City Attorney’s Office Commemorates Fair Housing Month
Apr. 14, 2021 at 1:00 pm
The Public Rights Division of the Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office (CAO) is commemorating the 53rd anniversary of the Fair Housing Act of 1968 with the virtual workshop Fair Housing During COVID-19 on Thursday, April 29, from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
The online workshop will cover new topics, including pandemic-related issues in fair housing, rental-assistance programs for tenants and landlords, and source-of-income discrimination laws, which protect Section 8 voucher-holders and some users of rental assistance. The presenters will include Chief of the Public Rights Division Eda Suh, Deputy City Attorneys Gary Rhoades, Andrew Braver, Autumn Rindels, and Jonathan Erwin-Frank.
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SANTA MONICA-On Thursday, April 8, the City of Santa Monica announced that the Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office launched its pilot Right to Counsel Project, an initiative to provide legal assistance for tenants facing eviction amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The program is available to Santa Monica tenants whose household income is at or below 80% of the Los Angeles County’s Area Medium Income and facing eviction attempts by their landlord. The program is accessible at www.stayhousedla.org.
The launch includes a contract with the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles (LAFLA), a non-profit law firm for low-income residents, to provide eviction defense services in which attorneys will represent tenants in court.
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