LOS ANGELES—Two apartment owner groups filed court papers on March 7 challenging Los Angeles County’s pandemic-related eviction moratorium, which provides extended protections beginning next month for tenants who fail to pay rent. The Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles and the Apartment Owners Association of California brought the still unofficial legal action in Los Angeles…
Apartment Owners Challenge LA County’s Renewed Eviction Ban
LA City Extends State of Emergency, Eviction Protections
LOS ANGELES—The City of Los Angeles extended its COVID-19 state of emergency for another 30 days, while community members expressed concerns over the simultaneous extension of eviction protections and of the moratorium on parking enforcement—which some claimed to have encouraged homeless vehicle encampments. On Feb. 1, the Los Angeles City Council voted 11–2 to extend…
LA City Extends State of Emergency, Delaying RV Parking Restrictions
LOS ANGELES—The City of Los Angeles extended its COVID-19 state of emergency for another 30 days, while community members expressed concerns over the simultaneous extension of eviction protections and of the moratorium on parking enforcement—which some claimed to have encouraged homeless vehicle encampments. On Feb. 1, the Los Angeles City Council voted 11–2 to extend…
LA County Extends Pandemic Eviction Protections Through End of the Year
LOS ANGELES—Despite vehement opposition from one of its members, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted on Jan. 25 to extend eviction protections for many pandemic-impacted tenants in unincorporated areas through the end of the year. Supervisor Sheila Kuehl championed the extension of the eviction protection and associated freeze on rent hikes, insisting that…
California Offers New Eviction Protections Until 2022
California officials announced Sept. 27 new eviction protections for tenants who did not paid their rent during the pandemic until March 31, 2022. As California’s eviction moratorium comes to a close on Sept. 30, the new eviction protections that go into effect Oct. 1 will allow tenants who apply for the state’s COVID-19 Rent Relief program…
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- Jack PhillipsA study published this week found that regular vitamin D supplementation may lower the risk of Type 2 diabetes among millions of adults who have prediabetes. A team of researchers… [...]
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- Tom OzimekAmid growing bipartisan uproar over Beijing’s violation of U.S. sovereignty, a Chinese spokesperson issued a veiled threat vowing that Beijing would “resolutely safeguard its legitimate rights and interests” over the Pentagon’s… [...]
- Epoch VideoU.S. House Republican leaders hold a press conference at 10:15 a.m. ET on Feb. 7, before President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. The Epoch Times will livestream the… [...]