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Los Angeles Housing Violating Constitutional Rights

Rent Stabilization Ordinance
Deny Rights of Property Owners
Squeeze Out The Competition For Big Developers
Housing Confiscation

(866) 557-7368

Los Angeles Housing Violating Constitutional Rights

Rent Stabilization Ordinance
Deny Rights of Property Owners
Squeeze Out The Competition For Big Developers
Housing Confiscation

(866) 557-7368

Exploiting Property Owners For Votes

No rent increases during periods of high inflation!

LA City does not control the cost of maintenance, yet apartment owners are burdened with subsidizing the impacts of the COVID pandemic. LA City is using the COVID-19 Rent Moratorium as a tool to further their agenda and exploit rental property owners. No capital improvement increases allowed. A made up a crisis to redistribute wealth and buy voters. Renter protections reduce the supply of afford housing. This forces owners to put in place stricter tenant screening policies. This kills the small (mom and pop) owners who cannot afford to ride out this made-up crisis. Stand up and take back your property! The big developers are your enemies - for every new development built - 20% of the units should be rent controlled. We must level playing field.

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Cannot evict for non-payment of rent

Effective March 27, 2023, Los Angeles Rental Property owners may not evict a tenant who falls behind in rent unless the tenant owes an amount higher than the Fair Market Rent (FMR). The FMR depends on the bedroom size of the rental unit. The FMR is a blank check for the City of Los Angeles. LA City is abusing the COVID-19 Rent Moratorium - Never Let a Crisis Go to Waste.

UNFAIR back rent policy

Tenants now have until August 1, 2023, to pay back rent accumulated between March 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021. Furthermore, tenants have until February 1, 2024, to pay back rent accumulated between October 1, 2021, and January 31, 2023. There is no recourse for lost rents if a tenant evades payment for COVID-19. Rental properties are at risk of default. LAHD gave free loan to tenants - at the mom-and-pop owner's expense. How many small businesses actually got the help? NONE. Large developers made off like looters and rioters.

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Implications of ordinances

Reduce the likelihood of tenant displacement in City neighborhoods due to excessive rent increases and arbitrary evictions
Allow tenants an opportunity to make up missed rent payments following temporary financial setbacks
Serve as tools in the City’s efforts to buy voters
Cause new rental prices to increase to account for the higher risk property owners need to account for
Constrict the supply of new housing
Be more selective of new renters - make sure they will take care of the property and pay on time. More restrictions for potential renters.
These proposed protections would disincentivize housing creation and will have a net negative impact on all rental housing units. Therefore, you need to create a rent subsidy program instead of putting everything on the backs of rental property owners.
Landlords may have less incentive to maintain and improve existing rent-controlled properties, leading to a decline in the quality of housing.

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Landlords must pay relocation costs if they raise rents too high

The Los Angeles City Council adopted an ordinance on Tuesday, Feb. 7 requiring rental properties to pay relocation assistance to tenants who move out after getting rent increases of 10% or more.

Under the ordinance, if a landlord increases rent by more than 10%, or the Consumer Price Index plus 5%, the landlord must pay the tenant three times the fair market rent for relocation assistance, plus $1,411 in moving costs.

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The disproportionate social obligation imposed on those providing the housing

Many rent-controlled property owners know renters whose annual income far exceeds that of the property owner. This is especially true when the owners are seniors living on a fixed income and dependent on their rental income. Furthermore, with the number of renters in rent-controlled apartments (60%), far exceeding the number of individuals owning small rental properties, a minority population greatly outnumbered at the voting booth is often conveniently scapegoated for the lack of affordable housing.

Add to this mix an unintended consequence: the price new renters pay when they move into a recently vacated unit whose market-rate rent must compensate for the below-market rents paid by those occupying rent-controlled units – some for decades.

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Killing the creation of new housing

COVID-19 Rent Moratorium will not incentivize housing creation and will have a net negative impact on all rental properties. Therefore, Los Angeles Department of Housing needs to create a rent subsidy program instead of putting everything on the backs of rental property owners. Bad housing policy harms lower-income people most.

A reason economists overwhelmingly oppose rent controls is that they always have unintended consequences. Rent controls are the opposite of minimum wage laws. Where minimum wage laws are price floors, rent controls are price ceilings.

Economic theory is pretty clear about what the effects of a price ceiling will be. Price ceilings prevent a price from rising above a certain level. When a price ceiling is set below the equilibrium price, quantity demanded will exceed quantity supplied, and excess demand or shortages will result.

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Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and improve conditions. Your generous donation will fund our mission to protect property rights. We don't have the resources corporations have to hire lobbyist like Three6ixty and EKA (Englander Knabe Allen). Remember Mitch Englander, who is now in prison?

Bad housing policy harms lower-income people most. Rent control makes an existing housing shortage worse. Further, it hurts the very populations it was intended to help. Landlords qualify tenants based on things like income and credit score. When market disruptors like rent control are introduced, tenant competition for what little housing remains heats up. Small businesses are squeezed out for the big corporations.

“Hard Times Make Strong Men” is a phrase that is meant to emphasize the idea of resilience and perseverance in the face of adversity. It suggests that individuals are capable of overcoming difficult situations, even if these might seem overwhelming at first. End the tyranny.

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Los Angeles Housing Violating Constitutional Rights

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Exploiting Property Owners For Votes

No rent increases during periods of high inflation!

Cannot evict for non-payment of rent

UNFAIR back rent policy

Implications of ordinances

Landlords must pay relocation costs if they raise rents too high

The disproportionate social obligation imposed on those providing the housing

Killing the creation of new housing

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Exploiting Property Owners For Votes

No rent increases during periods of high inflation!

Cannot evict for non-payment of rent

UNFAIR back rent policy

Implications of ordinances

Landlords must pay relocation costs if they raise rents too high

The disproportionate social obligation imposed on those providing the housing

Killing the creation of new housing

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