Hundreds of tenants fighting against evictions

People who live in a high rise in West LA have taken their landlord to court to try and prevent mass evictions. Robert Kovacik reports for the NBC4 News on April 17, 2024.

[stormraven]

As if there wasn't enough homeless.

[medavog]

PEOPLE NEED TO START MARCHING AND PROTESTING ABOUT RENT PERIOD.

[ishab]

I hate that building, it’s really rickety and I’m always scared the elevator will trap me. I feel bad for the people but the building is in bad shape

[Sharon-jzri]

We need affordable housing to be available. All you see now is luxury high end units being built. That is just not realistic! We need solutions and ideas now!

[LoneWulff]

Places are increasing rent so high that they are forcing people onto the streets. And then those same people are hit again when cities keep passing anti homeless bills. This cycle needs to end. The American Dream is becoming a nightmare for honest people just trying to live.

[marcielynn]

To think I charge $300 for a tiny house on it's own lot in Hawaii!

[MelissaVee]

You can bring a building up to code without eviction 🙄🙄. All you have to do is put notices on tenants' doors about the repair dates. We know you just want to evict to increase the rent...smh

[Impozalla]

$7k for a two bedroom apartment there. It is insane that people are paying that price.

[Jimfromearthoo]

They should have been
upgrading all along
Instead causing a
a catastrophe.

[UpUpDnDnLtRtLtRtBAStart]

As an architect, these buildings are able to be upgraded without kicking people out. They just want to renovate and increase rent for an entire new cast of characters. It’s that simple. Yea - protest and stay in the apartment for as long as possible.

[healingsoul]

If they gentrify and turn the entire country into condos, where are regular working-class folks supposed to live? People earning $15/hr can't afford to pay $4, 000 / month for an efficiency..

[tacitusromanus]

Pure unadulterated greed. Nothing more, nothing less.

[kaywatson]

If you can afford $7, 000.00 a month you can afford to buy a house.

[susann]

I lived in west L.A. and was glad to get out. It is not for everyone

[bobroberts]

Rent controlled. . . . Studio $ 2, 200 . . . Across the street starting at $ 4.500 . . . . Building fire / safety issues.

[MilesBellas]

More people need ownership to stabilize the economy.

[Yasmine]

I'm tired of being a pawn in this giant Monopoly game. These greedy landlords need to be stopped

[DakotaFord]

4500!!! That is so crazy, I feel bad for the young kids just starting out. My first apartment, a studio for only $300. It was an enormous studio, with a large upstairs balcony. Water included. 20-40 power bill. Lol

[UncleDavesKitchen]

I had to move from California decades ago to be able to afford a house. I'm so glad I did. Now in Phoenix with a paid off house as I retire. I can't imagine renting for years. Today it's about all people can hope for, an affordable rent. If you're a senior you should have bought a house when they were affordable and easy to qualify for. Those days are gone.

[bootscooty]

I've been delivering to that building since I started driving for companies and every time I go in there it's nasty and old smelling, doesn't even look good. Really does need to be updated. I hope that I can offer reasonable pricing to tenants once they remodel but I'm sure the costs of remodeling will drive them to charge more. In my opinion, they'd be better off destroying the whole thing and building more modern units