California Says Emergency Rental Assistance Program Will Likely Run Out of Funds with Over 140,000 Applicants Still in Limbo
California Says Emergency Rental Assistance Program Will Likely Run Out of Funds with Over 140,000 Applicants Still in Limbo State lawyer says the program’s remaining $177 million could go to private contractor if the state is forced to comply with a Superior Court order, leaving no money for tenants. Oakland, California – January 23, 2023 […]
Court Rejects Billionaire Developer’s Attack on LA’s Emergency Eviction Protections
LOS ANGELES, November 18, 2022 — A developer’s legal attack on the city’s emergency eviction protections—one that threatened to undermine other protective ordinances and push countless low-income tenants into homelessness—was dismissed Thursday. The developer, Geoffrey Palmer, whose company owns more than 15,000 units in Los Angeles, filed a lawsuit in August of 2021 seeking to overturn […]
LAFLA Protects Section 8 Tenant With Swift Action
In California, many Section 8 tenants are fighting against various forms of housing discrimination, an issue that often impedes their stability and can leave them under financial duress. As the largest federal housing program in the US, Section 8 programs provide housing subsidies sponsored by the Department of Housing and Urban Development to very low-income […]
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 […]
Pro Bono Attorneys Keep Family Housed
“Getting to see the immediate impact of our advocacy in preventing a pretextual eviction and securing monetary relief for the Smith family to find new housing, after being subjected to such deplorable housing conditions, was incredibly rewarding.” During National Volunteer Month, LAFLA recognizes the importance of volunteering and honoring the significant contributions volunteers make by […]
Black History Month
Racial justice is at the core of our fight for equal justice, as poverty is inextricably linked with racism.
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 […]