Tenant assistance programs have bailed out nearly 200,000 tenants in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.. The deadline to apply for the pandemic-era program is Thursday, Mar…
State and local rent relief programs have approved $2.2 billion in back rent for almost 200,000 Southern California tenants in an “unparalleled” program that’s about to expire, program numbers show.
Legislators also are working on a bill to extend eviction protections for applicants — also set to expire on Thursday — through June 30. The measure passed the Assembly on Monday and is expected to be heard on the Senate floor Thursday morning. California received about $5.4 billion to cover unpaid tenant rent from two federal stimulus bills passed in 2020-21.
More than a half million tenants and landlords applied for rent relief in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, a Southern California News Group tally of local programs shows. Of those, 198,420 – 39% of total applications – have been approved so far. But a report by National Equity Atlas found 366,000 California renters were still waiting for assistance as of March 22.
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