LA City Council has passed a new eviction protection measure to protect at-risk landlords as the city’s eviction moratorium expires on February 1.
On the 20th, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously passed an eviction protection bill that dramatically expands landlord protections.
The decision comes just 11 days before the February 1 expiration date of the eviction moratorium the City of Los Angeles has maintained during the COVID-19 pandemic. The new agenda will go into effect immediately after it is signed by new LA Mayor Karen Bass but is expected to take effect no later than the 31st.
Landlord protection groups have all welcomed the new measures, but voices of concern and opposition are expected from landlords, saying that it will make it difficult to evict and increase the financial burden.
Under the newly passed law, landlords cannot evict landlords without “just cause.” Legitimate reasons include. non-payment of rent, violation of the lease contract, causing disturbance to the community and that there is a plan to demolish the building or cancel the rental.
Previously, landlords living in apartments built before 1978, subject to the City’s rent control, had eviction protections for ‘good cause’, but with the passage of the bill, an additional 400,000 units will be subject to eviction protections. It seems to be.
In addition, when the landlord raises the rent by more than 10%, the landlord who is unable to pay the increased rent must support moving expenses. The cost of moving expenses is equal to the cost of three months’ rent by applying the market price.
Landlords must pay back rent by August 1 of the current year for rent owed between March 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021, and rent owed between October 1, 2021, and January 31, 2023, are due on February 1, 2024. must be paid by day.
And landlords can live in for at least one additional month after receiving an eviction order report. In addition, if a pet or roommate is brought into the home without the landlord’s permission, the landlord cannot evict the landlord until January 30, 2024.
Previously, the City of Los Angeles had finalized a bill to implement the eviction moratorium implemented during the pandemic only through January 31 of this year, and to phase out the eviction moratorium starting February 1. As a result, since February of this year, landlords have been able to evict tenants who have fallen behind on rent due to the Corona 19 pandemic.
The City of Los Angeles is one of the largest cities in the United States to have had an eviction moratorium for the longest time during COVID-19.