The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors proposed an Emergency Rent Assistance Program motion, which would offer $1,000 a month to those affected by the coronavirus, officials said.

The program authored by Janice Hahn and Hilda Solis would provide up to $1,000 per month for three months to renters who have lost income due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to County documents.

The measure is expected to be put forth in unincorporated communities across the county, including Castaic and Stevenson Ranch, as well as certain cities, if they adopt the measure, according to a spokesperson for Hahn.

“As we fight the spread of this virus and do everything we can to save lives, this crisis has devastated families who were already living on the brink of poverty,” Hahn said. “The eviction moratorium we have in place has provided some relief, but many families are going to struggle to pay back the rent they owe after this crisis is over. A Countywide rent assistance program would help keep people in their homes and lessen some of the long-term economic damage this pandemic will have on families.”

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has implemented a rent freeze and eviction moratorium to prevent families from losing their homes during this epidemic.

However, renters are set to be required to pay back rent owed in the months after the crisis, according to County officials.

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Rent assistance through the proposed program would not need to be paid back and could prevent families from falling into even worse economic hardship, according to officials.

Funding for the program is expected to come from the second round of funding Los Angeles County expects to receive from the Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (CARES Act).

Additional funding could come from philanthropy and private sources, according to officials.

“Housing stability is crucial for residents both during and after the COVID-19 crisis,” Solis, the co-author of the motion said. “We know the County’s eviction moratorium helps protect renters against homelessness now, but it won’t help them once past-due rent needs to be paid back. This Emergency Rental Assistance Program can provide sorely needed support to cost burdened households while they are earning little or no income as a result of the pandemic.”

The Emergency Rent Assistance Program proposal is expected to be voted on during this Tuesday’s virtual meeting of the Board of Supervisors.

To read the full motion, click here.

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