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High Rents Cause Evictions to Spike by 35% in...

According to Princeton University’s Eviction Lab, cities across the Sun Belt — a region where many flocked in 2020 and thereafter in search of fewer COVID restrictions and lower costs of living — are seeing a massive increase in evictions, with filings up 35% compared to pre-pandemic levels. Blame it on the pandemic-driven shifts in where Americans moved, lived and worked, which pushed rent prices through the roof — especially for area locals, whose salaries weren’t on par with the new arrivals. Nashville, a prime example, has seen evictions spike 31% since 2019. Fort Worth, Texas, and Jacksonville, Florida, aren’t far behind, with increases of 25% and 14%, respectively. The... Read more

Small landlords who lost rental income during the COVID-19 pandemic will soon have another opportunity for relief. Starting Monday, landlords can apply for financial...

After nearly four years, the country’s largest apartment owners are beginning to see revenue trickle in from units where renters were protected by pandemic-inspired...

L.A. city council forwards plan to protect renters Renters in the city of Los Angeles who adopted a COVID cat or a pandemic pooch may no longer have to worry...

For three years, renters in Los Angeles County have been given new protections from eviction if they couldn’t pay their rent due to the pandemic. But on Friday, the...

LA County Supervisors Reject New Renter...

After about three years of shielding tenants from evictions due to non-payment of rent, L.A. County is set to scrap renter protections tied to the COVID-19 pandemic. Housing advocates and renters had called for more help before March 31, when the COVID-19 protections are set to expire. But county leaders rejected a proposal on Tuesday intended to soften the blow for renters who could soon face eviction. After hours of debate, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted against setting up new protections tied to the ongoing homelessness emergency they declared earlier this year. The decision to end all emergency tenant protections marked a shift from previous votes, when county supervisors... Read more

Multifamily landlords in Los Angeles are fighting back against a recently approved set of eviction and rent protections for tenants throughout the city. ...

  With just one week left until pandemic-era eviction rules were set to expire, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to extend COVID-19 renter...

Read the full White House Press Release Here. The White House announced Wednesday it is taking strategic steps to protect renters, including setting up limits on...

  The L.A. City Council voted Friday to vastly expand tenant rights by approving a package of new protections meant to keep renters housed after pandemic-era...