Emergency Renters Assistance Program

PROGRAM UPDATE (April 2, 2022)

The City of Los Angeles Emergency Renters Assitance Program (ERAP) is CLOSED.

To look up the status of a City of LA application which begins with the prefix “EN” or “LL” please check below:

Angelenos who applied to the State of California “HousingIsKey” program at HousingIsKey.com, can check their status of their application by calling the State ERAP hotline at (833) 430-2122, in multiple languages or click here.

For questions regarding your City of LA application, please email hcidla.eras@lacity.org and provide your application number.

Frequently Asked Questions

Tenants FAQs

Renter Protections. Please note in the City of Los Angeles, tenants cannot be evicted before the expiration of the City's Emergency Declaration. The City's Emergency Declaration is still in effect and will continue to be effective until further notice. The City of Los Angeles ordinance protects tenants that have unpaid rent due to COVID-19 the end of the local emergency period at which point tenants will have to pay the amount owed by August 31, 2023 or 12 months after the local emergency period ends, whichever date comes first. If you receive an eviction notice, please file a complaint by calling (866) 557-7368 or online or seek legal assistance at Stay Housed L.A. For more information regarding the COVID-19 renter protections, please click here.

Landlords FAQs

Additional Information

> Regardless of participation in any rental assistance program, all tenants impacted by COVID-19 are still protected by both city and state emergency renter protections currently in effect.

> Emergency Renters Assistance Program (ERAP) tracker. View progress and data of the 2021 ERAP.

Disclaimer

Please be aware of scammers. City employees will not ask you for personal information, such as your Social Security Number, over the telephone related to this Initiative. Please use a secure means to transmit personal contact information to the City for this Initiative.

Any personal information provided to the department may be considered public records subject to public disclosure by requesting parties, pursuant to the California Public Records Act, though certain confidential information may be redacted prior to disclosure to requesting parties.

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References

City of Los Angeles, Council File #21-0042

Council File Related Documents

California Assembly Bill 832

Updated on 4/05/2022

City Of Los Angeles
Emergency Renters Assistance Fund

This is a donation page (not application for assistance). LAHD is accepting donations to assist renters/landlords with rent. Your kind donation will help low-wage workers who are facing extreme economic hardship due to COVID-19. Donations to this fund will assist renters in the City of Los Angeles to be able to stay in their homes.

CLICK HERE TO DONATE

COVID-19

To assist residential renters who have been economically impacted by the Coronavirus, the Mayor and the City Council have adopted tenant protections on evictions and rent increases in the City of Los Angeles.

COVID-19 Resources

COVID-19 Renter Protection

Stay Housed L.A.

Stay Housed L.A. is a partnership between Los Angeles County, the City of Los Angeles and local community and legal service providers. The program provides information and resources to keep people of Los Angeles in their homes.