Emergency Renters Assistance Program opening to L.A. residents

Applications for Los Angeles' Renters Assistance Program will open to eligible residents at 8 a.m. Tuesday. Annie Rose Ramos reports for the KTLA 5 Morning News on Sept. 18, 2023.

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[dnlpark]

Why wouldn't they use this money and just pay the landlords?! Two birds with one stone. Not everyone will be using the money received to pay rent. Look what happened to the pandemic checks

[genxx]

How about the fact these people received “enhanced unemployment” during the shutdown? They were swimming in more money than they ever earned at work, but didn’t pay the rent.

[rgfsjsu]

Accrued during COVID19??? That’s years ago. If you didn’t pay up the backpay then the tennant was evicted. what’s this reporter talking about???

[trussmonkey]

Funny how politicians never consider lowering taxes to reduce the cost of living. Their answer is always more taxes or redistribution of income. After income tax and sales tax one would be lucky to keep half of what you earn. Now factor in all the government spending that's fueling inflation and raising our cost of living. Now add in millions of migrants who are taking advantage of our social services, using emergency services/ county hospitals which is part of the reason why our medical expenses keep increasing. Gavin Newsome already spent $54 billion combating homelessness only for the problem to get much worse. Personally I would prefer if that $54 billion in wasted money was in our paychecks and not squandered.

[undefeatedaj]

Hey city, these properties are privately owned. Treat them as such. We’re not here to provide free housing for those who can’t afford it, that’s your job.

[jackbauer]

This is the reason why these people are LAZY

[thejuicerr]

The funds should be refunded to the taxpayers.

[Sam.G]

I just applied over here in Orange County. Good luck to all of us who need housing. May God provide what we need.

[JamesFAFOCreel]

Who is paying for this? The people who paid they’re rent?

[kells-vp]

All them chose not to pay their bills, rent so why should us tax payers foit the bill.🤨🤔🧐

[roydimanalata]

I agree that LA government programs to help the people and homeless.😇👑✝️☝️❤️🇺🇸

[HueriitaA]

About time they helping people to not get evicted from there home due to covid. they should first help and fix these problem with the homeless or people loosing there homes, instead of bringing more people from other countrys and helping them they should first help people living already here and ones there able to help the homeless or clean up our streets help people from other countrys, its so ridiculous and hard to see the struggle in these country and they cant fix these put they bringing more people to these country 🙇‍♀️

[stansbornak]

These people can't help themselves!

[spg]

The policy to me is unreasonable but all that matters is thay it's ok with the folks who buy those expensive homes. They are funding it and they are obviously fine with it. I'm surprised but that's the way it is.

[rbj]

They give U all the Info except
The Fn Website

[oneuni]

How do you get the housing? Need a new update on low income housing

[rbj]

Well I see a lot of Ppl saying it's Lazy & such
But my friend is a Hairstylist and has not been able to find a Full time job still to this day and she has paid a bulk of it but is still a few $K off & will be Evicted by Feb. 1st

[lih-fkby]

More for those who took the federal money and bought rims and gold chains

[uraniumu]

But, but, but what about reparations? Where does all this money come from?

[timothya.olmeda]

Must suck paying others bills with your hard earned money Los Angeles.