Landlords and Tenants – Eviction Moratorium Update

Landlords and Tenants – Eviction Moratorium Update

In LA County, the status on the eviction moratorium is summarized below and at https://dcba.lacounty.gov/noevictions/

FOR COMMERCIAL TENANTS

As of February 1, 2022, commercial tenants are no longer protected from eviction due to nonpayment of rent. Commercial tenants will have the following time to repay past due rent from March 2020-January 2022: Twelve (12) months for those with 0-9 employees; Six (6) months for those with 10-100 employees in equal installments.  While eviction protections for nonpayment of rent are expiring, anti-harassment and retaliation protections will continue during the protection period, as well as personal guarantee protection for smaller (0-9 employees) commercial tenants.

FOR RESIDENTIAL TENANTS

Some eviction protections for residential tenants and mobile home space renters will continue through December 31, 2022.  One major addition to note under the updated Resolution is that on April 1, 2022, eviction protections for nonpayment of rent, including self-certification to establish affirmative defense, are added for all residential tenants and mobile home space renters due to COVID-19 financial hardship for rent incurred on or after April 1, 2022. This protection will be amended on June 1, 2022 (Phase II) to apply ONLY to households with incomes at or below 80% Area Median Income (AMI) due to COVID-19 financial hardship for rent incurred on or after April 1, 2022.  Residential tenants will have twelve (12) months following the expiration of the COVID-19 Tenant Protections Resolution to repay past rent due on or after April 1, 2022.

Status on other cities

The moratoria of the different cities in LA are posted here: https://aagla.org/2020/03/temporary-eviction-moratoriums-novel-coronavirus-covid-19/

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