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 to the pandemic on Wednesday, held a news conference with a group of “mom-and-pop” landlords before the meeting, calling for a set date for the moratorium to end.
“If it doesn’t have an end date in sight, unfortunately these small property owners are left in limbo,” Lee told City News Service. “These people have to plan and make those decisions. Do they take out another loan to keep their property alive if they see the light at the end of the tunnel? We want to set that date so they can move forward with their decision.”…