Eviction Moratorium
Unpaid Rent from the First 18 Months of the Pandemic is Officially Due
Following the end of the eviction moratorium earlier this year, rent payments missed during the first 18 months of the pandemic were officially due on August 1st.
Read MoreBoard of Supervisors Rejects Residential Eviction Roadblocks
The Board of Supervisors rejected measures that would implement new tenant protections intended to help renters that may face eviction soon.
Read MoreSix Los Angeles City Council Members Express Support for a Right to Counsel Ordinance
The six members have pledged to support and introduce a Right to Council Ordinance.
Read MoreLA City Council Votes to Extend Tenant Protections
Last Friday, the Los Angeles City Council voted unanimously to extend tenant protections.
Read MoreLA County Board of Supervisors Votes to Extend Eviction Moratorium
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has voted to extend the eviction moratorium until January 31st.
The tenant protections were set to expire at the end of the year.
LA City Council Votes to End Eviction Moratorium
On October 4th, the Los Angeles City Council voted 12-0 to end the eviction moratorium that helped renters during the pandemic.
Read MorePasadena’s Eviction Moratorium to be Lifted
At their April 11th meeting, the Pasadena City Council voted to begin the end of the city’s two-year-long eviction moratorium. The ordinance instructs the city attorney to prepare an ordinance that would sunset the city’s commercial and residential eviction moratoriums. The commercial eviction moratorium would …
Read MoreAfter LA County Ends its Commercial Eviction Moratorium, LA City Moves in the Opposite Direction
Following two years of orders, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors moved to end the eviction moratorium on commercial tenants. This was a huge victory for commercial landlords and businesses that have endured economic hardships amid these moratorium orders. After commercial landlords originally struggled through the commercial eviction moratorium with no end in sight, the commercial eviction moratorium officially expired on …
Read MoreSB 939 Defeated!
The California State Senate Judiciary Committee is considering SB 939 (Wiener) this Friday. In short, this bill allows commercial tenants to walk away from current leases. In addition, the bill also provides 12 months to repay the unpaid rent that accrued during the statewide shelter-in-place order. Certainly, this clearly abrogates …
Read MoreCan Tenants Avoid Lease Payments?
Under the current local and state emergency orders, building owners are working closely with tenants to maintain the status quo of a clean and habitable space and continuation of lease payments. However, some tenants may claim “force majeure”, “frustration of purpose”, or “impossibility”, causing them to seek rent deferral or abatement.
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