Applications for the Emergency Rent Relief Program are being accepted as of today. 

The deadline to submit applications is Friday, January 23, 2026, at 4:59 p.m. PST.

Directed by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and administered by the Los Angeles County Department of Consumer & Business Affairs in partnership with The Center by Lendistry (TCbL), this program will distribute more than $23 million in rental and mortgage relief to eligible landlords and homeowners affected by the Palisades, Eaton, and other wildfires.

Relief to Help Families Stay Housed

The Emergency Rent Relief Program will provide financial assistance to:

• Eligible Landlords whose tenants were unable to pay rent due to emergency-related hardship, or whose rental units were directly affected by the wildfires and remain vacant due to needed repairs, and
• Displaced Homeowners who lost their homes in the wildfires and are now renting elsewhere while facing unpaid rent, unpaid mortgages, or other qualified expenses caused by recent emergencies.

Grants may cover up to six months of debt, with a maximum award of $15,000 per rental unit in most cases.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply ASAP. Submitting an application does not guarantee funding.