More information on the City’s COVID-19 Renter Protections:
- LA Housing Department COVID-19 Emergency Renter Protections Page
- Los Angeles City Attorney COVID-19 Protections
- City of Los Angeles “Safer at Home” Emergency Declaration
Legal Resources for LA City Renters:
- Stay Housed LA: Stay Housed LA is a partnership between the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, and local community and legal service providers. The Stay Housed LA website explains current renter protections, hosts renter workshops, and refers renters facing eviction to legal service providers.
- Los Angeles Housing Department Legal Resources: List of agencies providing a variety of assistance on landlord/tenant issues, rent stabilization, code enforcement, housing matters, and evictions.
- Los Angeles Tenants Union Locals: The LA Tenants Union is a diverse, tenant-led movement. Locals organize against landlord harassment, mass evictions, and displacement.
- Coalition for Economic Survival (CES) Renters’ Rights Clinics: CES hosts weekly virtual clinics to advise on COVID protections, evictions, rent control, getting repairs, security deposits, and more.
- Tenant Power Toolkit: The Tenant Power Toolkit is a collaborative effort between The Debt Collective, The LA Tenants Union, The Anti-Eviction Mapping Project, anti-eviction lawyers and legal service providers. The toolkit is designed to keep people in their homes, fight evictions, fight rent debt, and build the collective power of tenants.
- California Courts Self-Help Guide: The State offers a clear breakdown of the eviction process for tenants, including step-by-step guides for how to represent yourself in court
- Eviction Defense Network Video Series: Comprehensive series covering EDN’s Tenant Empowerment Program intended to prepare people for more in-depth webinars and resources.