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California Landlords Are Losing 6 Figures to Squatters — and Their Insurance Won’t Pay for It

Rob Casares bought a four-unit complex in South Los Angeles about 15 years ago. It was an investment and a way to provide housing in his community. Over the past three years, squatters broke into three of his units at different times. By the time the last one was removed — a process that took nearly a year — Casares told Spectrum News that the combined damage and lost rent had cost him six figures.

California · 1d
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California: The $7,000 Property Tax Break 1 in 3 Homeowners Never Claimed

Every California homeowner who lives in the home they own is entitled to a property tax break called the Homeowners’ Exemption. It reduces the taxable assessed value of your home by $7,000 — saving you roughly $70 a year on your tax bill. That may not sound like...

California · 3d
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California home insurance premiums jumped 84%, shrinking what buyers can afford

Even the FAIR Plan has not been immune from rising prices.

California · 3d

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Two-bedroom apartments listed at $1,062 a month in Los Angeles come with income limits

Floor plans will range from about 400 to 550 square feet.

Los Angeles, CA · 2d

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La Habra Mobile Home Owners Fight for Rent Control

This is a community opinion piece. The views are the author’s, not Voice of OC’s. We’re interested in hearing different perspectives and voices. Want to weigh in on this or another issue? Email opinions@voiceofoc.org. The following is a press release from an organization unaffiliated with Voice of...

La Habra, CA · 3d

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LA Tenants Say They're Losing Parking to New ADUs—Now There's a Lawsuit

Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) have recently been celebrated as the perfect solution to the housing crisis. Homeowners across the country have been considering these types of "small houses" for their properties, allowing them to get more space for anything from in-law suites to she-sheds. The support behind ADUs is so...

Los Angeles, CA · 1d

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L.A. Landlords Convert Tenant Parking Into ADUs, Renters Fight Back in Court

Tracey Ellis has lived in her rent-stabilized apartment near the Sunset Strip since 2001, and her lease has always included a parking space. Now, at 70 years old and relying on a cane or walker because of mobility problems, she fears that could disappear — along with her ability to stay in her home.

Los Angeles, CA · 1d

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University Park Developer Revives Dormant Site With 120-Unit Oak Village Plan

902 W. Washington Blvd. — Approximate Site of Proposed Oak Village. A commercial corner in University Park that has sat without serious housing plans for more than a decade could soon be home to dozens of new condominiums and townhomes. Anastasi Development Company has proposed a project called Oak Village at 902 W. Washington Boulevard, calling for roughly 120 residential units split between a multifamily building and a cluster of townhomes.

Los Angeles, CA · 1d

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LA County tax decline-in-value review deadline November 30

Los Angeles County Assessor Jeff Prang has led the nation's largest local public property assessment...

Los Angeles County, CA · 1d

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16-Story Tower Pitched for Sunset Strip, Would Bring 115 Homes to West Hollywood

A developer has filed plans for a 16-story residential tower at 8240 Sunset Boulevard that would bring 115 homes to a stretch of the Sunset Strip currently occupied by commercial buildings. The project is slated to include 18 affordable housing units alongside roughly 158,000 square feet of new construction, replacing the existing retail and commercial uses on the site.

West Hollywood, CA · 1d

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New Culver City development will add hundreds of apartments, two parks and restaurants

Construction has begun on a $200-million apartment complex in Culver City at a time when housing development in much of Los Angeles County has slowed in spite of strong demand. The earth is being graded at the busy intersection of Jefferson and Sepulveda boulevards to make way for the development...

Culver City, CA · 1d

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Los Angeles rents fall $363 from their peak, but buying costs thousands more per month

"Los Angeles renters are finally seeing the supply wave work in their favor."

Los Angeles County, CA · 2d

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Irvine Looks to Bridge Great Park, Train Station & Spectrum Center With Housing, Retail

This is a community opinion piece. The views are the author’s, not Voice of OC’s. We’re interested in hearing different perspectives and voices. Want to weigh in on this or another issue? Email opinions@voiceofoc.org. The following is a press release from an organization unaffiliated with Voice of...

Irvine, CA · 3d

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Santa Ana’s political split: progressive allies win locally but Jessie Lopez loses Assembly race

Democrat David Penaloza appears headed to Sacramento after defeating fellow Democrat Jessie Lopez in the race for California’s 68th Assembly District, according to the unofficial final results. Penaloza received 37,120 votes, or 51.94%, while Lopez earned 34,349 votes, or 48.06%, in a closely watched contest that became one of Orange County’s most interesting political battles.

Santa Ana, CA · 18h

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West Hollywood Mandates Two Elevators for Future Senior Housing, Leaves Movietown Square Waiting

Movietown Square — Approximate Site of Elevator Access Issues. West Hollywood's City Council voted 5-0 Tuesday night to require future city-assisted senior and disability housing projects to include at least two elevators or an equivalent backup access system, a move prompted by ongoing problems at Movietown Square, the Santa Monica Boulevard senior building where a single elevator has repeatedly left wheelchair users stranded in their own apartments. The new rule will be written into loan paperwork for qualifying projects, but it does nothing to change the elevator situation at Movietown Square itself, where residents have been living with the vulnerability for years.

West Hollywood, CA · 2d

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Harrison Street, Harbert JV to develop senior living communities in California, Maryland

Harrison Street Asset Management and Harbert Management Corporation’s South Bay investment team have entered into a joint venture to develop two senior living communities in Pasadena, CA, and Potomac, MD, the companies announced Monday. “Pasadena and Potomac will be benchmark assets in our portfolio of luxury, Class A communities,”...

Pasadena, CA · 3d

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Long Beach Home Was For Sale When Storms Destroyed It. People Still Want It

Long Beach, CA · 2d