अपने अधि का रों के प्रति जा गरूक रहें: का र्यका री आदेश संघी य का र्यक्रमों की पहुंच को संकट में
1 मार्च 2025 को, राष्ट्रपति ट्रम्प नेकार्यकारी आदेश 14224 जारी किया, जिसमेंअंग्रेजी को संयुक्त राज्य अमेरिका की आधिकारिक भाषा घोषित किया गया और 2000 मेंराष्ट्रपति क्लिं टन द्वारा जारी कार्यकारी आदेश 13166 को निरस्त कर दिया गया, जिसनेसीमित अंग्रेजी दक्षता वालेव्यक्तियों के लिए सेवाओं की पहुंच मेंसुधार किया था। भाषाई अधिकारों की जड़ें लंबे समय […]
Mass Lawsuit Filed Against Six LA Landlords to Prevent Price Gouging in the Wake of the Palisades and Eaton Fires
LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 24, 2025 – Following two of the most destructive wildfires in California history, in which thousands of people lost their homes, tenant advocates have joined forces to file a lawsuit against six LA-based landlords and agents accused of illegally raising rents to exploit displaced residents. Filed on February 21, 2025, […]
Free Legal Help Available for California Wildfire Survivors
A free hotline is now available to connect California Wildfires survivors who cannot afford an attorney to free legal services.
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles Sues City for Transparency on Vehicle Towing
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 17, 2024 Contact: Elana Eden, Communications ManagerLegal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles(323) 801-7996eeden@lafla.org Los Angeles, December 17, 2024 – The Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA), along with pro bono partner Davis Wright Tremaine, has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) for unlawfully refusing to […]
Update on Encampment Sweeps Litigation
A federal judge has found that the City of Los Angeles altered, created, and failed to produce key evidence about encampment sweeps.
Tenants Win Big in Court Decision Upholding New LA Renter Protections
A Los Angeles Superior Court judge has upheld two innovative tenant protection ordinances passed by the Los Angeles City Council against a legal challenge by the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles (AAGLA). One ordinance prohibits evictions based on nonpayment unless the tenant owes at least one month’s fair market rent, and the other ordinance requires landlords to provide relocation assistance to tenants forced to leave due to significant rent increases.
Tenants’ Rights Advocates Reach Landmark Settlement on Behalf of Californians Struggling With Pandemic Rent Debt
A landmark settlement has been reached in a case brought by tenants’ rights advocates alleging that the California Department of Housing & Community Development (HCD) unconstitutionally operated the state’s Covid-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP or Housing is Key), which has led to qualified applicants missing out on the assistance they were promised after the pandemic destroyed many Californians’ livelihoods.
Tenant Rights Groups Celebrate Court Upholding New L.A. City Permanent Tenant Protections
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Denied AAGLA’s Preliminary Injunction and Allowed Tenant Groups to Join the City in the Defense of the Protections.
Attorneys for Community Groups Denounce California’s Move to Appeal Ruling in Covid-19 Rent Relief Lawsuit
In January, a Superior Court judge ordered the state to develop denial notices that satisfy constitutional due process protections for applicants. OAKLAND, CA – March 2, 2023 – Attorneys representing three community groups suing the State of California for wrongfully denying applicants without adequate process in its Covid-19 rent relief program released a statement today […]
California Says Emergency Rental Assistance Program Will Likely Run Out of Funds with Over 140,000 Applicants Still in Limbo
California Says Emergency Rental Assistance Program Will Likely Run Out of Funds with Over 140,000 Applicants Still in Limbo State lawyer says the program’s remaining $177 million could go to private contractor if the state is forced to comply with a Superior Court order, leaving no money for tenants. Oakland, California – January 23, 2023 […]