Take action: protect vulnerable tenants from Ellis Act evictions with AB 2050
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- The Ellis Act is a state law that was intended to protect small mom-and-pop landlords who could no longer maintain their rental properties by allowing them to evict tenants. But it has since been abused to acquire rent control housing, evict tenants, and sell the property for a higher profit.AB 2050 would close the loophole and reduce tenant evictions by requiring five years of ownership before the Ellis Act can be invoked to withdraw a rent-stabilized property from the rental housing market, and by requiring at least 10 years to pass between an owner withdrawing one property from the rental market, and doing so for another property.
- AB 2050 protects long-term tenants, our elders, and disabled individuals — some of the most vulnerable people in California.
- Support AB 2050 Ellis Act Reform
Latest at AHLA:
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- Jamarah Hayner joins Abundant Housing LA Action Fund Board. Jamarah brings extensive experience in political communications and strategy, which includes work in administrations, campaigns or signature projects of a number of leading elected officials and civic leaders, including Kamala Harris, Gavin Newsom, Karen Bass, Mike Bonin, George Gascon, and Aja Brown. She has managed strategy for advocacy organizations including #PayUpHollywood and the Compton Pledge, a guaranteed income program launched in 2020.
- This Saturday – Create Your Neighborhood with James Rojas. We are excited to be co-hosting this event with The Happy City Coalition, a grassroots organization working to end freeway expansions. Housing and transportation are not just infrastructures. It’s part of community cultural production. Abundance and livability look different in different places. Attend this workshop to explore the role of housing and transportation in shaping your community, and envision what safety and affordability should look like in your neighborhood. RSVP HERE
- Recording now available for Housing 101: April 2022. Watch here
New in housing:
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- The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) certified Long Beach’s housing element on April 8th. We are disappointed by this decision and believe the housing element fell short with regard to the obligation to affirmatively further fair housing in neighborhoods on the eastside of Long Beach. We are committed to ensuring that Long Beach implements its housing element programs on time and in a meaningful way. We will also continue to push for reforms at the state level in pursuit of affordable and fair housing for all.
- LA City has quietly settled a lawsuit with the L.A. Alliance for Human Rights, agreeing to build thousands of new shelter beds and temporary housing to address the city’s homelessness crisis. The settlement does not require the city to build permanent housing. Read more here.
- A report from UC Berkeley analyzed market conditions for middle and moderate-income housing, and found that zoning restrictions enforcing large units and low density create market barriers for middle-income housing. Recommendations include enacting policies that empower smaller and denser homes. Read the report here.
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