These carriers are not profitable in CA and CA laws and regulations do not make it easy to mitigate these financial struggles. 

Quote from @Andrew Steffens: Usually there is not a way to "get around regulations". 

One of the concerns would be, how long would this last until regulations catch on?

Those enormous tenant buyout amounts were feasible before the 2019 rent regulation act. 

Problem was it's a common perk for Chinese restaurants to provide lower paid staff with room and board, and without the upstairs apartment, renting an apartment in nearby towns for staff is a problem with rooming house regulations beside a major expense.

Prices there tend to be fairly high so make sure the financials make sense to you.If you're going the townhome route, make sure you fully understand the rules and regulations of that particular community.

She is absolutely crushing multi and ADU multi in all parts of LA and knows the regulations for all of these options

For purposes of this Regulation, “apartment building” meansand “apartment house” as defined in LVMC 19.18.020.Effective December 5, 2018, a short-term residential rental may be allowed to operate as a conditional use,provided it meets the following standards:1.

Where Were the Regulators?

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