The Los Angeles City Council's Housing and Homelessness Committee recently rejected a proposal for a citywide rent freeze but approved eviction protections for tenants impacted by recent fires. This decision came after concerns that both rent controls and eviction protections might be too broad. The approved motion prohibits evictions related to nonpayment of rent for tenants financially affected by the fires, lasting for one year. Reports of price gouging have surfaced post-fires, prompting concern about rising rental prices amid a tight housing market.
The Housing and Homelessness Committee voted 3-1 against a citywide rent freeze but approved eviction protections for tenants affected by recent fires.
The committee's approved motion bars evicting tenants economically harmed by the fires for one year, despite a previous rent freeze proposal being rejected.
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