These Tenants Are Leading the Largest Rent Strike in LA History

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  • Опубликовано: 26 дек 2024

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  • @IceManLikeGervin
    @IceManLikeGervin 6 лет назад +22

    America is all about greed not need. You judge a nation by how they treat their most vulnerable (kids, elderly, sick, etc) citizens...Prophets or profits?

    •  6 лет назад +4

      Greed? These people claim they can't afford rent, but have multiple kids. Who's being 'greedy' or irresponsible? And, odds are, the kids require food stamps of some sort. It's just ridiculous...

    • @IceManLikeGervin
      @IceManLikeGervin 6 лет назад +4

      You sound seriously stuck on stupid- rewind it and loop it...got money for wars but can't feed/house the poor- recognize capitalistic game.
      Imperialism + Colonialism + Capitalism =s Racism/Classism

    • @BobSmith-mp8ld
      @BobSmith-mp8ld 6 лет назад +3

      If you are 82 and live in an apartment, you are a failure.
      If you have kids and can't even afford to rent a single family home, you are inhumane.
      The US spends literally trillions on safety net programs every year.
      Instead of these losers expecting others to pay for all their shit, maybe they should work for it themselves.
      If you can't afford LA rent prices, move, the US is a insanely big place

    • @IceManLikeGervin
      @IceManLikeGervin 6 лет назад +3

      @@BobSmith-mp8ld In a capitalistic society poverty is a crime...the devil is in the details

    • @jakejones5736
      @jakejones5736 6 лет назад +1

      I know quite a few landlords that are elderly, sick, etc.. Just sayin'...

  • @thethegreenmachine
    @thethegreenmachine 6 лет назад +10

    Did this video say a 40% rent hike is legal? When my rent was going up around 2005 I checked to see if such an increase was legal. It wasn't.

    • @thethegreenmachine
      @thethegreenmachine 6 лет назад +1

      There was no rent control, and it wasn't an open market. There was a certain line you couldn't cross. I believe the landlord had looked it up as well because he was very careful not to cross that line.

    • @jakejones5736
      @jakejones5736 6 лет назад

      @@thethegreenmachine You don't make sense. If the landlord was limited on how much rent could legally be increased, then it WAS rent control.

    • @thethegreenmachine
      @thethegreenmachine 6 лет назад

      @@jakejones5736
      Look at the context, and it'll make sense. In this context, rent control is something applied only to certain designated rental residences, not all of them statewide. Outside of the context, you're right that it doesn't make sense.

    • @jakejones5736
      @jakejones5736 6 лет назад

      @@thethegreenmachine Apparently, based on what you said, it was applied to his property as well.

    • @thethegreenmachine
      @thethegreenmachine 6 лет назад

      @@jakejones5736
      Yes, based on what I said, these laws applied to all rental residences statewide. As his properties are in the state, it applies to his as well.

  • @kesonafyren837
    @kesonafyren837 4 года назад +2

    7:35 "FML Management"
    F*** My Life Management, more like F*** Our Tenants' Lives Management

  • @alexies1980
    @alexies1980 6 лет назад +1

    Is this still going On? Did u find Attorneys? Im having really bad mold issues a bad they wont fix it and the owners are loss Angeles family housing. Section 8 put them on abatement due to my apt and still nothing is happening. I have to move and I have to pay for everything. We're are really sick

    • @Yasmine91646
      @Yasmine91646 4 года назад

      Ashok Hegde Oh shut the fuck up you stupid piece of shit. You don’t know what the he/she is saving.

    • @xxxxxx-kk7mh
      @xxxxxx-kk7mh 4 года назад +1

      @@Yasmine91646 that guy is a POS

    • @Yasmine91646
      @Yasmine91646 4 года назад

      @@xxxxxx-kk7mh Agreed.

  • @mateoadams8249
    @mateoadams8249 6 лет назад +2

    Unfortunately, in Los Angeles the only rent-stabilized properties have had to been built before 1979. Hence, many greedy property owners would prefer to tear down their buildings and build new ones as 'luxury" apartments which displace even more residents.
    Currently, the only foreseeable solution is California Proposition 10 on the ballot this fall. Taxpayers need to vote Yes on Prop 10. Taxpayers can no longer afford to subsidize the rich. The fiscal and humanitarian cost is too great. As more middle class and poor are displaced, taxes go up in a feeble attempt to deal with homelessness, crime, etc. associated with displacement as a result just for the benefit of a few wealthy landlords. Single family homes and renters receive the brunt of tax hits because the very same people who cause the problem, pass it down to renters. This in turn cause rents to rise again causing more homelessness.
    Catering to wealthy at the expense of everyone else is not the solution.
    And to critics of Prop 10 who will say that it will hurt new construction in LA and make the situation worse, it’s a scare tactic.
    News flash: #California is not a depressed housing market.
    Where there’s a demand there will be suppliers, albeit ones with more of a social conscious.
    ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_10,_Local_Rent_Control_Initiative_(2018)

