L.A. County’s eviction moratorium has expired. What does that mean for renters?

Landlords Ben Halfon, right, Monica Kulkarni and Susan Spinks applaud the Los Angeles City Council voting to end the long-standing renter eviction protections due to COVID-19 during an October 2022 coucil meeting Los Angeles. “It’s been a very challenging three years — it’s been very tough to collect legally owed rent.” Tenant advocates, meanwhile, say they are already hearing from increasing numbers of renters receiving eviction notices. More details on rules affecting L.A. renters can be found at the city’s housing department website and at stayhousedla.org, a partnership between the county and city of Los Angeles and community and legal service providers. Under the rules, which were adopted at the start of the pandemic, tenants who were financially harmed by COVID-19 and couldn’t pay rent were offered some protection against eviction. L.A. has adopted some rules that protect tenants in the city from being evicted for owing less than one month’s fair market rent, which is determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.