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.
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.
LAFLA’s 2024 Access to Justice Videos Win Golden Telly Award
Our award-winning Access to Justice campaign highlights the life-changing impact of legal aid and the essential role of access to justice in building stronger communities.
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, […]
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.
LAFLA and DREDF File Lawsuit to Defend Tenant Denied Access to Her Wheelchair
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) and co-counsel Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) have filed a lawsuit against Beach Front Property Management, Inc. for alleged disability discrimination. Beach Front, which manages hundreds of properties across Southern California, is accused of refusing to allow a long-term tenant to store her motorized wheelchair in an accessible location, making it impossible for her to enter or leave her own apartment.
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.