COVID-19 EMERGENCY PROTECTIONS

Whether you are a tenant or a landlord, we’re here to help your find the resources you need. Click “For Tenants” to learn more about local, state, and federal laws and moratoriums in place to protect commercial and residential tenants from eviction. Click “For Property Owners” to learn more about protecting your property from foreclosure.

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Learn More about Our Services and How We Can Help

You can reach our skilled counselors Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at
(800) 593-8222 or via email at rent@dcba.lacounty.gov.

HOUSING & TENANT PROTECTION WEBINARS

Learn more about your rights as a tenant or a landlord from DCBA’s Tenant Protection Experts. Click here for a list of upcoming and archived webinars.

California Rent Relief. Learn more at HousingIsKey.com
CALIFORNIA RENT RELIEF PROGRAM

Eligible households who need financial assistance for unpaid rent and utilities will be able to apply for help through the California COVID‐19 Rent Relief program. For information, landlords and renters can call (833) 430‐2122 or click:

RENTAL HOUSING OVERSIGHT COMMISSION

The Rental Housing Oversight Commission protects tenants from rent increases that are inconsistent with County Code and ensures landlords and mobilehome park owners receive a fair return on rents.

LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR COMMERCIAL TENANTS

Bet Tzedek and LA Represents help small business owners in Los Angeles find free legal resources to address COVID-19 related problems. Learn more about services and eligibility requirements here.

FREE LEGAL SERVICES FOR TENANTS FACING EVICTION

L.A. County Board of Supervisors recently launched Stay Housed L.A. County, a program offering free legal services to tenants facing eviction. The new program provides resources for L.A. County residents experiencing economic hardship amid the COVID-19 crisis to get legal and other assistance to stay in their homes.

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DCBA Launches Rent Registry Online Portal

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Property owners and managers are required to submit rental property information under LA County’s Rent Stabilization, Mobilehome Rent Stabilization Ordinances LOS ANGELES – On October 1, 2021, the Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) launched the County’s first online Rent Registry. The L.A. County Rent Registry, which contains portals for both…

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Board of Supervisors Extends Tenant Protections Through January 31, 2022

 Board of Supervisors Extends Tenant Protections Through January 31, 2022 1000 576 Consumer & Business

Motion extends tenant protections; Residential tenants urged to apply for state rent relief program LOS ANGELES – On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors voted to extend Los Angeles County’s temporary eviction moratorium through January 31, 2022. These protections, which went into effect March 2020 and set to expire on September 30, 2021, provided a set…

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Nation’s Top 10 Consumer Complaints

 Nation’s Top 10 Consumer Complaints 1000 575 Consumer & Business

Pandemic-related problems were among the top ten complaints made to state and local consumer agencies in 2020, according to an annual survey by Consumer Federation of America (CFA). They also topped the lists of worst, fastest-growing, and new complaints. “COVID-19 generated complaints about everything from appliance repairs to childcare, trash pick-up to towing,” said Susan…

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