Residents in LA must now pay all debt accrued during Covid when there was the ‘Eviction Moratorium’

Important Takeaways:

  • Californians Struggling With High Rent Prices, End of Eviction Moratoriums
  • More than 768,000 households are behind on rent in the Golden State, with debts totaling more than $5 billion, putting approximately 721,000 children at risk of eviction, according to the National Equity Atlas—a collaborative data and analytics tool founded by Oakland-based Policy Link and the University of Southern California Equity Research Institute.
  • Residents in the City of Los Angeles are facing a deadline of Aug. 1 to repay all rental debt accrued between March 2020 and September 2021, with that from October 2021 to January 31, 2023, due by February 2024.
  • Average rent prices in California are $2,902 across all sizes and property types, according to online real estate listing company Zillow as of July 21.
  • Based on current listings in many areas like Orange, San Diego, Santa Clara, or San Francisco counties, homes with three bedrooms and space to accommodate a family cost at least $4,000 a month to rent.

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