    • @mateoadams8249
      @mateoadams8249 6 лет назад +1

      @ Personally I've seen the inside of this building. Rich or poor, all residents should be protected equally. We have to decide as a community, do we really want to live with homeless in our front and back yards? As taxpayers, we have to stop subsidizing the wealthy. The humantarian and fiscal cost is too great. Most people can't use voodoo economics. It's a vicious cycle. Without stabilization, the only people who get hurt are homeowners and tenants. Landlords just pass the taxes on to tenants raising rents and more homeless. It is a misconception is that rent control is locked in. It isn't it allows for rent increases. Incomes don't raise 10%, 30%,or 50% at a time. We need pragmatic solutions, if not we will all pay the price one way or another. "Nothing is free". Everything has a cost benefit ratio. Let's stop destabilizing our communities for the benefit of a few. California is not a depressed housing market. Where there's a demand the need will have providers albiet maybe ones with a social conscience.

    • @jakejones5736
      @jakejones5736 6 лет назад

      @@mateoadams8249 Subsidize the WEALTHY? What drug are YOU on?

    • @jakejones5736
      @jakejones5736 6 лет назад

      @ Indeed. Easy come, easy go.

  • @charles910
    @charles910 5 лет назад

    In communist Vietnam, the government owns the land, so they just tell you to leave because the land is needed for better use, you get assigned another lot of land out in the country. Problem solved.

  • @daveygjuanvalldez8981
    @daveygjuanvalldez8981 6 лет назад

    1522 Hi Point St, Los Angeles, CA 90035 Rentals Leasing for rent or lease wp.me/P57D2C-Aj

  • @dougwang9211
    @dougwang9211 6 лет назад +5

    Paying $1700 a month is a good deal considering the typical apartment costs $300k per unit. The landlord should fix the leaky roof and pipes, but the tenants should keep the unit clean to keep the vermin away.

    • @usagihunter101
      @usagihunter101 5 лет назад +8

      I'd like to refute your argument by informing you that all landlords are parasites. #yeetyourlandlord

  • @jakejones5736
    @jakejones5736 6 лет назад +1

    When the dirt-bag tenants above overflow their tub, it's not the LANDLORD'S fault. If the housing is uninhabitable, then why are the tenants fighting to continue to stay there? I've had tenants claim how terrible the living conditions were, yet it took the Sheriffs with guns to FORCE them to leave! Yeah, if ya don't like the price, then MOVE. Simple....

    • @mateoadams8249
      @mateoadams8249 6 лет назад +7

      Wish things were that simple for many LA residents but many don't have the luxury to move. I'm a strong believer in supply and demand but not just supplying the 1%. While 99% pay the cost. As homeowners and tenants we cannot continue to subsidize the displacement of people to benefit a few. The human and finicial cost is too great. There is no free lunch. No one wants homeless sitting in their yard while some owner can enjoy peace in a gated community. LA taxpayers even subsidize displacement caused by equity firms that are even headquartered in LA. As a community we have to decide if we want to be a third world city for lack of a better word or not. Also if wages don't keep up with rents it's not rocket science. Less disposable income begins to hurt the economy as a whole. We have to look beyond our self-interest otherwise we will all pay the price one way or another.

    • @mydizzymelody
      @mydizzymelody 5 лет назад +1

      Mateo Adams why not take it up with the companies you work for to pay you a livable wage? Why take it out on landlords? We worked hard for what we have. If your jobs don’t pay enough to live off of them go after the employers.

  • @rainermolla3075
    @rainermolla3075 6 лет назад +1

    Honestly, rent increases will keep going up. But we can counteract it, by ramping up supplies. We gotta get rid of these low-rise homes and build high-rise condos similar to Toronto.

    • @kansasthunderman1
      @kansasthunderman1 4 года назад

      High rises require a lot of steel and concrete and they are not affordable for the middle class.

