Monday, December 22, 2025

Altadena Workshop to Guide Eaton Fire Survivors Through County Rent Relief Applications

Courtesy of County of Los Angeles Department of Consumer and Business Affairs Facebook page

Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger will highlight the county’s Emergency Rent Relief Program on Monday, Dec. 22, during an in-person workshop in Altadena aimed at helping Eaton Fire survivors and other eligible applicants navigate the grant process.

The session runs from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Altadena Community Center, 730 E. Altadena Drive, and will offer one-on-one assistance with applications, document uploads, and troubleshooting, according to county outreach materials. The event is hosted by the Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) in partnership with Klimt Consulting, LLC. Support will be available in English and Spanish.

The workshop is part of Los Angeles County’s broader effort to stabilize housing for residents affected by the January 2025 Eaton Fire, the Palisades Fire, related windstorms, and other emergency financial hardships. The Emergency Rent Relief Program, directed by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and administered by DCBA, opened its application window on Dec. 17, 2025, at 9 a.m. PST.

County materials describe the program as providing grants to eligible landlords and displaced homeowners to cover up to six months of unpaid rent or other eligible housing costs, with a maximum award of $15,000 per rental unit in most cases. Properties must be located in Los Angeles County, and eligible expenses must stem from qualified emergency-related hardship, including wildfire damage, windstorm impacts, or other emergencies specified by DCBA, such as certain immigration enforcement impacts.

Landlords must submit applications; tenants cannot apply directly and instead complete a required tenant profile after the landlord has applied. Displaced homeowners whose primary residences were lost or severely damaged in the wildfires may also qualify if they are now renting elsewhere and face unpaid rent, unpaid mortgages, or other eligible expenses tied to recent emergencies.

The program’s application period runs through Jan. 23, 2026, at 4:59 p.m. or until funds are exhausted. Past-due rent eligible for coverage must fall between Dec. 17, 2024, and Jan. 23, 2026.

County officials have framed the initiative as preventing evictions, stabilizing neighborhoods, supporting small landlords and fire-displaced homeowners, and keeping residents housed as rebuilding continues in Altadena and other affected communities.

More information is available at lacountyrentrelief.com, according to county outreach materials.