Update March 20, 2017 Protestors March at Rent Control Department The question is why since 2006 has the city not prosecuted anyone for the illegal buyouts? LOS ANGELES RENT CONTROL APARTMENTS- 52 percent of Angelenos were renters in 2012 some studies say. In June, Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies concluded that Los Angeles needs 382,000 new units for extremely … Continue reading Tenant buyouts lead to protests and Mayor Eric Garcetti signs new laws