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Policy Missteps: Helping Bad Tenants, Hurting Good Landlords
Under the Auspices of “Preventing Homelessness” and Protecting Tenants, the County and City Continue to Pass Policies that Reward the...
Joshua Kamali
Apr 143 min read


The War on Landlords was in Full Display this Year, but What is the End Game, and Who will be Left Standing When it is Done
I am a small “Mom and Pop” landlord which means I don’t make my living from the rentals my wife and I own. This year I opened a boutique...
Joshua Kamali
Jan 133 min read


The Housing Crisis Will Never End Until Our Elected Officials do Something About the High Cost of Evicting Tenants for Non-Payment of Rent
I am a mom-and-pop landlord, meaning I own a few units and do not make a living from these units. I also own a small property management...
Joshua Kamali
Nov 11, 20243 min read


If Landlords Have to Pay for Their Lawyers, Shouldn’t Tenants Have to Pay a Little Too?
Recently, the County Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance to provide free legal counsel to tenants facing eviction in...
Joshua Kamali
Nov 11, 20243 min read


The L.A. City Council and Board of Supervisor are Exacerbating the Housing Crisis for Many of Los Angeles’ Most Vulnerable
These days its very common in Los Angeles Democratic politics to demonize landlords, pass policies to prevent rent increases, and make it...
Joshua Kamali
Nov 11, 20243 min read


My Take: The Other Housing Crisis In Los Angeles
Featured in the November 2024 Edition of "Apartment Age" by the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles The housing crisis in Los...
Joshua Kamali
Nov 11, 20244 min read


Opinion: I believe in tenants’ rights. But L.A. is pushing out small landlords like me
PRINTED IN THE L.A. TIMES I am a “mom-and-pop” landlord in Los Angeles. I only own 12 units, which isn’t much compared with large...
Joshua Kamali
Jan 16, 20244 min read


The L.A. City Council and Board of Supervisors are creating a housing crisis
PRINTED IN THE L.A. DAILY NEWS These days its very common in Los Angeles Democratic politics to demonize landlords, pass policies to...
Joshua Kamali
Nov 29, 20233 min read
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