In a lawsuit filed on September 28, the city and the Santa Monica Rent Control Board allege that since 2018 NMS Properties, Inc. and its affiliates have violated the Ellis Act as well as local laws intended to protect long-term tenants and preserve the city's affordable housing stock, local officials said this week.

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AND: https://santamonica.gov/press/2021/10/05/city-of-santa-monica-and-rent-control-board-sue-nms-properties-corporation-for-violations-of-the-ellis-act-and-unfair-business-practices