Watershed Ruling Against City of Los Angeles for Fabricating Evidence on Encampment Cleanups
At the heart of the case is the constitutionality of the City’s longstanding practice of seizing and destroying unhoused people’s property during encampment cleanups—including property critical to keeping jobs and securing housing, such as medications, identifying documents, personal hygiene supplies, valuables, and tools required for their jobs.
One Year After the Wildfires: Landmark Price Gouging Case Settled, Enforcement Affirmed
LOS ANGELES, CA – As Los Angeles marks the first anniversary of the Palisades and Eaton wildfires, tenant rights advocates announced today that all defendants have settled in a landmark lawsuit brought to stop illegal rent price gouging in the wake of the disaster. The case stands as a major enforcement victory for renters and nonprofit legal […]
Los Angeles Residents Challenge City’s Unlawful Plan to Destroy RV Homes
The City’s plan to dramatically expand the seizure and destruction of RV homes in violation of state law reflects its hasty, unaccountable approach to the property of unhoused Angelenos.
As Student Debt Crushes Los Angeles, a Roundtable of Community Members Gather to Urge Action
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Elana Eden, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, eeden@lafla.org Data Highlighted on Over 1.6 Million Los Angeles Borrowers With $70.7 Billion in Student Debt December 8, 2025 | LOS ANGELES, CA — As the national student debt crisis intensifies, borrowers and advocacy groups met today for a community roundtable discussion on […]
Long Beach Tenants Take Legal Action to Stop Junk Fees and Defend the Right to Organize
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Elana Eden, Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, eeden@lafla.org LONG BEACH, CALIF. — DECEMBER 1, 2025 — Tenants of the Ackerfield Buildings, a 143-unit apartment complex in Long Beach, have filed a lawsuit against the owner and property management company, Golden Bee Management and Ackerfield 2 LLC, for charging […]
Tenants Sue Los Angeles Housing Authority for Pattern of Unlawful Section 8 Voucher Terminations
LAFLA and partners are seeking the reinstatement of clients terminated vouchers and reimbursement for the lost rental subsidies; a declaration that HACLA’s termination of the vouchers without notice or due process were unconstitutional; and an injunction stopping HACLA from repeating similar violations against other tenants.
Proposed Rule Could Kick Nonprofits Out of Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, Threatening Access to Legal Services
“The proposed rule threatens to reduce legal aid capacity further by making it harder for legal services organizations to recruit and retain talented staff, and discouraging legal aid organizations from engaging in lawful and important work.”
Court Orders Relief for Tenants Denied Rental Subsidies Based on Disabled Care Supplement
Tenants with federal housing subsidies may now appeal for reimbursement if public housing authorities charged them higher rents based on receiving state benefits to care for a disabled family member.
Court Rejects Landlords’ Attempt to Dismiss Price-Gouging Lawsuit Following Wildfires
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 11, 2025 LOS ANGELES, CA – In a major win for tenant rights advocates, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge has rejected attempts by several corporate landlords to dismiss a landmark lawsuit accusing them of illegal rent gouging in the aftermath of the Palisades and Eaton wildfires. Filed on February 21, […]
LSC Awards $1.1 Million for Emergency Disaster Legal Services in North Carolina, South Carolina and California
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 23, 2025 Contact: Maria Duvuvueiduvuvueim@lsc.govContact us WASHINGTON—The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is awarding Disaster Relief Grants totaling over $1.1 million to civil legal services organizations in North Carolina, South Carolina and California. These funds are awarded to LSC-funded organizations in areas impacted by natural disasters and emergencies. They will support programs […]