SoCal siblings charged with running $6M home-selling scam
A brother and sister from Southern California have been charged with running a $6 million scheme in which they sold homes to buyers without the owners’ consent.
Long Beach to help house migrants
The City of Long Beach is working on providing migrant children with a temporary emergency shelter.
LA's second COVID-19 renters relief program opens to the public
Starting Tuesday, Los Angeles renters can apply for up to $10,000 in rent relief through the city's $259 million COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program.
Ban on renter evictions during COVID-19 pandemic extended through June 30
The CDC on Monday moved to continue the pandemic-related protection, which had been scheduled to expire on March 31. Here’s how to be eligible.
Couple buys Riverside dream home, but seller refuses to move out in eviction moratorium loophole
When Tracie and Myles Albert purchased a beautiful four-bedroom house in Riverside, California they never realized that at the end of escrow the seller would suddenly refuse to give up the keys and leave.
LA business council calls for significant expansion of Project Roomkey
The Los Angeles Business Council, which represents 500 LA businesses and civic leaders, has called on Mayor Eric Garcetti and the City Council to pursue obtaining 15,000 hotel rooms to house unsheltered people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Los Angeles drops in 'best cities' ranking due to high housing costs, low job growth
Based on high housing costs and a decline in job growth, California cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco and San Jose have proven less resilient during the pandemic, according to a ranking of economic vitality by the Santa Monica-based Milken Institute released Wednesday.
L.A. County Supervisors expand rent relief program, extend eviction moratorium
Anticipating Los Angeles County's fair share of $25 billion in federal rent relief, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to extend and expand both a local rent relief program and eviction moratorium.
Anaheim introduces new approach to creating affordable housing
The City of Anaheim plans to lower rents at more than 1,000 apartments to create affordable "workforce housing" using a new state program avoiding additional expenses for tax payers.
Turning golf course into affordable housing
As Los Angeles continues to struggle with an affordable housing crisis, one designer has come up with the idea of turning a public golf course into affordable housing units.
Hollywood apartment being used as illegal hostel
A bed in a hostel in Hollywood for just $14 a night sounds like a dream, but for the residents who live nearby it’s been a nightmare.
Landlords sue California, LA County, local cities over rent, eviction protection during pandemic
A group of apartment owners and lessors are suing the state, Los Angeles County and multiple cities, alleging they have been forced through tenant eviction protection ordinances enacted during the coronavirus pandemic to shoulder financial burdens that should be borne by the public at large.
Looming ‘eviction cliff’ could displace hundreds of thousands of Southern Californians
Hundreds of thousands of Southern California residents might soon face eviction and homelessness when the current freeze on residential evictions is eventually lifted.
Some LA renters accused of abusing eviction moratorium amid pandemic
Eviction moratoriums in the City of Los Angeles were meant to help renters with hardships amid the coronavirus pandemic, but some people who never lost their jobs or fell ill to COVID-19 are now accused of abusing the system.
Rent is going down in Los Angeles due to pandemic
A new report published by real estate data tracking company CoStar indicates that new apartments, and those under construction, are facing the biggest decreases in rent prices.
Newsom issues executive order to help renters and homeowners during COVID-19 crisis
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday issued an executive order to help renters and homeowners during the coronavirus pandemic.
Landlords using 'reno-viction' loophole in AB 1482 to force tenants out
A new law that was intended to protect tenants from being evicted for higher rents is backfiring. Some landlords are using a loophole to get long-time tenants out.
Tiny House Movement: Angelenos find unique solution as housing crisis continues
As the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area continues to experience a housing crisis, some Angelenos are finding a unique solution and one that is small, really small.
Panorama Tower opens to residents after 26-year hiatus
The Panorama Tower, which has sat empty since the 1994 Northridge Earthquake, has now reopened for residents.
Inspired by Moms 4 Housing, California lawmaker wants to use vacant homes as affordable housing
Senate Bill 1079 would give tenants of a foreclosed property the exclusive opportunity to buy the house for a reduced price within 90 days of its foreclosure.