Tenants Facing Eviction in South L.A. Receive Lowball Offer from Owner
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Tenants Facing Eviction in South L.A.
Tenants Facing Eviction in South L.A. Room-for-Rent Scam Not the Only Victims
March 8, 2018
“It was the perfect place for me,” laments Steven Jeter. “That was my perfect opportunity to own something in Los Angeles.” A one time property owner, Jeter reminisces about purchasing his first property in Inglewood in 2005 on East 68th Street. Today he lives off of disability and in one of his mother’s properties. Jeter’s dream of home ownership soon turned into a nightmare after he rented the lot which contained a 2 bedroom home in the front and a separate 1 bedroom to a woman claiming to run a program for adults with developmental disabilities. “I can remember it like it was yesterday,” Jeter continues. “I had an open house and she walked in