A large mobilization took place at City Hall with the attendance of council members and organizations advocating for greater protection for renters.
“It has been one year since the first COVID-19 rent debt repayment deadline. To this day, there are hundreds of millions of dollars that loom over renters’ heads, leaving thousands at risk of eviction,” posted Eunisses Hernández, councilmember for D-1 in Los Angeles, on social media.
The Keep LA Housed Coalition called early this week to attend City Hall while the Housing & Homelessness Committee held its first meeting after the holiday break.
The event was attended by councilmember Hugo Soto-Martínez from D-13, who commented that “over 60% of renters are rent burdened. Over half of them are severely rent burdened, meaning they spend over 50% of their income on rent.”
Keep LA Housed is calling for “expanded tenant protections that address this rent debt, a codified Right to Counsel, and fully funded programs that will support renters across LA.
“Everyone deserves access to permanent, deeply affordable housing. We’re not backing down, and we will continue to fight to keep people in their homes and end the eviction-to-homelessness pipeline.”
Another organization present was Chirla, which expressed that we must be united “to fight for stronger tenant protections in LA!
Robin from the organization @SCOPE_LA shared her experience and those of her neighbors who are living in uninhabitable conditions and being harassed by their landlord. She calls on city leaders to strengthen the current Tenant Anti-Harassment Ordinance now!
Alfonso from @actlosangeles said, “Social Housing is designed to address the root causes of the issues we are fighting here today! It aims to transform the relationship between residents, our housing, and the city for the better!”
Another organization present was Chirla, which expressed that we must be united “to fight for stronger tenant protections in LA! Impacted tenants and allies – including immigrants, working-class families, and BIPOC folks – stand strong to tell city leaders to address important issues impacting tenants!”
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