remodel

Since then, the group has worked to remodel the aging building while Martinez and her neighbors worked to create a nonprofit co-op that will allow them to take ownership of the property.

Here’s hoping a similarly bad remodel job doesn’t happen here.

The decision comes one day after the council voted to support ending a rule that allows for renters to be evicted when landlords substantially remodel their buildings.

Under “just cause” eviction rules, L.A. landlords can evict tenants only for specific reasons, one of which is to “substantially remodel” their properties.

The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday voted in support of eliminating a rule that allows renters to be evicted when landlords remodel their buildings.