Los Angeles landlords can comfortably kick their renters out on the street during a pandemic

Good news for rentiers!

Yesterday, as part of my COVID-19 coverage, I popped in to watch the feed of an emergency meeting of the Los Angeles City Council. One of the main points on the agenda was an eviction moratorium.

The whole city is on a government-mandated lockdown. Parks are closed. Beaches are closed. Everything except the most essential services are closed. And just li…