July 17, 2017 -- The Santa Monica City Attorney's Office last week filed its first lawsuit claiming a landlord harassed tenants by forcing existing roommates who were not on the lease to vacate, officials said.

The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in Santa Monica Superior Court against Ante Trinidad and the Adel Luzuriaga Trust, the owners of a nine-unit rent-controlled building doing business as SanMo17 Property.

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