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Local Advocacy Update
The phased plan sets forth the County’s eviction prohibitions that will be in place through 2022. Based on the County’s contention, the eviction moratorium is applicable as the baseline Countywide, in the incorporated cities and unincorporated areas.
During Phase 1, covering the period of February 1, 2022 to May 31, 2022, the prohibitions will remain unchanged from the County’s last extension in September 2021; with evictions based on no-fault reasons with limited exceptions for owner/owner-relative move-in, nuisance, unauthorized occupants or pets and denial of entry to the housing provider prohibited. In addition, in Phase 1, effective April 1, 2022, prohibitions on evictions based on non-payment of rent due to COVID-19 financial hardship will be reinstated where the renter self certifies that they are unable to pay rent due to financial impacts of COVID-19 for rent incurred from April 1, 2022 through May 31, 2022. It is important to note that through March 31, 2022, the state law governs.
In Phase 2, June 1, 2022 -December 31, 2022, eviction prohibitions for no-fault reasons continues with some additional conditions removed related to the limited allowances for owner/owner-relative move-in and the prohibition on eviction based on denial of entry to the housing provider is lifted, except where the entry constitutes harassment. During this phase, eviction prohibitions for nuisance and unauthorized occupants or pets also remains. With regard to eviction prohibitions based on non-payment of rent, during Phase 2 it is limited to renters in households with an income of at or below 80% Area Median Income (AMI). Renters need only self- certify that they meet the income threshold and that they are unable to pay rent due to COVID-19 financial hardship. At this juncture, there is simply no basis for the County to not require that renters provide rental housing providers with supporting documentation as proof of COVID-19 related financial hardship and income level when such documentation is required to receive government financial assistance.
During Phase 1 and Phase 2, the County’s rent increase freeze, which includes new pass-throughs and charges, will remain in effect. The County’s rent increase freeze applies
only to rent stabilized units in the County’s unincorporated areas.
While not detailed in the phase plan, the motion references a Phase 3, covering the period of January 1, 2023 to June 30, 2023, which indicates that some eviction protections may remain in place for renters with household incomes of 80% AMI or below during that period.
During the Board meeting, Supervisor Barger stood firm in her opposition to the extension of the eviction moratorium and rent increase freeze and advanced a motion seconded by Supervisor Hahn which called for a report on the feasibility of forgiving property tax payments for rental properties where the housing provider did not receive rent due to the eviction moratorium. The requested report from the County Treasurer and Tax Collector (TTC) set forth the County’s TTC’s “inability to defer collection of real property taxes, its authority to cancel penalties and the importance of property taxes as a critical revenue source.”
We encourage members with properties in the County’s incorporated cities and unincorporated areas to review the details of the County’s phased plan and seek legal guidance as to questions related to the ordinances’ applicability to a specific tenancy or tenancies.
Beverly Hills Discusses Ending the City’s Eviction Moratorium and Rent Increase Freeze on May 31, 2022
During a Beverly Hills City Council Study Session on February 15th, the City Council received an update from City Staff on the recent action taken by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors regarding the countywide eviction moratorium, information on rental assistance provided to City residents through the State’s rent relief program, and related information. The City Council also discussed the City’s eviction moratorium, rent increase freeze, and provided staff with direction relative to their expirations and the parameters under which rental housing providers can recover foregone annual permissible rent increases due to the rent increase freeze.
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