After three years of local protections for renters harmed by the pandemic, Los Angeles County is set to scrap COVID-era limits on eviction.
the local COVID-19 emergency declaration on March 31. Once that state of emergency goes away, so will the county’s pandemic-era protections for non-payment of rent.Support for LAist comes fromTenants who can’t make their April rent on time will no longer be able to cite the pandemic as a reason to delay payment. They could face eviction as soon as next week. An estimated 246,000 households in the L.A. metro area are currently behind on their rent. L.A.
Mayor Karen BassTenants with past-due rent from previous months will have to repay that money, but not right away. The city and county of L.A. haveTenant groups have said the expiring rules could cause thousands to lose their housing, especially those still reeling from job loss or the death of a family breadwinner. Landlords have pushed to end all emergency protections in L.A., where COVID-19 regulations have remained in place longer than in other parts of the country. L.A.
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