Tenants in Los Angeles County are financially rolled up from January’s wildfires and can be evicted within the next six months.

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors considered a proposal Tuesday Bar landlord Evicted tenants who were hit hard by the fire.

The motion filed by Superintendent Lindsey Horvath is intended to cover not only tenants who have lost their homes in the fire, but also anyone affected, including garden gardens, housekeepers and caregivers. It will apply to all areas of Los Angeles County, including those destroyed by Eaton and Palisade fires.

"These workers live in Los Angeles County, not just in fire zones or near," Hovas said, stressing that the proposal is a "narrow eviction protection" rather than a rent ban on blankets.

"Workers need time - not forever, just a little time," Hovas added.

The supervisor voted 4-0 and asked the county lawyer to draft a resolution to protect tenants payable rent between February 1 and July 31. Supervisor Kathryn Barger is struggling financially.

"I feel like someone has to be the voice of the landlord," Bag said.

To be qualified, the tenant needs a household income equal to 150% of the median income of the area, approximately Family of Four $147,000.

Renters also have to sign a self-provement form where they lose at least 10% of their income due to the fire. This could be because their jobs are burned, fired, or dispersed.

Tenants will be required to pay back rent they owe by July 31, 2026 - one year after protection.

The motion also directs county staff to consider a fund that can pay for landlords’ delayed rent. The fund will start at $10 million, although supervisors agree that the figure is a drop in bucket compared to demand and hope it will be supplemented by philanthropy.

“This is not going to take us further,” admitted Rafael Carbajal, head of the county’s Consumer and Commercial Affairs Department.

A group of workers described Tuesday their income being wiped out by the fire. Maria Hernandez, who is landscaped with her husband, said she faces eviction after the house she worked at was burned. Another woman said she lost half of her salary.

Rose Lenehan, a tenant organizer of the advocacy group LA Tenant Alliance, called the interim ban a “basic, smaller first step”.

Maria lost 10 homes. Esther works $500 a week. Jorge lost three homes,” she said, gestured to workers in the crowd. “We need this kind of protection. ”

However, the proposal faces strong opposition from many landlords, who say they have also suffered financial damage from wildfires and believe the county has sent too much through the suspension of evictions during the common 19 pandemics. Secondary livelihood.

Meg Sullivan said: "Please forgive me when I say that--the master doesn't trust you."

Sullivan said she had friends who lost property and hundreds of thousands of dollars during the pandemic as renters exploited the ban. When one of her own units was available during the pandemic, she said she and her husband thought the vacant vacancy was safer.

“If you pass this, when you desperately need them, the owner will precisely pull the unit out of the market,” she said.

Many say they don’t trust the county to quickly allocate money because of similar funds created in landlords after the pandemic. Delay.

Supervisor Holly Mitchell agreed: “We have to strengthen our time frame.”

The Los Angeles City Council debated similar eviction protections over the weeks, but the measure failed to pass due to concerns from some council members because it was too broad and would inappropriately afford small landlords.

Some owners say they are still trying to recover from local pandemic policies that freeze rents and ban many evictions.

“I’m on the verge of losing my property,” Nanla landlord Dexter McClendon told the council members at a recent meeting. "Please, please understand that everyone here is not a place where tenants make money. We are here to help people, to accommodate people and to help people and their families."

On Tuesday, the council voted to pass additional eviction protections by March, according to the request of Councilman Eunisses Hernandez, who has been fighting for the new rule, which is different from the county's proposal, which does not limit eligibility for income.

County eviction suspension will apply to the city of Los Angeles if approved by supervisor

“I think we can find solutions, so I want to do that with my colleagues,” Hernandez said. “I hope people can hear and work with us.”