Charlotte Laws

About Charlotte Laws

Charlotte Laws, Ph.D. is a member of the Greater Valley Glen Council and is the president of the League for Earth and Animal Protection (LEAP). Her websites are www.CharlotteLaws.org and www.LEAPnonprofit.org. Her blog is http://charlottelaws.typepad.com.

Caution: You're About to Enter an Affordable Housing Zone

Inclusionary zoning ordinances and density bonuses—also known as "below market rate" (BMR) housing programs—can negatively impact the community.
Date Posted: December 16, 2005

Assault on the American Homeowner

Sixty-nine percent of Americans are homeowners, and they are under siege. A number of "unfriendly" policies, proposals and court decisions within the past year have produced an atmosphere which is arguably antithetical to the American...
Date Posted: December 16, 2005

Mayor Villaraigosa and the Truth about Cats and Dogs

The earth is starting to tremble in the Los Angeles animal community because Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has refused to honor his January 2005 campaign promise to fire the General Manager of Los Angeles Animal Services Guerdon Stuckey, and this...
Date Posted: November 07, 2005

Rent Control Rehab for the Well-Heeled

For those who don't need it, rent control can become an addiction, resulting from too many years of a sweet deal. It can leave the real estate muscles paralyzed and the investment portfolio sick.
Date Posted: September 26, 2005

To Picket Fences

Of the 359 homeowners in my area, 112 are running afoul of the law in a deviously blatant way by committing the heinous "fence offence;" in other words, breaching Los Angeles municipal code sections 12.21 and 12.22 which limit front yard...
Date Posted: August 28, 2005

Much Ado About Mansionization?

Is there a perpetual shadow hovering over your house? Do you feel as though you live in a Batman movie? You may be the victim of a neighboring McMansion or a new development trend called mansionization, the housing industry's equivalent to...
Date Posted: August 01, 2005