L.A.’s pandemic-era renter protections are credited with stabilizing homelessness in the region, but they ended at the end of March. Meanwhile, evictions are on the upswing around the country, led by L.A.’s neighbor to the east, Las Vegas.

Pandemic-era renter protections ended recently in Los Angeles County, just over three years after they were created to protect vulnerable residents during the uncertainty and upheaval of the early days of Covid-19.

“Elected leaders, such as L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, and local homeless service providers say they’re bracing for a wave of evictions across the region after the COVID-19 renter safeguards expire,” according to an article by David Wagner for LAist. In fact, according to recent U.S. Census Bureau survey data, “An estimated 246,000 renter households in the L.A. area were already behind on rent ahead of the [recent] deadline.”

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