The City Council is set to consider a slate of tenant protections Friday ahead of the expiration of the local state of emergency due to COVID-19 at the end of the month.
The council is under pressure to implement protections after voting to end the state of emergency on Feb. 1, a decision that also sunsets the temporary protections that have been in place since the start of the pandemic.
Members of the Keep LA Housed Coalition are expected to provide public comment to the council, with organizers planning to arrive two hours ahead of the meeting to ensure they can make it inside the chamber. Nelson, who has compiled data on evictions in Los Angeles County during the pandemic through court filings, said the number of filings could increase to levels not seen since the Great Recession -- which contributed to more than 72,000 eviction filings in 2008. According to the National Equity Atlas, there are 226,000 households in Los Angeles County behind on rent.
The committee also voted 4-1 to recommend protections against rent increases and assistance on payment of rental arrears. The third proposed protection would allow tenants behind on rent to stay in their apartments for a month, unless they owe more than one month's worth of fair market rent.
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