Housing & Homelessness: Programs and services to help those who own or rent property, unhoused persons or those at risk of homelessness
Homeless Assistance: Programs and services to help unhoused persons or those at risk of experiencing homelessness.
- COVID-19: Homelessness & Housing: https://covid19.lacounty.gov/homelessness-and-housing/
- COVID-19, Medical Sheltering: https://covid19.lacounty.gov/medical-sheltering/#:~:text=Approximately%20900%20medical%20sheltering%20beds,%2C%20doingbusiness.lacounty.go
- LA County Department of Public Social Services Homeless Services: https://dpss.lacounty.gov/en/homeless.html
- Public Counsel, Lawyers Preventing and Ending Homelessness: https://publiccounsel.org/services/housing-and-homelessness/
- Safe Parking LA: https://www.safeparkingla.org/
Shelters: Service agencies that provide temporary residence, food, healthcare, or other support service for people experiencing homelessness.
- Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority, Winter Shelter Program Information: https://www.lahsa.org/documents?id=5704-winter-shelter-list-english-nov-2021.pdf
- En español: https://www.lahsa.org/documents?id=5705-winter-shelter-list-spanish-nov-2021.pdf
- PATH: https://www.epath.org/
- Los Angeles County Homeless Access Centers Directory: https://www.lahsa.org/documents?id=2760-ces-access-point-directory.pdf
- Los Angeles County Health Services Guide to Shelter & Housing Assistance: https://pubdef.lacounty.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/LADHS_Shelter-Housing-Brochure_121119_FINAL.pdf
- Los Angeles Mission: https://losangelesmission.org/emergency-services/
- Midnight Mission: https://www.midnightmission.org/our-services/emergency-services/
- Union Rescue Mission: https://urm.org/services/emergency/
Housing & Landlord/Tenant: The rights and obligations of those who own property occupied by others and those who rent or lease property; can be residential or for business.
- Assembly Bill (AB) 3088: Tenancy: rental payment default: mortgage forbearance: state of emergency: COVID-19: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB3088
- Assembly Bill (AB) 832: COVID-19 relief: tenancy: federal rental assistance: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB832
- Bet Tzedek Legal Services: PACE Complaints: Remote Intake and Clinic: https://www.bettzedek.org/pace-complaints-remote-intake-and-clinic-remote-clinic-for-property-assessed-clean-energy-pace-complaints/
- En español: https://www.bettzedek.org/pace-complaints-remote-intake-and-clinic-spanish/
- In Armenian: https://www.bettzedek.org/pace-complaints-remote-intake-and-clinic-armenian/
- In Korean: https://www.bettzedek.org/pace-complaints-remote-intake-and-clinic-korean/
- In Russian: https://www.bettzedek.org/pace-complaints-remote-intake-and-clinic-russian/
- Bet Tzedek Legal Services: Tenant Defense Clinic, en español: https://www.bettzedek.org/clinica-de-defensa-al-inquilino/
- Bet Tzedek Legal Services: Tenant Defense Clinic, in Tagalog: https://www.bettzedek.org/clinic-para-sa-mga-nangungupahan/
- California Department of Real Estate: Landlord Forms: https://landlordtenant.dre.ca.gov/landlord/forms.html
- California Department of Real Estate: Tenant Forms: https://landlordtenant.dre.ca.gov/tenant/forms.html
- California Women's Law Center, Free Legal Housing Clinic: https://www.cwlc.org/free-legal-housing-clinic-3/
- California Tenants, A Guide to Residential Tenants' and Landlords' Rights and Responsibilities: https://landlordtenant.dre.ca.gov/resources/guidebook/index.html
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB): https://www.consumerfinance.gov/coronavirus/mortgage-and-housing-assistance/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=HousingHub_P
- Department of Justice, Working with DOJ to Stop Sexual Harassment in Housing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=vhskfe_7DHc&feature=emb_logo
- Department of Consumer & Business Affairs, Housing and Tenant Protections: https://dcba.lacounty.gov/rentstabilization/
- Housing is Key: Resources for Renters, Landlords and Homeowners: https://housing.ca.gov/
- Housing Rights Center: https://www.housingrightscenter.org/
- LA County COVID-19 Rent Relief: LA Court’s Online Dispute Resolution, Unlawful Detainer (Eviction) https://my.lacourt.org/odr/unlawful-detainers
- Landlord: LA Superior Court: Evictions (Unlawful Detainers): https://selfhelp.lacourt.org/search-results/C03/Topic031
- LA Law Library, Ask a Lawyer: Renting During COVID: https://www.lalawlibrary.org/ask-a-lawyer
