Fair Play for Tenants and Landlords
In the first half of 2024, the City lifted the COVID-era moratorium on rent increases and evictions. At the same time, the Council enacted a new set of ordinances to protect renters from arbitrary evictions, while allowing rental property owners to collect the rent they depend on. Los Angeles now has some of the strongest tenant protections in the country. The Council also voted to ensure that tenants who have applied for the City’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) are not evicted while their applications are in process.
Density Bonus For Family-Sized Apartments
Acting on a motion introduced by Council President Krekorian, the Council is taking action to ease overcrowding in rental housing. The Council has directed the City Attorney to draft an ordinance relaxing density and height limits for developments providing three and four-bedroom units for larger families and multi-generational households. The ordinance will specify that these units be affordable for families earning a fixed percentage of the Area Median Income.
Permanent Supportive Housing in North Hollywood
In May, Council President Krekorian cut the ribbon on NoHo 5050, the sixth Permanent Supportive Housing Project to open in the Second Council District. At NoHo 5050, 32 of the 40 units are set aside for unhoused women fleeing domestic violence, and another seven for unhoused families, with onsite services for those recovering from trauma. Domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness among women. Most of the tenants of NoHo 5050 will be drawn from the immediate community and the project received the unanimous endorsement of the NoHo Neighborhood Council.
Council Approves District NoHo
The City Council has approved the development agreement between Metro and the developers of District NoHo, a revolutionary, transit-oriented, mixed-use, mixed-income development. The project will replace an underused Metro parking lot with 1,481 residential units, over 20 percent of them below market-rate, dramatically increasing the supply of affordable housing in North Hollywood. The project includes space for retail, restaurant, and offices, an art gallery and over two acres of publicly accessible open space, anchored by the Metro B and G stations in North Hollywood. The project will produce an estimated $1.1 billion in annual economic output, and contribute millions in net revenues to the City’s General Fund, while contributing to the economic vitality of the East Valley.