OUR WORK IN LOS ANGELES

OUR PARTNERS
Amy Anderson, Chief Housing Officer, Mayor's Office, City of Los Angeles
Ann Sewill, Manager, Housing and Community Investment Department, City of Los Angeles
Linda Jenkins, Community Development Manager, Los Angeles County Development Authority
Ben Winter, Senior Program Officer, Housing and Economic Opportunity, California Community Foundation
THE PROJECT
Los Angeles’ Emergency Rent Assistance Subsidy (ERAS) is a $103 million program expected to serve 50,000 households – making it the largest municipal rent relief program in the country. ERAS will provide $2,000 per household as a one-time payment paid directly to landlords. In exchange, landlords must agree not to evict tenants during the state of emergency or increase rent for a year following the receipt of subsidy. The program launched on July 13th. HIP is conducting a longitudinal survey of tenants to measure the impact of receiving relief, as well as a survey of landlords to better understand their participation in the program.

Los Angeles County's COVID-19 Rent Relief Program, operated by the Los Angeles County Development Authority (LACDA), is a $100 million program that will support vulnerable tenants and their landlords with a large lump sum payment. The program launched on August 17th. HIP is conducting a longitudinal survey of tenants to measure the impact of receiving relief.

In addition, the California Community Foundation (CCF), in partnership with the Housing Rights Center and others, has created a rent relief program to direct up to $4,500 per household to 200 especially vulnerable L.A. County households. The program launched on July 6th and HIP is collaborating with CCF to conduct an evaluation.
OUR FUNDERS
Our work in Los Angeles is generously supported by the California Community Foundation.

LEARN MORE

Read a blog post about rental assistance in Los Angeles. 
Read a comparison of rental assistance programs across HIP partner cities. 
Learn about the results of January 2021 tenant surveys in Los Angeles. 
Learn about the results of surveys with nearly 1,300 landlords in Los Angeles. 

DATA

Download a dataset about the current housing and socioeconomic landscape in Los Angeles.
​Access the Data Dictionary with information about each variable and additional resources HERE. 
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