LOS ANGELES—State and local moratoriums on evictions in California enacted at the beginning COVID-19 continue to send temblors through the housing market. The state evictions, extended multiple times, expired on June 30. Some local moratoriums have continued.
On Jan. 25, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors extended its COVID-19 Tenant Protections Resolution to Dec. 31 (pdf).
For rent incurred on or after July 1, low-income tenants gained protection for nonpayment of rent if household income is below 80 percent of the Area Median Income. According to the Los Angeles Department of Consumer and Business Affairs, for a family of four, that’s $95,300.
The board also launched a program, Stay Housed LA County, offering legal services to tenants facing eviction….