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California / Prop. 13 / Rent Control #499785

NBC Evening News for Wednesday, Jul 19, 1978
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(Studio) Advantages of property owners, but not renters, of California Prop. 13 noted. Controversy there now over action of some apt. owners in raising instead of lowering rents reported.
REPORTER: David Brinkley

(Los Angeles, California) Renters' reactions to rent raises described. Report on volume of response received in office of Los Angeles city cnclman. Joel Wax by aide Greg Nelson stated. [NELSON - compares tenants' anger to that of property owners prior to Prop. 13.] City council proposals for rent control and opposition to this by Governor Jerry Brown and Prop. 13 author Howard Jarvis noted. [BROWN - will work for landlords' sharing benefits of Prop. 13 with tenants.] Landlords' group's statement reported.
REPORTER: Bill Sternoff

Reporter(s):
Brinkley, David;
Sternoff, Bill
Duration:
00:01:40

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