How Courts Are Blocking SoCal Rent Control Measures

Southern California cities including Los Angeles and Pasadena have stopped enforcing requirements that landlords pay relocation assistance to tenants facing large rent hikes. Recent court decisions determined these mandates are illegal, leading both cities to remove related guidance from their official websites after legal challenges from landlord advocacy groups. Court Rulings Nullify Rent-Hike Relocation Mandates … Read more

To Evict Good Cause Tenants, Landlords Now Claim ‘Demolition.’ Is It Valid?

New York City tenants facing eviction under the 2024 Great Cause Eviction Law are grappling with an unexpected legal gray area: the vague definition of “demolition.” Landlords are exploiting this ambiguity to bypass tenant protections, leaving residents like Feryal Nawaz, Carla Orlandi, and Parisa—three 27-year-old roommates in an East Village apartment—to question whether their home … Read more