Without rent control, tenants are threatened that the landlords will raise the rent any time they want, and if the tenants are not happy, they don’t have another choice than to leave and find another place. However, tenants don’t have a choice, because in Glendale, finding an apartment is not easy, and there is no guarantee for a fixed rent.
Today, because of our financial and economic situation, lots of families prefer to rent an apartment instead of buying.
Also, lots of people have become tenants after losing their own houses.
Landlords benefit from this situation, and tenants cannot do anything but pay whatever the landlord demands.
The city of Glendale is very loved. It is one of the safest cities in California, but we need a law to protect us from rent increases. If not, we all have to move to another city.
JULICE HARTOUNIAN
Glendale
Comparing leaders is apples to oranges
I have been following the presidential crises at Glendale Community College (“GCC leader takes new job,” May 8), and I am concerned about the current arguments about Audre Levy.
The way I see it, John Davitt was the “nice father” who gave freely of his time and affection. Levy, because of her attempt at reigning under the new California budget constraints, was treated like “the ugly stepmother” who immediately replaced our “Cinderella daddy.”
I think it is unfair to compare the two leaders, and each should be applauded for their unique and hard-thought-out contributions.
YVETTE ALAHDADI
Glendale
Armenians are omnipresent
Like other Armenians, I migrated to this country seeking a better life and a better opportunity. I live in Glendale, where there are about 85,000 Armenians.
