Interactive Map Shows that Over 20,000 LA Rent Control Units Lost From 2001 to 2016

Los Angeles Saw a 25.7% Increase in 

Ellis Act Eviction Filings in 2016 Over 2015

The City of Los Angeles saw an over 25% increase in landlord and developer applications to evict tenants under the provisions of the state Ellis Act for the year 2016 over 2015.

 

The Ellis Act, a state law, which undermines local rent control laws, provides landlords the ability to evict tenants in order to remove housing units from the rental market.

 

The Coalition for Economic Survival (CES), in conjunction with the San Francisco-based Anti-Eviction Mapping Project, is releasing a web-based interaction map, showing where 21,200 rent stabilized affordable units have been destroyed in the City of Los Angeles from 2001 through 2016 due to the Ellis Act.

The map can be accessed by going to http://bit.ly/EllisEvictionsLA.