LA County Aims to Extend Tenant Protection Program Offering Free Legal Defense

Published on July 18, 2024

Continuing efforts to protect renters, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is working to extend a program providing free legal representation to eligible low-income tenants  facing eviction. The program proposal, which will return to the board next month for a final vote, will take effect Jan. 1 and expand the existing Stay Housed L.A. program—a partnership between the county, city of Los Angeles and other community organizations to provide tenants with eviction defense. According to the county Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA), the Stay Housed program had helped more than 3,500 households as of the end of 2023. “DCBA projects that within this fiscal year alone, over 15,000 residents that live in unincorporated communities and cities, other than the city of Los Angeles, from within the county will seek Stay Housed L.A.’s services,” according to an agency statement....

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