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City Council to The Worst Tales From Sheriff Lock Out included Make Owners Criminals Tenant Nightmares the Hood special conditions apply Page 24 Page 46 Page 52 Page 84 Official publication of the ™ Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles The voice of multi family housing since 1917© Serving Los Angeles County, Ventura August 2018 Vol.XLV No.8 County and San Bernardino County MEMBER UPDATE th 11 Annual CA State Legislator Breakfast 18 8 Message from AAGLA’s President Message from AAGLA’s Executive Director 10 12 Mark Your Calendar 16 Meet Our AAGLA Members 17 New Members 18 11th Annual California State Legislator Breakfast Statewide “No on Proposition 10” SALES | DELIVERY | INSTALLATION – APPLIANCES, LAUNDRY, ROOM AIR CONDITIONERS & MORE SINCE 1966 Campaign Launches 36 20 Top 5 Reasons to Use RentSpree TTW REPLACEMENT BRAND-NEW, IN BOX AIR CONDITIONERS TOP-MOUNT REFRIGERATOR 00 LOCAL AND STATE UPDATE 8,000 BTU: $359 00 00 24”w X 14½”h $419 NOW 00 $279 L.A. 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