Two years after they fought for the right to live in vacant, state-owned houses in El Sereno, a group of activists are facing eviction. They hope to stay in the houses for good.
By City News Service
May 20, 2021
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The El Sereno Community Land Trust, which consists of some of the neighborhood s residents and stakeholders, announced today that it acquired its first property as part of a pilot program to protect people in danger of falling into homelessness.
The multifamily apartment building in Alhambra will be restored and converted into an equity sharing ownership structure with grant funds invested by the trust. Information about the cost and location of the property was not immediately available.
Member Alejandra Liera described the trust and similar ones as “nonprofits that acquire property, taking them off the speculative market and putting them in the hands of the community to prevent evictions and ensure permanent affordable housing.
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