Evictions in Venice at Lincoln Place

[Daboltfan]

They were "bamboozled" by their attorney - the company offered up to $50,000 for these tenants to move, and even relocated MANY who accepted their offer to other senior buildings in California. Their had been 700 apartments, only 83 were evicted...AFTER the L.A. Superior Court ruled to have them evicted. News Flash- the company is publicly owned, if you have a 401(k), you likely own a piece of it!

[KrissyinLA]

It has or had nothing to do with no liking to move, these people were bamboozled and the city of LA and Venice should be ashamed. Shame on AIMCO and the uncaring way LAPD went about their shitty business.

[smartbits]

Renters have no property rights. I was evicted from a wonderful building in West Los Angeles. They took the doors off the vacant units when a group of us just wanted to stay. It became dangerous and unsanitary. The Ellis act pays tenants up to $17000 to relocate in Los Angeles. This is not a welfare state. No one likes to move, but sometimes you have to.

[TheCephalicCarnage]

Gentrification baby! Fuck poor people, this is capitalist America, we don't need sense of community, equality and the right to own and live in peace, that's commie talk, we should ONLY bail out rich corporations, and give golden parachutes for failure, Venice has something unique, must be destroyed and changed into a monoculture mall for rich folks.

[10fDemdays]

This same situation seems to be happening more and more these days. Its about greed, What makes it worse is when the people being evicted are elderly, Seniors have paid their dues. I'm glad my grand parents own their home's. With a eviction on your record its hard to find housing elsewhere, The people in this video will have a even harder time trying to rent some where else.

[hamam102000]

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[2goaway]

Are you kinding me? You rent you don't own. Just because you've lived there for a number of years doesn't mean you own. If that was the case the court would have granted you to stay. You can try to make a sad movie with sad music but the facts are there and that's life. I rent I don't own. And I know I can be evicted if the landlord doesn't want me here. This is his property and his investment. Not mine. If I want that right I need to buy my own house and make my own rules.

[10fDemdays]

You must be a republican, I would hate to think you are a cold hearted or a heartless person by nature. Its wrong to evict people and not re-locate them, especially if they payed their rent on time. Your post is truthful though, But to agree that people should be thrown out on the streets is diabolical to say the least.

[brittaincorey]

This is a beautiful video. The evictions at Lincoln Place were a perfect example of what's wrong in America. The tenants KNEW AIMCO was trying to evict them illegally and that according to the letter of the law the corporation did NOT have the right to destroy this community.

[Erioke]

This video is sad, but the reality is that as a renter, you face the possibility of eviction. You don't own the property. If you want to avoid eviction, buy a house. We could do away with property rights, but then we'd all be worse off... think former USSR.

[jwbear61]

The evictions were illegal. AIMCO used the Ellis Act to evict these tenants. The Ellis Act was intended to allow "mom & pop" landlords to get out of the rental business, not for the nations largest apartment corporation to shut down just one of its thousands of properties in order to develop for profit.

Also, Lincoln Place was full of low income families, disabled, and the elderly. How do you expect them to be able to afford to buy houses in LA's market?

Get real.

[revolutionedson]

I WAS A VICTIM OF EVCTION SO MY MANAGER AND OWNER COULD BUILD ONDOS ON THE OAKDALE MOBIBLE HOMEPARK FOR SENIORS SUNLAND, CA. WHEN WILL THERE BE A REVOLUTION TO STOP THIS? WHEN DOWN WITH THE SYSTEMS! i'AM ON STEETS DYING NOW!!!!

[ravenstalonstudios]

We miss you at The Felicia Mahood Senior Center, Rose Murphy.

[Winkyburger]

This is a beautiful film that depicts not only the situation at Lincoln Place but the problem of affordable housing all over the country. Time after time, the desire for high profits trumps the basic need for housing and community. The winners are those who make their living from investments; the losers are those who work for a living, the elderly, the young. I find the sense of community and solidarity conveyed by the film very precious and somewhat rare.

[audrey976]

I am ashmed of our society and how we treat it's people. What about the others who have lived in this community for 20+ years. Once they retire, you must go. So these rich investors can get richer. I doubled my rent. What would you do if you suddenly had to double your rent? If you are a renter, it could happen to you. There will be a warm place in hell for all of these investment companies and the politicians that can be bought with their monies. God Bless all the tenants of Lincoln Place.

[Cwilli7269]

Lincoln Place is a beautiful place and it is a great part of the history of Venice. It is shameful that City Attorney Rocky Delgadio failed protecting this historic place. Money talks and community and family can take a walk, they are here for the people when they want to become elected but it is clear that is it! Aimco may this be forever emblazened in your minds of the terror you caused the elderly and children of Licoln Place. Peace Laddie Williams

[MoiraGene]

Lincoln Place is a micro-cosism of America. Renters must pull together. Corporate greed mongers like AIMCO are ONLY out to make a buck off the backs of poor people. Please give us your support!

[newazzguy]

The Ellis Act is a Gestapo Measure pushed through Sacramento by the Real Estate Industry. Any renter anywhere in California is vulnerable. Ellis trumps and renders useless any local rent stabilization ordnance.We need to organize on a statewide level. I am currently being evicted under the Ellis act by my landlord: The First Baptist Church of West Los Angeles. You might be next.

[hypersquared]

This was great to see. I live in the Los Angeles area and was not even aware of this situation, so God bless the new media for doing the job that the old media apparently can not or will not. I'm pretty cynical about being able to fight city hall, as it were, but prayers for strength to the evicted and the hold-outs.

[ddhathaway]

This is a well made and very moving documentary showing how working people, children, the elderly and disabled are thrown out of their homes because of rampant corporate greed.