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Lincoln Place Evictions Halted; Tentative Agreement Reached between Developer and Tenants
By Roger Templeton
October 27, 2005 – "The good news is [AIMCO] called off the sheriff indefinitely, and the tenants of Lincoln Place have a place to live for the rest of their lives," said an ebullient City Councilman Bill Rosendahl this afternoon.
Members of the Lincoln Place Tenants Association and Los Angeles Conservancy met with executives of AIMCO - owner and developer of the Lincoln Place site - the Mayor's office, Rosendahl and his staff yesterday to reach a tentative agreement that forestalled twenty-five evictions that were set for this morning.
The pact will save 242 units and assures 180 households “tenancies for life,” according to the Tenant’s Association. The agreement specified "the geography" of which buildings in the historic, 38-acre post-War garden complex will be preserved.
Rosendahl said that no assurances were given to the developer as to how many units they may build on the site.
"You can't put a number on that. It requires putting an actual plan out to the appropriate city agencies and before the community," said the councilman. "I'll direct them to put their plan to the Grass Roots Neighborhood Council, the Venice Community Coalition, the Venice Beach retailers, the Chamber of Commerce – they'll have to vet it with the community."
The talks did not include 20th Century Architecture Alliance, one of the parties that joined the Tenants Association in a lawsuit that sought to enforce a previous agreement between the City and AIMCO, because of a scheduling conflict with the last-minute meeting at City Hall. Lawyers for the parties will finalize the details of the agreement by November 3rd.
