ordinance
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Authorities claimed that because Ms. Kwok was listed as the beneficiary, her father had attempted to handle the funds of an “absconder” in violation of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
With the new Citywide Adaptive Reuse Ordinance going into effect this month, many more housing conversions are coming to Los Angeles, Lee said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2026
Housing Department said that as of October 2024, there were an estimated 7,500 violations of the Home-Sharing Ordinance, but only 300 citations.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025
In the city of L.A., landlords can increase the rent once every 12 months by the allowable rent increase percentage required by the Rent Stabilization Ordinance.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2025
In a separate act, the Continental Congress enacts the Northwest Ordinance, which outlaws slavery in the territories north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi Rivers.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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