Saturday, January 16, 2016

Los Angeles Tenants Seek Redress; Developer Exposes Asbestos

On February 6, 2015, a tenant at the 90-unit Guardian Arms building in Hollywood filed a class action lawsuit against his landlord and commercial developer.  According to the lawsuit, the developer at Guardian Arms has undertaken renovations so substantial that it required the landlord to relocate tenants.  The lawsuit is pending in Los Angeles Superior Court.  Masalcas v. Guardian Arms Pacific, LP, L.A.S.C. No. BC571867.

In January of 2014, the Los Angeles Housing and Community Investment Department (HCID) responded to tenant complaints of illegal construction at Guardian Arms.  HCID documented the illegal construction and ordered the Guardian Arms to offer and pay all of its tenants relocation assistance because, in HCID's words, the work impacted "tenant habitability."  A copy of the letter is available here.  The relocation assistance ranges from $7,600 to $19,000.00, a number established by the Los Angeles rent control law.

The lawsuit alleges that after tenants put forward their requests, Guardian Arms denied each and every request.  Despite the order from HCID, construction continued.  More information about this lawsuit will follow.

The tenants are represented by Los Angeles attorneys JR Howell & Associates.  Lead counsel, J.R. Howell, Esq., can be reached via email at jrhowell@jrhlegalstrategies.com or (818) 358-4436.

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