‘We’re Tired of This’: 93-Year-Old Grandmother Not Paying Enough for Rent-Controlled Apartment She’s Lived In for 40 Years Will be Evicted by Developers Exploiting Loophole

When Andrea Perez moved into her cozy rent-controlled apartment in East Hollywood, California, some 40 years ago, Apple was releasing its first personal computer. And a brash young real estate developer from Manhattan was celebrating his first GQ magazine cover Perez, 53 at the time, had more modest goals than Donald Trump or Apple visionary Steve Jobs. She just wanted a nice home in a safe neighborhood where she could raise her family. Perez found that, along with stability — the home was owned by the same family since 1927. Andrea Perez, 93, is forced to leave her apartment be developers. (Credit: GoFundMe) Eventually, her daughter, son-in-law and grandson moved into the unit next door. But last year, the fourplex was purchased by a real estate developer, Avenue Homes, with big plans that didn’t include the current tenants. They all received eviction notices, and their move-out date is just three weeks away. “I feel sad,” Andrea Perez told NBC-4 in Los Angeles. “I would want to cry, but I don’t want to cry.” Perez is not being evicted for falling behind on the rent. She just doesn’t pay enough, at least to her landlord’s way of thinking. He’s making use...