Litigation
Nov. 20, 2013
Hotel owners ink $1.5 million settlement in suit brought by tenants
A lawsuit brought by tenants of the low-income residential Huntington Hotel claimed the owners improperly increased the rent and evicted tenants, many of whom are elderly and disabled.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - The owners of downtown Los Angeles' historic Huntington Hotel will pay $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that the hotel unjustly increased rent and tried to push out residents who are elderly, disabled or both.
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Richard Rico approved the agreement Friday in a suit brought by the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and Steptoe & J...
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