In response to months of disruptive and dangerous conditions as a result of construction, without transparency or communication from management, residents at Marina Tower have formed a tenants union that currently has over 40 members. Marina Tower is managed by Moss & Company, a property management firm that oversees hundreds of units across Los Angeles. The union has also received support from the Coalition for Economic Survival and the Los Angeles Tenants Union (LATU).
“[The construction is] allegedly an earthquake retrofit, but they’ve been demo-ing all the balconies for months now, so it’s constant jackhammering during the day,” shared Rob Thorington, who has led the tenants’ fight in organizing.
Another tenant, who prefers to remain anonymous, said, “The location is awesome, but basically everything else sucks. It’s an old building, and it’s not earthquake proof, which is the reason for the construction.”…