  • @stewshaw1640
    @stewshaw1640 6 лет назад +1

    California's laws are very renter friendly. These tenants have the right to not have their rent raised that quickly. If their building is being shut down to remove worms from the plumbing, they should be reimbursed for hotel during this time. If there is mold they will be reimbursed for the hotel while the mold is fixed (although that didn't look like mold). If there is a leak and it is not fixed in timely manner by property managers, they can fix it themselves and bill the manager or with hold monthly rent. Bed bugs are solely the responsibility of the property manager (although its obviously tenants who bring them in). When bed bugs are detected, legally the manager MUST remove them immediately and also bug bomb nearby units and pay for hotel. I will admit though, every apartment I've ever lived in in L.A. has had cockroaches. Even expensive places. It's an ongoing battle in LA apartments and that battle mostly falls on the tenant. People don't have a right to other people's property. The people being evicted will need to move somewhere less expensive- easier for the retired man to do, more difficult for those who will have to find new jobs. Hopefully next time they will build good credit and put 3% down on a condo or home so they can take control over their own lives. Mortgage payments aren't much worse than rent payments.

    • @jakejones5736
      @jakejones5736 6 лет назад +1

      Everything that you recommended costs BIG BUCKS! And then tenants wonder why the rent increases. LOL

    • @jakejones5736
      @jakejones5736 5 лет назад

      @ Probably for the same reason they made so many bad mortgage loans a number of years ago. The liberals forced lenders to make loans with borrowers that otherwise did not QUALIFY due to income! Go figure....

  • @avamartinez8586
    @avamartinez8586 6 лет назад +3

    Investors do have a right to make a profit, and I can see both sides. It would be nice to keep real low rent, but why should landlords or investors give renters money? Renters can move to another town or state where rents are much less expensive. It's expensive to live in California.

    • @mateoadams8249
      @mateoadams8249 6 лет назад +1

      Unfortuanty it's happening in many states. Many are cheaper but they also make less money. Hopefully we don't turn into a country of nomads by necessity. Maybe a more equitable solution is to peg rents to the Consumer Price Index?

    • @jakejones5736
      @jakejones5736 6 лет назад

      @@mateoadams8249 So you're saying that where rents are a quarter of CA rents the people there make $2.50 an hour?

    • @jakejones5736
      @jakejones5736 5 лет назад

      @ Ya got a point. What this guy suggested is that average wages are proportional to average rents. Not so. In places where rents are 30% of California rents, the wages are not 30% of California wages. More like 80%. Thus, rent is much more affordable in such areas.

  • @turdferg100
    @turdferg100 3 года назад

    Get a job and pay your bills.

  • @jaxxon4972
    @jaxxon4972 6 лет назад

    I thought Los Angeles city was under rent control :/

    • @mateoadams8249
      @mateoadams8249 6 лет назад +1

      Only building built before 1979. 39 years ago. In fairness, it takes about 15 years to recuperate a building investment. The should be updated to 2003.

    • @jakejones5736
      @jakejones5736 6 лет назад +1

      @@mateoadams8249 Hell, just make ALL buildings subject to rent control. For that matter, control the price of EVERYTHING. Then everyone will prosper!

    • @Starfish6
      @Starfish6 5 лет назад

      They voted against it

  • @thewu-flu1656
    @thewu-flu1656 5 лет назад

    TRUMP 2020!! TIME TO MAKE CALIFORNIA REPUBLICAN AGAIN!

  • @mydizzymelody
    @mydizzymelody 5 лет назад

    This isn’t fair for property owners. If tenants cannot afford to live in the city then they need to move to the outskirts where it’s more affordable. What these tenants are doing is theft.

    • @mydizzymelody
      @mydizzymelody 5 лет назад +1

      My Name is Not Important the land belongs to indigenous peoples of what we now call California. I can’t get the government to give back land stolen from my ancestors so I’m working hard to buy it back. If I own the land and someone wants to come in and take it back from me because of X, Y and Z I’m supposed to be cool with it? Just cause you claim to be an anarchist and a communist? What work do you do? Are you even indigenous to this continent? Cause I AM A WORKER and my bloodlines have always been here. You anarcho/communists don’t even know what the fuck you’re saying most of the time. You think you can steal your way to a revolution. Go back to the drawing board.

    • @mydizzymelody
      @mydizzymelody 5 лет назад

      Sudhir Kakar what more can I expect from a foreigner like you to say? Dude, go home.

    • @mydizzymelody
      @mydizzymelody 5 лет назад

      My Name is Not Important let me guess... you’re a middle to upper middle class WHITE man or woman who thinks they are “woke.” We don’t need your antifa bullshit. You need to go home! Get off our land!

    • @mydizzymelody
      @mydizzymelody 5 лет назад

      Sudhir Kakar and the racism reveals itself. You’re funny! If you only knew. But, like the saying goes, people who actually have it, don’t flaunt it. That goes both for money and intelligence.