Real Estate/Development
May 23, 2023
No injunction for apartment owners fighting LA rent laws
The Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles argued in its lawsuit that the city does not have the authority under California laws to force landlords: to let tenants remain living on their property up to a month without paying rent, or to make landlords pay relocation costs if tenants don’t want to pay a higher rent.
A Superior Court judge found that a rental housing organization did not provide enough support for a preliminary injunction in its challenge to Los Angeles city orders that limit landlords’ ability to evict tenants who haven’t paid their rent.
“This was a huge victory for us,” Public Counsel attorney Stephano Medina, one of those defending the ordinances, said in a phone interview on Monday. “It was vindicating because we have been making ...
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