LA councilmembers want to give tenants a right to lawyers in eviction cases

According to the new proposal, the majority of the 30,000 tenants who face eviction in LA each year, don't have access to an attorney, or know how to exercise their rights.

Lamp Lodge supportive housing community opens in DTLA

A new permanent supportive housing community - Lamp Lodge - opens in downtown Los Angeles Thursday.

'Lamp Lodge' supportive housing opens in LA
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It's the latest downtown housing project to help combat the homeless crisis on Skid Row.

LA council approves one-month grace period for tenants behind on rent

The city council has adopted an ordinance providing tenants who are behind on their rent with a one-month grace period prior to their landlord beginning eviction proceedings.

Costco's newest California store in South LA is going to look very different

A total 23% of the total apartment rental units in the mixed-use complex planned for Baldwin Village will be dedicated to low-income housing.

LA landlords could soon be required to pay relocation fees after rent increases

The City Council gave preliminary approval to an ordinance requiring landlords to pay relocation assistance to tenants in Los Angeles who move out following rent increases of more than 10%.

LA County eviction protections extended

The board's action keeps in place existing protections against “no-fault” evictions through March 31 -- protections that had been set to expire at the end of January.

Buying a home is now more affordable than renting in these 5 US cities

While renting is more affordable than owning in 45 out of the country's 50 largest cities, there are five cities where a person may consider buying instead.

LA County extends tenant protections through March

One week before they were set to expire, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors extended by two months its tenant protections against eviction for those impacted by COVID-19.

LA City Council to adopt tenant protections; 1-month grace period for those who miss rent before eviction
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The City Council voted Friday for a package of permanent tenant protections in Los Angeles, aiming to assist renters as the local state of emergency due to COVID-19 is set to expire at the end of the month.

LA councilmembers call for permanent tenant protections by end of January

Temporary tenant protections are set to expire on Jan. 31, with the end of the emergency. The council has voted twice to end the state of emergency at the end of the month, with two amendments seeking to extend it failing.

LA residents fear of eviction wave as tenant protections are set to expire

Come Feb. 1, when Los Angeles' rent protections due to the COVID-19 pandemic are set to expire, the clock will begin ticking for many people to pay back all the rent they owe.