Mayor asks Council to accept $1.3 million county grant for emergency rent help

City would give up to $18,000 per household to about 175 renters facing eviction, through 14 nonprofit providers.

City Council· posted Aug 3Spending$1.3M

Renters in Los Angeles who are behind on rent or facing an immediate housing crisis could get emergency payments and case management, with about 175 households served through June 30, 2027. The Mayor and City Administrative Officer ask the Council to accept the county housing agency's $1.3 million grant and approve $1,222,000 in nonprofit contracts.

What happens next

City Council consideration of the City Administrative Officer's recommendations, subject to Mayor approval

How the Council voted on this file
Yes No Absent
  1. 10–0–5
Named in this record
Official portrait of Karen Bass
Karen Bass

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