LAFLA Fellows Fight Housing Insecurity
This fall, LAFLA welcomed three postgraduate fellows whose work focuses on housing issues – especially critical as the pandemic continues to wreak havoc on underserved communities. Meet our fellows and learn about their experiences. Curtis Skinner, Community Economic Development Fellow Prior to transitioning to law school, I was a journalist for about five years. After […]
Single Father Fights to Stay in Home with Two Children During Pandemic
“I was really afraid to go through this alone. I didn’t understand the legal jargon. I just wanted to make sure I had someone to help me.” Dennis – LAFLA client “It was very satisfying to play a role in keeping a family in their longtime home – especially to keep our client and his […]
A New Partnership to Prevent Evictions
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles is a proud member of Stay Housed LA, a partnership with the County of Los Angeles working to keep families in their homes by preventing eviction. Right now, several million tenants in the State of California, including 495,000 LA County households and 758,000 LA County children, are at risk […]
LAFLA Saves Family From Abruptly Losing Home During Pandemic
“I thought there was no hope – I thought we were going to be on the streets.”
Tenant Sues Santa Monica Landlord to Stay in Her Home of 38 Years
MEDIA CONTACT Sara Williams, (323) 801-7996, sjwilliams@lafla.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 3, 2020 Tenant Sues Santa Monica Landlord to Stay in Her Home of 38 Years Suit alleges source-of-income discrimination and tenant harassment; landlord refuses to accept rent subsidy LOS ANGELES – A 72-year-old woman with disabilities who has lived in the same Santa Monica […]
Finding New Home for Tenants with Disabilities
At LAFLA, our attorneys keep people off the streets by fighting for those about to lose their homes, including clients like Michael. He came to LAFLA after he received a surprising notice from his landlord: He and his family had 60 days to move out of their apartment, due to no fault of their own. […]
Defending Tenants Against Unscrupulous Landlords
Many people feel helpless when confronted by their landlords, and forced to move—especially if the tenants lack the resources to assert their rights. That’s where LAFLA’s Eviction Defense Center steps in, and helps low-income residents stay in their homes and holds property owners accountable. In 2016, the Eviction Defense Center represented Alfredo and Rosa Perla […]
Victory for Low-Income Tenants Facing Eviction After Building’s Affordability Covenant Expired
Chinatown Property Owner Reaches Agreement with City of Los Angeles to Keep Rents Affordable for 10 More Years LOS ANGELES, July 8, 2019 — A tentative agreement between the City of Los Angeles and the property owner of the Hillside Villa apartments will extend the building’s affordability covenant for another 10 years, with zero rent […]
Housing Advocates File Lawsuit Against Property Owner Threatening Eviction By July 31
Chinatown tenants move to protect their affordable housing; landlord attempts to evict more than 50 households and avoid state notice requirements LOS ANGELES, June 18, 2019 — Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA), National Housing Law Project (NHLP), and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP filed a lawsuit on behalf of a group of low-income […]
Homecoming for Evicted Senior
LAFLA attorneys are driven by the mission to achieve equal justice for the undeserved—and in the case of client Diana Scott, that purpose could not have been more pronounced. When Matthis Chiroux, one of LAFLA’s homeless prevention attorneys, met Diana this past summer, he was deeply moved by her situation: Diana’s landlord had evicted her […]
