One month late on rent? In Huntington Park, you could soon be protected from eviction

Normally, if tenants fall short on monthly rent, even by just a few dollars, they can quickly face eviction. But in the past few years, a handful of cities in Southern California have passed rules barring landlords from evicting tenants if they owe one month’s rent or less.

The Southeast L.A. city of Huntington Park could be the next city to pass such a rule. On Tuesday night, the City Council is expected to vote on a proposal that would give tenants protections from eviction if they’ve failed to pay up to one month’s worth of rent.

Mateo Gil, an organizer with East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice, said renter protections are urgently needed following federal immigration sweeps in Southeast L.A.

“There's a lot of renters now who are at risk of not being able to pay their