Could changes to the Ellis Act be on the way? Under the terms of the 1985 Ellis Act, property owners may evict all of their rent-controlled tenants with only four months notice and money for relocation, so long as they convert the building to another use. It was originally put in place to give property owners a way to exit the rental market, but decades later it has become an engine of gentrification and is being used more and more frequently in Los Angeles, even as the city struggles with a dire housing crisis.

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