Hermosa Beach okays temporary eviction ban
A recently remodeled apartment complex on 15th Street in Hermosa Beach. The City Council approved an eviction moratorium to protect tenants who may be booted because of a new state rent control law. Photo Renters in Hermosa Beach that have gotten an eviction notice recently should wait before boxing up their things: they may not be going anywhere. The Hermosa Beach City Council unanimously approved an urgency ordinance that halts no-fault evictions in the city through the end of the year. The law took effect immediately, and prohibits new evictions through Dec. 31 while also protecting tenants who may have received an eviction notice but are still living at the property. Councilmembers passed the law in response to what it described as the threat of evictions created by Assembly Bill 1482, a rent control measure signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom last month, which limits how much landlords may raise rent each year and requires that landlords have “just cause” to institute eviction proceedings. More than two dozen cities throughout California, including Torrance and Redondo Beach, have passed similar laws in recent weeks. “The majority of our community is renting. So we’re responding to…
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