The Oakland City Council approved a proposal on April 18 that will end Oakland’s COVID-19 eviction moratorium on July 15. The moratorium was put in place in March 2020 and protected tenants from evictions due to COVID-related rent debt. With the end of the moratorium, Oakland landlords will regain the power to evict tenants if…
The End Is Near: California’s Last Eviction Moratorium Will Expire on July 31
July 14, 2023
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Commentary For the last three years, countless ears have been deaf to the cries of injustice from property owners and landlords throughout California. They cry injustice over a well-intended eviction moratorium. A moratorium that has left behind a troubling void of millions in unpaid rents, the collateral damage of foreclosures, bankruptcies, and displaced landlords and…
Los Angeles Apartment Group Files Lawsuit Against City Over Renter Laws
An apartment association is taking the City of Los Angeles to court over two of its renter protection laws, arguing that they are detrimental to rental housing providers and small mom-and-pop landlords. On March 3, the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles filed a lawsuit in the Los Angeles Superior Court “to prohibit the City’s enforcement…
Los Angeles Approves Tenant Relocation Assistance Following Rent Increases
February 7, 2023
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The Los Angeles City Council adopted an ordinance Feb. 7 requiring landlords to pay relocation assistance to tenants in Los Angeles who move out following certain rent increases. Under the city ordinance, if a landlord increases rent by more than 10 percent or the Consumer Price Index plus 5 percent, the landlord must pay the…
LA Uses Homeless and COVID Crises to Justify Government Takeover of Rental Market
Commentary The progressive mantra, as articulated by former Chicago mayor and Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, is, “You never want to let a serious crisis go to waste.” From the beginning, many such policymakers seized upon the COVID-19 pandemic crisis to implement new measures, mostly through “state of emergency” orders, which they could previously…
LA Seeks Permanent Tenant Protections by End of January
LOS ANGELES—A day after a bid to keep the city’s COVID-19 state of emergency in place until permanent tenant protections are implemented failed by one vote, some councilors are pressing their colleagues to move quickly to enact protections for renters who could face eviction after the end of the month. Temporary tenant protections are set…
Los Angeles County Follows City, Extends Covid-Era Eviction Moratorium
December 24, 2022
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Los Angeles officials have extended COVID-era eviction moratoriums in the city and county until the end of January, continuing some of the nation’s longest-lasting policies that allow low-income residents to delay paying rent. Following the city’s footsteps, the county Board of Supervisors approved the extension Dec. 20. The board is also considering another six-month extension…
Judge Tosses Lawsuit Against LA Over Eviction Moratorium
November 23, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—A federal judge has dismissed a $100 million lawsuit filed by a building management company claiming severe losses due to Los Angeles’ eviction moratorium to protect renters during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to court papers obtained Nov. 23. GHP Management Corp. alleges in the lawsuit that 12 of its buildings lost more than $20…
Los Angeles Mom-and-Pop Landlords Say They Are Hurt by COVID Eviction Ban
August 9, 2022
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“Mom-and-pop” landlords in Los Angeles say they are undergoing severe hardship because of the COVID-19 eviction moratorium, which protects tenants from being evicted when they do not pay rent for pandemic-related reasons. The moratorium will be in effect through August 2023, or up to 12 months following the end of the city’s local emergency, which…
Los Angeles Could Make Changes to COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium
July 28, 2022
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LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles renters who have been relying on the city’s COVID-19 eviction moratorium for the last two years could see changes, with several city councilors signaling an intent July 27 to discuss refining or possibly ending the moratorium. Councilman John Lee, the only councilor to vote against extending the city’s local emergency declaration due…
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