Working-class tenants trying to stop the demolition of their rent-controlled apartment building say the building owner has agreed to meet with them this month to hear their concerns.
The dispute between about 40 tenants in Los Angeles’ Eagle Rock neighborhood and their landlord, who has won approval to build a new affordable housing project at the site, marks a hurdle in the city’s plans to dramatically increase its stock of affordable rentals. The property’s owner plans to build 141 units to be rented to tenants who earn 80% or less of the area’s median income. The project is part of a city policy that expedites approvals for affordable housing construction. There are 17 units in the current building.
