Renters in Los Angeles County who fall behind on rent by up to two months could soon be protected from eviction under a new rule forwarded Tuesday by the L.A. County Board of Supervisors.
The board voted 4-1 to forward the new rule, which still needs further votes before taking effect. Supervisor Kathryn Barger cast the lone no vote.
The proposal builds on an existing rule that gives renters protection from eviction if they’re late on rent by up to one month’s worth of the region’s “fair market rent” as determined by the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Department…