in front door:::: LIVING ROOM*KITCHEN*BATH ROOM*DINING ROOM* and you could still but a NEW CAR for around $2:250:00 or a 8 year old car still good for 8 more years for around $555:00 all up at MORRIS PARK & THROGGS NECK SUBURBAN BRONX *NEW YORK and all homes up there FLYING AMERICAN FLAGS form 1953 to RIGHT NOW 2024****
Rent control is the reason for this.
The City is responsible not the owner of the building. The city allowed the building to be built without the upgrades and the city is forcing the owner to make the upgraded changes.
And the socialist city council will want the building owners to lose everything just do some parasites can get cheap rent
Stay as long as possible
I’m happy people are finally experiencing American equality. Do you care now?
THIS IS CALLED THE BIG SQUEEZE BABY!
A tent for one becomes a tent for 2! What a beautiful world we live in and it's just getting better 🙄
Section 8 tenants are the worse
This isn't Section 8, It's rent controlled which is different.
Just typing stupid comments because you can remain kind of anonymous.
Yup. Those Sucking blood from us
So elderly old ladies are the worse tenants?
People who act like the rich, when they're closer in income to the poor, THOSE are the worse.
Can you imagine how crowded the US land would become if everyone living in a high-rise apartment moved into a house?
30 years is enough time to save and buy a small house 🏠. Never think that your apartment will be your forever home! Big mistake
So out of touch. But hey, give me a deposit for a 2 bedroom apartment where I live and I’ll move !
How do you save if you live paycheck to paycheck? How do you save if all your Social Security goes to pay the rent?
@@dlight9849Good point
@@dlight9849move where you can afford to live
@@dlight9849Thank you.
Home values are declining, rapidly.
Oh HELLO NO!!!
Take ownership to court!!!
just be a squatter, I hear California doesn't bother with them.
They wrote a song 'bout it, like to hear it, here it go..."Hit the road Jack and don't cha come back...."
Rent control says it all. Disaster in the making. What did they think would happen when you hamstring landlords?
Fight on…..sounds like greedy landlords. Kicking people out of their homes just isn’t appropriate.
I'm in favor for the eviction! Let's go landlord's
Get a hefty relocation fee!!!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😝😝😝😝😝
It sounds like a massive liability in the private sector that they're now trying to push onto the public system, which is where it eventually will go anyway.
Keep up the fight
We need affordable housing to be available. All you see now is luxury high end units being built. That is just not realistic! We need solutions and ideas now!
Due to fees/permits/regulations no builder can make money on anything less the luxury units thanks to multiple levels of government employees demanding their pound of flesh
This is a business decision. No difference than any other business.
In all honesty they should simply stop paying the rent and become squatters.
If they are all getting cheap rent aren’t they putting money away into a savings account? Did they all think they were going to live there forever? Come on your adults don’t expect others to take care of your finances
Once the landlord gets rid of everybody ..they go back and fix all of the apartments up.. and then charge even more money for the apartments.. or they take one apartment.. and add the next apartment to it and make the apartment even larger.. add charge up to $10,000 for it.. it's all about the money it's all about the greed
greed cant compete with competition. learn basics
Just don't come to Colorado. We are FULL.
Please stop coming to Texas.
@@beemonique8466 never. I wouldn't be able to handle the weather. Too hot.
Please stop coming to Arizona, we're out of water!
@@indigostaraz Arizona is way hotter.
They should change the law from 30 days to move to 90 days. Today that’s not enough time to save deposit and moving expenses.
I am a swatter/tenant. Now give me 2 years before you kick me out.
Stupid
How do we fight homelessness if sht like this keeps happening
This is the fruits of rent control. No one will build new ones due to the onerous burdens placed on the investors.