(KTLA) — Los Angeles City Councilmembers Eunisses Hernandez and Hugo Soto-Martínez have introduced a motion to protect working-class residents from threats of eviction and rent increases amid the wildfire crisis in Southern California. Hernandez and Soto-Martinez represent District 1 and District 13, respectively, which include neighborhoods like Highland Park, Echo Park, Chinatown and Elysian Valley. The legislation calls for a moratorium on ev…

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L.A. City Council members propose moratorium on evictions, rent increases amid wildfires

In the wake of devastating fires, the Los Angeles City Council is looking to ban evictions for unauthorized tenants and pets, citing people who have welcomed the displaced into their rental homes.

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The housing crisis has long been an issue for Los Angeles thanks to high rent prices and a limited supply of homes. Prices are only expected to grow after the devastation caused by the wildfires raging in the area. Economic justice organization “Strategic Actions for a Just Economy” executive director Cynthia Strathmann joins “The Daily Report” with more. Source The post L.A. housing prices expected to grow after fires amid already existing cris…

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The LA fires destroyed homes and displaced thousands — raising concerns about an even deeper homelessness crisis in California.

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Jennielynn Holmes stood in the middle of a make-shift evacuation center when the scope of the crisis hit her.  Surrounded by thousands of people that had just fled the Tubbs Fire that burned through Santa Rosa in 2017, Holmes realized many of these people would soon be added to the area’s already extensive caseload of […]

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Landlords and real estate agencies are jacking up the rent on houses as demand outstrips supply in fire-torn LA.By Kiley PriceAs the Los Angeles area fires rage on, tens of thousands of people are left displaced. Those who lost homes to the flames are scrambling to find new or temporary housing, but face a massive barrier: Many listing prices on the market have shot up—by a lot.

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Los Angeles City Council members introduced a motion during a meeting Tuesday that would prevent landlords from raising rents or evicting people impacted by fires that have blazed across the area for a week.
The motion by Council members Eunisses Hernandez and Hugo Soto-Martínez would restrict rent hikes for one year. The proposal could help counteract a spate of illegal rent hikes that have surfaced despite an anti-price-gouging law that passed…

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By Marisa Kendall Jennielynn Holmes stood in the middle of a make-shift evacuation center when the scope of the crisis hit her. Surrounded by thousands of people that had just fled the Tubbs Fire that burned through Santa Rosa in 2017, Holmes realized many of these people would soon be added to the area’s already […] The post How the LA fires could exacerbate California’s homelessness crisis first appeared on Santa Monica Daily Press.

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Landlords and real estate agencies are jacking up the rent on houses as demand outstrips supply in fire-torn LA. By Kiley Price As the Los Angeles area fires rage on, tens of thousands of people are left displaced. Those who lost homes to the flames are scrambling to find new or temporary housing, but face a massive barrier: Many listing prices on the market have shot up-by a lot.

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Los Angeles Fires Are Exacerbating the City’s Housing Crisis

Gov. Gavin Newsom of California and members of the Los Angeles City Council took steps to prevent property speculation and evictions, as concerns grow that the devastating wildfires will make the city’s housing shortage worse. Mr. Newsom issued an executive order on Tuesday that is intended to limit speculation on properties in areas where the fires destroyed or damaged homes. A council member, Eunisses Hernandez, later said she had introduced a…

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