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LA County extends eviction moratorium until end of January

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Los Angeles County will extend its eviction moratorium and tenant protections until at least Jan. 31, with the possibility of stretching them through June and creating a financial relief program for small landlords, under a measure approved by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Dec. 20.

Supervisor Holly Mitchell authored the motion calling for the extension of county protections — which were set to expire at the end of the year — until Jan. 31. Mitchell’s motion also cited the surge of the “respiratory illness trifecta” of COVID-19, the flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, that could create further burdens for renters during the winter. Tenant protections were enacted by the county and many other jurisdictions at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and its public-health lockdowns that forced many people out of work.

While the motion only extended the renter protections through January, the board also backed an amendment by Supervisor Hilda Solis asking county staff to study the possibility of extending the protections even further, through June 30. She said such a move would help prevent tens of thousands of renters from being evicted, while also providing more time to inform both landlords and renters about when the definite end of the eviction moratorium would be.

Solis’ motion asked for a report back in 30 days on such an extension, along with the proposed creation of a $5 million relief program for “mom- and-pop” landlords who have been unable to collect rent during the tenant protections. Supervisor Janice Hahn said assistance for small landlords must be included in any possible future extension of the tenant protections.

“I do hear a lot from our mom-and-pop landlords who are struggling to pay their mortgages,”Hahn said. “… I don’t think our programs so far have been very helpful to landlords. They’re not getting the money.”

The Board voted 4-0 to approve the motion, and the amendment, with Supervisor Kathryn Barger abstaining.

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22 comments for "LA County extends eviction moratorium until end of January"

  2. More needs to be done to hep the property owners to be able to meet their financial obligations while this moratorium is in effect. $5M just ain’t gonna cut it.

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  3. Section 8 and welfare have destroyed the antelope valley. Everything I do now is a step to getting myself permanently out of California. I pay literally 12x’s more than my section 8 neighbor. Tired of it. I’ll take my skills to the Midwest and contribute to the communities there.

    • LOL…sure LeBron, turn Indiana into a champion. How will California survive without you?

      PS…when your wife gets tired of being treated like a second class citizen remind her she is free to come back to California without you.

        • Because I have seen that result playing out for a number of these red state rejects that can’t cut it in California. They bail for the “red state paradise” where they can be the racist sexist jerk that they want to be because they “fit in” there and no one goes “crying woke” about it. And their wives go to work and get harassed, their kids come home from school showing that they are being trained for life in the 19th century, and their wives wisely leave them and come back to California.

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    • Cool.
      This place is too darned crowded.
      The emigrants are mostly people who – in their own words – “cannot afford to stay”.
      It is a natural and rational decision.
      Nobody should feel anything but happiness for them.
      The people who come are those bold enough to believe they can succeed here – mostly young and vigorous.
      Besides, the soon-to-be 4th largest economy in the world (by GDP rank) improves it’s ranking when the (per capita) GDP is based in a smaller denominator as the population shrinks.
      So, go, Joseph. Seek your dream, while others stay and endure and thrive, to live their many many dreams.

  5. As a landlord, we must pay property taxes, insurance and mortgage while tenants live for free. If on section 8 after an inspection it is deemed necessary to adhere to repairs. The further people are behind it is darn near impossible for them to catch up. The rent relief program is great if tenant apply and the application is approved. Some individuals aren’t capable of understanding paperwork, so if course applications are rejected. Why should landlords suffer and pay for the cost of someone else’s choices or unforeseen circumstances.
    How about creating a landlord relief program. I have tenant 2 years behind and his rent was only $800.00, failed to file his rent relief application and refused assistance, that’s $19,000 plus. Once she found out the moratorium was on expiring she started paying the $800. This is the unacceptable. By the way I am so unclear of what determines mom and pop landlords. All landlords need their money as they work hard to procure residual with hard earned money by procuring property. Eviction need to be reinforced.

    • The Section 8 & HUD Housing Needs To Be Overhauled.. Responsibility Needs To Be Universal Not One Sided ..YES Home Owners Need Protections As Well..Same Form Individuals and Families TRANSITIONS ALSO NEED TO BE ADDED

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  6. Typical BOS bs! The leftist socialists at it again. The COVID sick pay ends this month. The state of emergency, with regard to COVID, declared by Newsom is set to end in February. There are signs for employment or hiring all over the place. There are labor shortages.

    Read an article minutes ago about labor and welfare. During COVID many of the work requirements were removed for welfare qualification. With healthcare and other benefits, many can make more than the average income. There’s no incentive to work and many are not.

    How many are not paying because they truly can’t? They honestly can’t work? Or, are people just not paying because they don’t have to?! Many are living the good life while stiffing decent property owners out of what is rightfully and lawfully theirs.

    This BOS needs to be sued for their policies. I know several people who depend on their rental income to live. They have also planned for it as part of their retirement. The people being affected are not huge greedy corporations. Many are just ordinary people who are suffering because they are not getting paid for people to live on the property they own. People have had to sell because they couldn’t handle the burden of not getting paid.

    This BOS is destroying the county!

  7. I pray that the country of Los Angeles would extend till June 31st 2023 that would be nice I’m trying my best to pay my rent but it’s so hard I lost my job and now probably disabled and I only get 1200 on my SSI and in my rent 1200 That’s not including the gas and lights. And cable and food. And yes that would be nice and it’s a county community pay for rent that is owed to the landlord cuz I’m 6 months behind rent going to be seven in January and believe me my owner wants to evict me and he don’t care if you’re disabled or black white purple orange green she don’t care wants his money

    • It’s not like the property owner wants the money to go on vacation, the owners need the money to pay the mortgage, property taxes and insurance. Also when the home needs repairs the rent money helps pay for those repairs. I am a landlord and after paying all these things there is nothing extra that goes in my pockets but I believe many renters believe there rent payment is just money for us to play with and no responsibilities.

      • You are either a fool or a liar.
        If “…nothing is left…” and that is absolutely true, you are a grand fool.
        If “…nothing is left…” and you are using that income to pay Bill’s on the property you are still having all those expenses paid by your renter, building equity month by month.
        So, let us know, K?

    • I lost my house I rented out because I had to re locate for work because my renter decided to quit paying rent. I seriously don’t feel bad for you!