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Feb 4 2020 8:36 am
  • rent control

Rent control measure qualifies for November ballot

City News Service

What backers have dubbed the “Rental Affordability Act” would allow local governments to establish rent control on residential properties over 15 years old.

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Dec 11 2019 7:25 am
  • belmont shores mobile estates

After striking deal for residents, City Council scraps mobile home rent stabilization

Jason Ruiz

Residents of the Belmont Shores Mobile Estates faced rental increases of over 30% but a new deal will spread that over four years.

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Dec 4 2019 10:19 am
  • Tenant Relocation Assistance

City Council will repeal tenant relocation law as state rent control law takes hold

Jason Ruiz

City officials defended the idea of doing away with the local ordinance because of its conflict with a new California law that will actually protect more renters.

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Nov 1 2019 3:55 pm
  • rent control

Long Beach may enact moratorium on ‘no-fault’ evictions ahead of state law

Staff Reports

The anticipation of the law “has led to increased eviction threats, no-fault notices, and evictions here in Long Beach,” Councilman Rex Richardson, who is sponsoring the city action, said in a statement Friday.

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Dec 26 2018 1:12 pm
  • rent control

Semi-good news: Rents are still going up, but not as rapidly, study finds

Kelly Puente

Renters across the nation spent a record $504.4 billion on housing in 2018, but while renters are paying more than ever, appreciation has slowed compared to previous years, giving more people the chance to save for a down payment on a home.

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Sep 25 2018 9:52 am
  • rent control

How Portland is holding up a future mirror to Long Beach—and the call to action is dire

Brian Addison

Landlords claim their kin are selling rental units and lowering the city’s rental stock while tenant activists say the law has “dramatically cut down on no-cause evictions.”

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Aug 13 2018 9:27 am
  • rent control

Expensive fight for statewide rent control measure buoyed by AIDS foundation

The Associated Press

The AIDS Healthcare Foundation has poured more than $12 million into a November initiative it’s spearheading to let cities and counties regulate rental fees in buildings that state law currently shields from such control.

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Jul 15 2018 4:00 pm
  • rent control

It’s back to the bargaining table after rent control advocates abandon ballot initiative

Jason Ruiz

The coalition of groups that launched the unsuccessful rent control campaign said no matter what happens, tenant rights need to be strengthened.

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Jul 10 2018 4:42 pm
  • rent control

BREAKING: Housing advocates end campaign for rent control measure—for now

Melissa Evans

Housing advocates said they faced “insurmountable obstacles” in gathering the required number of signatures.

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Jun 1 2018 6:00 pm
  • rent control

Housing Advocates Miss Deadline to Submit Petition to Include Rent Control Initiative on November Ballot

Stephanie Rivera

Long Beach housing advocates failed to turn in a rent control petition today, which would have been the deadline required in order for it to appear on the November ballot, the city clerk’s office confirmed.

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