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Council conditions approval of 19‑unit project on six‑month tenant protections after dispute over Ellis notices
Summary
The committee approved a 19-unit mixed-use project with conditions requiring compliance with state and local tenant-protection laws and a six-month stay for current residents after staff and tenants raised conflicting accounts about Ellis withdrawal notices and evacuation timing.
The Planning and Land Use Committee approved a mixed-use project that includes 19 residential units after resolving a dispute over tenant notification and potential displacement. The committee added a condition that the applicant provide at least six months' protection for tenants before construction begins and comply with all applicable state and local tenant-protection laws.
Tenants and tenant advocates, including Richard Fleming of the tenants' group at 502 Western Sepúlveda, told the committee they feared displacement and said two households had already moved. "We are not against…
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