LA County pols beef up eviction, rent hike protections as glacial rebuild inches on

Los Angeles County is once again hitting pause on rent hikes for Palisades and Eaton fire survivors and furthering protections against evictions. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to extend emergency rent caps through April 28, continuing a policy that limits increases to 10 percent above pre-fire levels, the Los Angeles Daily News reported.  The extension is the latest in a string of 30-day renewals dating back to January 2025, when the Palisades and Eaton fires displaced roughly 32,000 residents and destroyed more than 12,000 homes. Roughly 70 percent of affected households still haven’t returned home, […]This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.