{"id":2402164,"date":"2025-02-13T08:32:09","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T13:32:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-voting-on-eviction-moratorium-owners-warn-of-rent-holiday-impact-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-13T08:36:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T13:36:23","slug":"los-angeles-voting-on-eviction-moratorium-owners-warn-of-rent-holiday-impact-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-voting-on-eviction-moratorium-owners-warn-of-rent-holiday-impact-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles voting on eviction moratorium, owners warn of \u2018rent holiday\u2019 impact &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flos-angeles-voting-on-eviction-moratorium-owners-warn-of-rent-holiday-impact-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2402164&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Los\u200d Angeles\u2064 City Council \u200bis set to vote on a\u200c one-year eviction\u2063 moratorium \u2064aimed at protecting tenants \u200deconomically impacted by recent wildfires.\u2064 This\u2063 proposed measure, if approved, would prevent eviction for non-payment of rent until January 31, 2026, for those who can demonstrate financial hardship due to the fires.While supporters argue that the moratorium is\u2062 necesary to prevent a spike in eviction rates following the disaster,\u200d property owners express concerns about \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-incandescent-lightbulb-ban-takes-effect\/\" title=\"Biden&#039;s lightbulb ban now in effect.\">potential financial losses<\/a>, citing past experiences during the \u200bCOVID-19 \u2064pandemic when they\u200d faced important unpaid rents. \u2062They argue that the council&#8217;s broad approach does not adequately address the \u200cproblem \u2062and could lead to \u200drenters accumulating debts that they\u200d may \u200dnever repay. Recently, the council also\u200d passed additional measures restricting new residents and pet intake in \u2062rental properties and \u200dbanning rent increases\u2062 in rent-controlled \u200bapartments for\u200c one year.Advocates for the moratorium, however, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">cite research linking natural disasters<\/a> to increased eviction rates and emphasize the potential\u2064 economic impacts on tenants \u200cand the broader \u200deconomy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Los Angeles voting on eviction moratorium, owners warn of &lsquo;rent holiday&rsquo; impact<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1991491\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; The Los Angeles City Council is voting for a one-year eviction moratorium on Friday for anyone &ldquo;economically impacted&rdquo; by the wildfires, which the regional apartment association said could lead to a citywide &ldquo;rent holiday,&rdquo; as happened after COVID-19.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>After the pandemic, some eviction&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/housing.lacity.gov\/highlights\/renter-protections\">protections<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;lasted until the end of May 2024.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The full council Friday will vote on an&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/clkrep.lacity.org\/onlinedocs\/2025\/25-0006-S16_rpt_hh_2-5-25.pdf\">amended<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;measure advanced in committee that prevents evictions for non-payment of rent until Jan. 31, 2026 for residents who can attest to lost income and economic hardship from the 2025 fires.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Owners say these rules, like the previous COVID-era moratorium, could result in billions of dollars of losses for owners, whose costs have risen more quickly than rents. Just last week, the state&rsquo;s largest property insurer&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/california\/article_e73d7e86-e289-11ef-90dd-6f008fa5e826.html\">submitted<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;a 22% rate hike to state regulators.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Unfortunately, as we had seen before, there is no recourse for lying, and any renter is free to self-certify or provide false documentation of their wildfire impacts,&rdquo; said Daniel M. Yukelson, executive director of the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles, to The Center Square. &ldquo;Only housing providers will face severe consequences for what will again surely be tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid rent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is as though the City Council thinks that every renter in the city was impacted by the wildfires,&rdquo; Yukelson continued. &ldquo;The city would be far better served to utilize a more targeted approach by providing rental assistance to those renters who were impacted by the wildfires and who either could not afford or were too irresponsible to purchase renters insurance that would have provided them with significant relocation benefits.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Yukelson also noted that a one-year moratorium could allow renters to accumulate a large amount of debt that may never be paid back, while a shorter, three-month moratorium would be more reasonable for renters and owners.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Last week, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hero-pay-ca-cities-demand-pay-raise-for-grocery-workers-then-stores-close\/\" title=\"\u2018Hero Pay\u2019: CA Cities Demand Pay Raise For Grocery Workers. Then Stores Close.\">council passed<\/a> an eviction moratorium for taking in new residents or pets in a manner that violates their leases, and banned rent increases on rent-controlled apartments for one year. Because insurance companies do not cover properties with certain dog breeds, property owners&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/post\/la-city-council-consider-temporary-eviction-moratorium-extra-occupants-due-wildfires\/15864446\/\">warned<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;that this move could result in many owners losing their insurance coverage. According to a Forbes analysis, most insurance companies&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/california\/article_b3bac67a-d111-11ee-8c4d-e729ac009ae3.html\">ban<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;pit bulls, Rottweilers and Dobermans.<\/p>\n<p>The motion under consideration was put forward by Councilmembers Eunisses Hernandez and Hugo Soto-Martinez, who argued that employment for tenants and regional GDP growth could be impacted by the fire, necessitating eviction protections.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A 2019 MIT study found that eviction rates nearly double after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/banks-trillions-in-climate-financing-pledges-are-a-bailout-hazard-experts-warn\/\" title=\"Banks\u2019 Trillions in Climate Financing Pledges Are a Bailout Hazard, Experts Warn\">severe natural disasters<\/a>,&rdquo;&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/clkrep.lacity.org\/onlinedocs\/2025\/25-0006-S16_misc_01-14-25.pdf\">wrote<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;Hernandez and Soto-Martinez in their motion. &ldquo;The economic outlook for tenants is similarly grim, with employment generally diminishing immediately in the wake of this kind of fire, then in additional waves 1 and 2 years out. Meanwhile, wildfires lead to a significant decrease in the regional GDP growth rate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1991491\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1991491\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles City Council to vote on eviction moratorium amid wildfire impacts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2402165,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP090428034988.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50318,36585,50319],"class_list":["post-2402164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-eviction-moratorium","tag-los-angeles","tag-rent-control"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/AP090428034988.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2402164"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2402168,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2402164\/revisions\/2402168"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2402165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2402164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2402164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2402164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}