High Noon at Lincoln Place
By Sheila
Bernard
Landlord AIMCO is only
accepting rent for the first 18 days in July, which means that come July 19th,
AIMCO will file unlawful detainers against about 120 households. Those who will
not get unlawful detainers are seniors and some disabled residents whom AIMCO
acknowledges to be entitled to one year, rather than the usual 120
days.
The tenants are defending the evictions on
several grounds. AIMCO has not read the law on what constitutes a disability for
the purpose of deciding who gets to stay a year. For this particular purpose,
the definition of disability is exceedingly broad, even including corrective
lenses. This is very important for tenants, because otherwise, only seniors and
people with federally-recognized disabilities would be left alone in empty
buildings as of Day 120.
We are
prepared to go to court whenever the first unlawful detainer hits. We are
confident that all the 170+ households at Lincoln Place will be able to stay at
least a year while we beat back our lawless
landlord.
Meanwhile, the appellate cases
(LPTA v City of LA and 20th Century Architecture Alliance et al v City of LA)
will be heard on Thursday July 7 at 1:30. A victory in either case would afford
a measure of protection to the buildings, while we fight the evictions to
protect the people.
It’s going to
continue to be a bumpy ride. Hold on tight.
Posted: Fri - July 1, 2005 at 07:14 AM