SONGWRITER PAUL KORDA TO DEFEND HIS HOME IN COURT

SONGWRITER PAUL KORDA TO DEFEND HIS HOME IN COURT

 LA RENTS HIT CEILINGS AFFECTING AGING and DISABLED

A homeless lady sleeping outside Paul Korda's building on Hollywood Boulevard

Paul Korda whose songs have charted around the globe is facing homelessness. Not that he failed to pay his rent, but because his landlords took nearly two months to make a repair last year, and the problem had caused Mr.Korda to be unable to sleep and his health to deteriorate. He eventually contacted the Los Angeles 211 line, where he was referred to Adult Protective Services for the technician believed by not repairing it was a form of physical and psychological abuse. The problem was infra-sound being generated by a faulty restaurant fan system. When APS were in touch, the landlords admitted it was a problem a previous neighbor suffered from, and within a few days they repaired the burnt out rubber washers that insulated the chimney from his bedroom wall. They had allowed Paul to suffer, even offering him a sub-standard apartment to move to. Since Paul’s report, the manager has continued to harass him, in order to get him to move out.


On August 6^th Paul Korda is the plaintiff in an Unlawful Detainer action in Department 64 at LA's Stanley Mosk Superior Court. He is suffering from several chronic illnesses and his doctor has warned of serious consequences to his health should he suffer eviction. Angela Kauffman at the Department of Disability expressed her concern at the many elders being evicted now.
Paul is being represented by Sarah E. Truesdale at Public Counsel Homelessness Prevention Law Project with further counsel, Chancella Al-Mansour who heads The Housing Rights Center.