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How To Get Eviction Assistance Los Angeles

By Christine Collins


There are times when can face a life situation that makes it difficult to pay rent. When such a situation happens, one should talk to the landlord and notify him or her of the situation. A landlord is required to give you a grace period which he or she can also extend further. If you still do not manage to get the rent amount within the grace period, you may be issued with an eviction notice. There are several places you can get eviction assistance Los Angeles to help you with the notice.

If you have a lease agreement, it may give you a grace period of 3 to 5 days after the rent due date. Your landlord may be willing to extend this date once you explain your situation. If this period lapses without having paid the rent, you should expect an eviction notice of 3 days, 30 to 60 or even 90 days depending on the lease document. However, in some places, the landlord has the legal right to offer you an immediate eviction with no notice, if a formal police report has been filed of illegal activity taking place in your house.

The Department of Public Social Services in Los Angeles is one place where you can seek eviction assistance. They offer assistance to tenants facing eviction wrongfully or with cause from their houses. They are usually focused on reducing homelessness in the area and stopping an eviction from happening when they can. It is possible for them to negotiate with your landlord and stop him or her from evicting you.

Once you receive the notice, you should immediately seek their help. This will allow them to evaluate your situation and possibly offer you the best option. The department can offer you the rent amount needed to a certain amount depending on your credibility.

One way they can help is offering to get you the rent amount needed and helping you settle it. This option is only granted if you are able to convince them that you are able to pay it back and can even sort out the rest of the rent payments in future. This is the major condition for you to be offered this assistance which is only offered once.

If you are seeking their assistance for the first time, you qualify for a cash aid to help you settle urgent expenses. This is the second option you have if you are not able to show a source of income. The amount given may not be enough to clear the rent amount but it gives you relief at this trying time. You can use it to settle elsewhere. A rent subsidy is also another option that can be offered but only for a few months.

These options are available if you approach them in good time. However, if you are late and the options listed above cannot apply, you may have to wait until you get the eviction notice. This is when they will be able to offer you more assistance.

Other options that they offer are after you are issued with the eviction notice. They include homeless assistance for a period of thirty days. However, they may require you to meet certain qualifications for you to qualify for this. They can also offer you moving assistance to enable you to move to another house and honor the eviction notice.




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