On Aug. 9, tenants and housing rights advocates rallied outside the Lexanna Apartments in downtown Long Beach, protesting what they call an unjust rent hike. Many of the residents affected, who are seniors, veterans and disabled, received notices in June of rent increases ranging from $200 to $450. Fearing going homeless due to the inability to affordable the rent hike, the tenants hope to negotiate with the property owner before September, which is when the increase will take effect.
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Tags: Affordable Housing, disabled, Protest, seniors, veterans
Crystal was raised in South Los Angeles and is the first college graduate in her family. She is a class of 2016 CSULB graduate who has served as an editor for her campus newspaper and freelanced for the Long Beach Post and Random Length News. Crystal is now a Report for America corps member, covering the Westside for the Long Beach Post. Follow her work @crystalniebla on Twitter and @crystalniebla_media on Instagram.
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