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Families in the Chinatown community have been battling to remain in their homes since the affordability covenant for the building expired in 2018 amid a housing crisis in the city.

City Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez said she is looking for sources of funding to cover $1.4 million in unpaid back rent owed by tenants at Hillside Villa.

City Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez said she is looking for sources of funding to cover $1.4 million in unpaid back rent owed by tenants at Hillside Villa.

The Hillside Villa Tenants Association is engaged in one of the longest rent strikes in the history of Los Angeles.

The buildings cost $1,000 per unit per month to operate, but the building incomes amount to $700 per unit per month.

After Skid Row Housing Trust financially imploded earlier this year, the L.A. City Council is close to approving $40 million to stabilize 1,500 formerly homeless tenants.

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Los Angeles landlords who pay tenants' utilities will be able to raise rents slightly more, by up to 6%.

Los Angeles landlords who pay tenants' utilities will be able to raise rents slightly more, by up to 6%.

LA City Council approves an additional $10 million to further rehabilitate 22 dilapidated buildings in Skid Row area.