Rent Payment Assistance

The Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs is accepting applications for the Los Angeles County Rent Relief Program on Monday, May 20, 2024, at 9:00am. The application deadline is Tuesday, June 4, 2024, at 4:59pm.

This program will provide direct financial assistance to landlords of up to $30,000 per rental unit to help mitigate the economic impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Awarded grants may be used to cover eligible expenses incurred from April 1, 2022, to date on a rolling basis.

Eligible expenses include:

• Qualifying unpaid rental debt 
•  Other substantiated related expenses, such as utilities

Landlord Information & Eligibility Requirements:

• Any individual, group, or corporate entity seeking relief from rental arrearages or other eligible expenses of one or more rental properties.
• Property must be located within Los Angeles County, but not in the City of Los Angeles.
• Impacted tenants must still occupy units.

Applications that will receive priority consideration:

• Affected units located in the high and highest need geographies as defined and identified in the LA County Equity Explorer Tool, here: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/9d7a43397ea84ab98a534be5b5376fba
• Landlord or tenant whose household income is 80% or below LA County Area Median Income (AMI).
• Landlords who can fully satisfy tenants' debt for the eligible period upon receipt of rent relief grant.
• The landlord owns no more than four rental units.

If you are a landlord apply through the Los Angeles County Rent Relief Program Portal, visit: https://lacountyrentrelief.com/

Tenants cannot apply for this program directly. If you are a tenant interested in this program, please ask your landlord to submit an application.