When the 3-Day Notice Arrives | Letters to the Housed

A friend of mine has been holding her household together for almost five months, since the morning ICE took her husband. When the three-day notice arrived, she texted me late at night. The most important thing I told her was this: a three-day notice is not an eviction. And she did not have to leave.

Housing JusticePaul AsplundJune 2, 2026Eviction Defense, Tenant Rights, Housing Justice, Homelessness Prevention, California Renters, ICE Detention, Stay Housed LA, Letters to the Housed, Staying Housed, Los Angeles HousingComment

What Paris Taught Us, and What LA Could Still Accomplish

On the morning of July 26, 2024, Paris opened its Olympic Games with a ceremony that stretched the length of the Seine. Millions watched. A woman in irregular housing watched from inside a squat she was afraid to leave. What her story tells us about Los Angeles in 2028.