- LA Law Library Online Classes, For more landlord/tenant topics, click here:https://www.lalawlibrary.org/onlineclasses/landlord-tenant-law
- LA Law Library Online Class, Housing Protections for Women and Victims of Domestic Violence: https://www.lalawlibrary.org/hidden-classes/1547-housing-protections-for-women-and-victims-of-domestic-violence-online
- LA Law Library Online Class, Landlord/Tenant: Where You Begin: https://www.lalawlibrary.org/hidden-classes/1561-landlord-tenant-pbw2020
- National Fair Housing Alliance, COVID-19 Resource Center: https://nationalfairhousing.org/covid-19/
- National Housing Law Project, Protecting Renter and Homeowner Rights During Our National Health Crisis: https://www.nhlp.org/campaign/protecting-renter-and-homeowner-rights-during-our-national-health-crisis-2/
- National Low Income Housing Coalition, Contacting Congress Members template: https://nlihc.secure.force.com/actions/TakeActionNew?actionId=AR00928
- New Laws Apply to Eviction Cases: https://www.courts.ca.gov/44660.htm
- Senate Bill 91: COVID-19 relief: tenancy: federal rental assistance: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220SB91
- Tenants: LA Superior Court: Evictions (Unlawful Detainers): https://selfhelp.lacourt.org/search-results/C03/Topic032
Tenant Protections: Tenants’ rent payment is temporarily delayed; courts’ temporarily suspension of eviction proceedings due to non-payment of rent.
- BASTA: https://www.basta.org/
- Bet Tzedek Legal Services: Legal Support for West Hollywood Tenants: https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it./bookings/
- California Courts: New Laws Apply to Eviction Cases: https://www.courts.ca.gov/44660.htm
- California Courts: Tenant Rights and Responsibilities in Eviction Cases (Derechos y Responsibilidades de los Inquilinos) https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/Tenant_Rights_and_Responsibilities.pdf
- En español: https://www.courts.ca.gov/documents/TENANT-CHECKLIST-spa.pdf
- California Tenants, A Guide to Residential Tenants' and Landlords' Rights and Responsibilities: https://landlordtenant.dre.ca.gov/resources/guidebook/index.html
- Coalition for Economic Survival (CES): Tenants’ Rights Clinic: http://www.cesinaction.org/CESTenantsRightsClinic.aspx
- COVID-19 Medical Sheltering: https://covid19.lacounty.gov/medical-sheltering/#:~:text=Who%20is%20eligible%20to%20be,waiting%20for%20their%20test%20results.
- COVID-19 Restrictions guide (2023): https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/los-angeles-county-city-eviction-guide?utm_campaign=20230125+LAist+How+To+LA&utm_medium=email&utm_source=sfmc_&utm_content=&utm_term=121045316
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Complaint Database for Renters: https://reportfraud.ftc.gov/#/?pid=A
- Housing is Key, Tenants Rent Relief Applications: https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/
- LA Court, Eviction (Unlawful Detainers) Self-Help Resource: https://selfhelp.lacourt.org/service-catalog/C03
- LA Court’s Online Dispute Resolution, Unlawful Detainer (Eviction) https://my.lacourt.org/odr/unlawful-detainers
- Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA) Eviction Defense: https://lafla.org/get-help/housing-and-eviction/
- Los Angeles Tenants Union: https://latenantsunion.org/en/
- Los Angeles County Department of Consumer & Business Affairs : COVID-19 Tenant Protections (Acerca de la Moratoria de Desalojo Temporal del Condado de Los Ángeles): https://dcba.lacounty.gov/noevictions/
- LA Law Library, Online Class, Housing Rights of Tenants With Mental Health Disabilities: https://www.lalawlibrary.org/hidden-classes/1584-housing-rights-pbw2020
- LA Law Library, Online Class, Section 8 & Subsidized Housing: https://www.lalawlibrary.org/hidden-classes/1582-section-8-pbw2020
- LA Law Library, Online Class, What HUD Can Do For You: https://www.lalawlibrary.org/hidden-classes/1593-hud-pbw2020
- En español: https://dcba.lacounty.gov/noevictions-es/
- Eviction Assistance Center: http://www.lacourt.org/division/civil/pdf/ShriverFlyerEnglishSpanish.pdf
- Neighborhood Legal Services of Los Angeles County: https://www.nlsla.org/covid-19-legal-changes/
- New Laws Apply to Eviction Cases: https://www.courts.ca.gov/44660.htm
- Stay Housed L.A. County: https://www.stayhousedla.org/
- COVID-19 Medical Sheltering: https://covid19.lacounty.gov/medical-shelterin/#:~:text=Approximately%20900%20medical%20sheltering%20beds,%2C%20doingbusiness.lacounty.gov.
