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  • 03/21/2022 2:39 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

    The burgeoning phenomenon could change the dynamic between employers and employees, creating paternalistic relationships reminiscent of the company towns that once dotted America.

    Read More: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/housing-crunch-turns-employers-into-landlords/ar-AAV7ChA?li=BBnbfcL

  • 03/21/2022 8:08 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

    In the short term, the most important thing tenants and landlords can do is submit their rent relief applications before the March 31 deadline. 

    Tenants and landlords who qualify for rent relief can receive full payment of rent owed between April 1, 2020 and Mar 31, 2022 from the state. 

    Read More: https://www.smdp.com/time-is-running-out-to-apply-for-rent-relief/215055

  • 03/21/2022 8:03 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

    If we made more Ferraris, will the cost of Priuses go down? Of course not, they are two different market segments. Likewise, the housing market is segmented like cars, but there are two significant differences. 

    Read More: https://smmirror.com/2022/03/sma-r-t-column-ferrari-vs-prius/

  • 03/21/2022 8:02 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

    This complex would have 78 units and an underground parking structure with 26 spaces for vehicles. The units would be a mix of one, two and three bedroom apartments that would range between 450 to 900 square feet each. 

    Read More: https://smmirror.com/2022/03/78-units-of-affordable-housing-planned-for-santa-monica-by-venice-community-housing-corporation/

  • 03/18/2022 9:10 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

    If passed, the bill would prevent landlords from utilizing the Ellis Act to evict rent controlled tenants within their first five years of ownership. The aim of the bill is to return the Ellis Act to its original purpose, which is to assist mom and pops landlords in exiting the rental business when they are losing money on a property. 

    Read More: https://www.smdp.com/ellis-act-reform-bill-seeks-to-limit-rent-control-evictions/214744

  • 03/17/2022 12:01 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

    The deadline for tenants and landlords impacted by COVID-19 to apply for state rent and utility assistance is March 31, 2022. Renters and property owners who have not yet applied, or who may be eligible for additional aid are encouraged to apply at housing.ca.gov.  

    Read More: https://www.santamonica.gov/press/2022/03/17/deadline-to-apply-for-state-rental-assistance-is-march-31

  • 03/17/2022 11:38 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

    The Rent Control Board last Thursday proposed changes to the City Charter that would, among other things, require rental units not subject to the rent control law to register with the Board.

    It would mark the first time the Rent Board would in any way oversee market rate rental units built after rent control was approved by Santa Monica voters in 1978.

    Read More: https://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2022/March-2022/03_16_2022_Proposed_Charter_Amendment_Requires_All_Units_to_Register_with_Rent_Board.html

  • 03/16/2022 9:59 AM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)

    The Santa Monica development is one of five projects totaling $5.85 million in Congressman Ted Lieu's district that target the homeless under the $1.5 trillion bill signed by President Joe Biden.

    Read More: https://www.surfsantamonica.com/ssm_site/the_lookout/news/News-2022/March-2022/03_15_2022_Proposed_Downtown_Housing_Development_Targeting_the_Homeless_Gets_2_Million.html

  • 03/15/2022 4:42 PM | Margaret Fulton (Administrator)
    • Rent and evictions are on the rise all over the country.
    • At least 6 cities and states in the US are implementing or expanding rent control. 
    • Rent control, or government intervention in the price of rent, is banned in 37 states. 

    Read More: https://www.businessinsider.com/states-cities-rent-control-stop-landlords-raising-prices-tenants-evictions-2022-3

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