Last week the City Attorney’s Office, Public Rights Division, filed a lawsuit against local landlords for violations of the City’s Tenant Harassment Ordinance and eviction moratorium.  According to the complaint, starting in 2017 when the defendants purchased the 30-unit apartment building, the defendants have “engaged in a campaign to empty out the building of long-term tenants.”  

Read More: https://www.santamonica.gov/press/2021/02/03/city-sues-landlords-for-fraudulently-trying-to-evict-rent-controlled-tenants-during-pandemic