Judge Orders State to Stop Denying Rental Assistance Applications Until Further Review
Tenants Sue State of CA for Violating Due Process Rights
Department denied 31 percent of rental relief applications without offering meaningful explanation of denial or a transparent appeals process Oakland, CA – Community-based tenant organizations Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment (ACCE) Action and Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE), along with research and action institute PolicyLink, have filed a lawsuit against the California […]
Tenants-Rights Groups Sue CA Over COVID Rental Assistance for Tenants
Tenants-Rights Groups File Suit Against California for Failing to Provide Covid-19 Rental Assistance to Eligible Tenants Lawsuit says Department’s cutoff date for assistance means many tenants who receive rental assistance are still at risk of eviction Los Angeles, CA – The California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) is being sued by tenants’ rights groups Alliance of […]
Language Rights Advocates Reach Agreement with CA Employment Development Department
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 28, 2022 Contact:Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, Sara Williams, sjwilliams@lafla.org Advocates Reach Agreement with CA Employment Development Department to Expand Language Access Language access improvements implemented through 2024 ensure EDD upholds Californians’ civil rights and embraces communities’ vast language abilities SACRAMENTO — In a victory for Californians and language rights advocates, […]
CA EDD Language Access Agreement
We have translated our EDD settlement press release and fact sheet into the top languages used by California residents.
Learn About the Wiggins Settlement
What is the Wiggins Settlement Agreement? The Wiggins Settlement Agreement is a 2006 stipulated judgment that was the result of a redevelopment lawsuit filed by a homeless organization and two individuals to protect low-income housing in downtown Los Angeles. What does the Wiggins Settlement do? The Settlement protects more than 9,000 low-income housing units. Since […]
Thousands of Tenants Seek to Intervene in Real Estate Mogul’s Lawsuit Challenging LA Eviction Moratorium
Los Angeles (October 25, 2021) – Groups representing tens of thousands of Los Angeles tenants—most of them Black and Latinx—are seeking permission to intervene in a lawsuit that threatens to unravel the city’s eviction moratorium and push countless low-income tenants into homelessness. The tenant groups—Strategic Actions for a Just Economy, Coalition for Economic Survival, and […]
LAFLA and NCLC Advocates Testify Before House Subcommittee on Closed School Discharges
WASHINGTON — Representatives from the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles and the National Consumer Law Center provided testimony today before the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment — offering perspectives on improving the federal loan discharge process for borrowers harmed by sudden school closures. “The [U.S. Department of Education’s] […]
Legal Victory for Unhoused Residents of City of Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 3, 2021 — In a legal victory for unhoused people in Los Angeles, an appellate court on Thursday affirmed a ruling of the U.S. District Court in April 2020, which prevents the City from enforcing a provision of the municipal code that allowed the City to seize and immediately destroy homeless people’s […]
Preventing Displacement in Gentrifying Communities
LAFLA’s Housing and Communities Workgroup supports efforts to prevent the displacement of gentrifying neighborhoods and their residents. One way we achieve this is through nonprofit assistance, providing free legal help to organizations fighting to keep residents in their homes and increase their economic, educational, and wellness opportunities. “Safe and affordable housing is absolutely necessary for healthy, […]