End of the pandemic, but not renter distress

Brief

Michael Manville | Paavo Monkkonen | Michael Lens | Richard Green

July 2021

This research brief is a follow-up to a 2020 survey and report that found one in five Los Angeles County tenants struggling to pay rent during the early months of the pandemic. As the economy reopens, many tenants continue to struggle. California should act quickly to deliver assistance directly to renters.