Equity Residential, AvalonBay Communities, and Essex Property Trust are the top contributors of Big Real Estate’s multi-million-dollar blitz to stop the expansion of rent control in California. The three companies, who are among the largest …
Corporate Landlords Contribute $20.9 Million to Kill Rent Control Expansion in California
A powerful, deep-pocketed group of 11 corporate landlords has contributed a total of $20.9 million to the California Apartment Association Issues Committee to kill the expansion of rent control in California. Big Real Estate’s millions …
With FBI Raid, RealPage Scandal Heats Up for Corporate Landlords in California and Other States
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has raided the offices of Cortland Management, a corporate landlord that uses the controversial RealPage software program to jack up rents. It’s a clear sign that the RealPage scandal is …
Who Are the Political Consultants Working For Corporate Landlords to Stop Rent Control Measure in California?
For this coming election in California, corporate landlords have hired a small army of political consultants to kill a pro-rent control measure called the Justice for Renters Act and to pass an anti-AIDS Healthcare Foundation …
California YIMBY Joins Corporate Landlords to Kill Rent Control Measure
In a move that doesn’t surprise housing activists, California YIMBY, the land-use lobbying group for Big Tech, has officially opposed the Justice for Renters Act – the November ballot measure that seeks to end statewide …
Exclusive: Nation’s Largest Corporate Landlords are Banding Together to Kill Rent Control Measure in California
An exclusive Housing Is A Human Right investigation has found that 10 of the largest corporate landlords in the United States are banding together to stop a pro-rent control ballot measure in California, shelling out …
We Have the Power To Rein In Greedy Corporate Landlords
Week after week, there’s a new study about the life-altering consequences of sky-high rents or a new investigation about the destructive greed of corporate landlords. It may seem like a hopeless situation, but it’s not, …
More Than Half of Los Angeles Households are Drowning Under High Housing Costs, Says New Report
A disturbing new report by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has found that more than half of the households in the city of Los Angeles are drowning under high housing costs. Worse, …
Arnel Management Company Helped Kill Rent Control Expansion. Now It Improperly Withheld Security Deposits.
First, Arnel Management Company helped to kill two pro-rent control ballot measures in California by contributing a total of $500,000. Now the corporate landlord has reached a settlement with California Attorney General Rob Bonta for …
Why Are California Business Roundtable and Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles Using a Shell Game to Kill Rent Control?
A Housing Is A Human Right investigation has found that the California Business Roundtable and the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles are using a shell game to finance their effort to kill the expansion …