- Acera de la Moratoria de Desalojo Temporal del Condado de Los Ángeles" from just En español: https://dcba.lacounty.gov/noevictions-es/
- Stay Housed L.A. County Promoting Tenants’ Rights: https://www.stayhousedla.org/
- Tenants: LA Superior Court: Evictions (Unlawful Detainers): https://selfhelp.lacourt.org/search-results/C03/Topic032
- Tenant Power Tool Kit: https://tenantpowertoolkit.org/
- Tenants Together: https://www.tenantstogether.org/
Real Estate: Rights of those who own homes, land, buildings, natural resources, etc.
- California Department of Real Estate, Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates: https://www.dre.ca.gov/About/covid19_info.html
- National Housing Law Project, Protecting Renter and Homeowner Rights During Our National Health Crisis:https://www.nhlp.org/campaign/protecting-renter-and-homeowner-rights-during-our-national-health-crisis-2/
Foreclosure: Lender legally imposing sale of mortgaged property to recover real estate loan balance from borrower unable to pay.
- Bet Tzedek Legal Services: Free Legal Assistance for Homeowners with PACE Loans: https://www.bettzedek.org/free-legal-assistance-for-homeowners-with-pace-loans/
- En español: https://www.bettzedek.org/free-legal-assistance-for-homeowners-with-pace-loans-spanish/
- California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation: Foreclosure Protection and Relief: https://dfpi.ca.gov/foreclosure-protection-and-relief/
- Los Angeles County Department of Consumer & Business Affars: Foreclosure Prevention for Property Owners: https://dcba.lacounty.gov/foreclosure-prevention/
- California Department of Business Oversight: https://dbo.ca.gov/covid19-updates-fi/
- California Government: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response: https://covid19.ca.gov/get-financial-help/#top
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB): https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/guide-coronavirus-mortgage-relief-options/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wc&utm_term=April12020
- National Housing Law Project: https://www.nhlp.org/wp-content/uploads/2020.03.23-Federal-Foreclosure-Eviction-Moratorium_Final.pdf
Mediation:
- LA Court’s Online Dispute Resolution, Unlawful Detainer (Eviction): https://my.lacourt.org/odr/unlawful-detainers
- Los Angeles County Department of Consumer & Business Affairs (DCBA), Mediation Services: https://dcba.lacounty.gov/mediation/
- Los Angeles City Attorneys Office-Dispute Resolution Program: https://211la.org/resources/site/los-angeles-city-attorneys-office-dispute-resolution-program
- Loyola Center for Conflict Resolution: https://www.lls.edu/academics/centers/loyolacenterforconflictresolution/
Mortgage Payments: Borrower’s regularly scheduled payments of a real property loan’s principal and interest amounts to a lender.
- Assembly Bill (AB) 3088: Tenancy: rental payment default: mortgage forbearance: state of emergency: COVID-19: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB3088
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/blog/guide-coronavirus-mortgage-relief-options/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=wc&utm_term=April12020
- Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: Start a Complaint: https://www.consumerfinance.gov/complaint/getting-started/
