Unpaying Tenant in Los Angeles Maxed Out on Covid Aid

[Zach L.]

One of our tenants in Los Angeles has not paid rent since the beginning of the pandemic, and was recently approved for rent assistance through CA's Housing Is Key program. This program has an 18 month cap on rent assistance, and the tenant has more than 18 months of outstanding rent.

I'm curious if anyone else has found themselves in a similar scenario and what options/solutions they have came across.

Thanks!

[Will Kenner]

@Zach L. That's unbelievable they've not paid for 18 months, sorry to hear that! With job openings at an all time high, there's no reason (other than protection from Sac-town) they couldn't have made rent. 

Along these same lines, we had a tenant not pay 2/2020 - 8/2020 and trashed their unit on the way out to the tune of $28k. Curious if anyone also knows if a similar program is available in WA state that would pay retro-actively?