On June 30, California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a letter to all housing authorities in the state, reminding them that tenants who receive Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers are protected under California’s Tenant Protection Act.
The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles distributed all 3,365 Emergency Housing Vouchers that the agency received to house the most vulnerable Angelinos.
That range highlights the need for federal intervention — both continuing the moratorium, which happened this morning, and additional assistance that will help not only struggling renters but also their landlords, such as the $45 billion in rental assistance in the recently passed federal stimulus bill.
Stay Housed L.A. County is a partnership between the county of Los Angeles, legal aid groups and community-based organizations to provide emergency support to tenants in need.
The nearly one dozen tenants facing eviction in South Los Angeles after a transitional housing manager failed to pay rent and abandoned the property will have to return to court after attorneys on both sides agreed to a continuance last Friday.
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