The Los Angeles City Council has adopted Feb. 3 an ordinance providing tenants who are behind on their rent with a one-month grace period prior to their landlord beginning eviction proceedings, but there were not enough votes for it to take effect immediately.
The ordinance is part of a package of renter aid the council began discussing after it voted to let the COVID-19 state of emergency expire at the end of January. The council’s decision also sunset the temporary tenant relief programs that have been in place since the start of the pandemic.
