new order – If you live in a rental unit that does not allow pets, but have had a pet since the COVID-19 period, tomorrow, March 5th, is the last day to notify your landlord.
See below emergency alert From the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services:
It is written like this.
“LA Animal Services
Urgent Alert: For those who adopted a pet during COVID-19 in violation of a lease or rental agreement.
Did you adopt a pandemic pet before February 1, 2023 in violation of a City of Los Angeles lease or rental agreement? If so, you can protect yourself from eviction and having to relinquish your pet . But we must act now.
Even if your rental agreement doesn't allow pets, you must notify your landlord of your pet by March 5 to protect against eviction.
Please visit the link sample letter To provide to the landlord.
A new law passed by the City Council that created this eviction protection, Ordinance No. 188108, states that this eviction protection is necessary. “The City is currently facing a local homelessness emergency, and many tenants have acquired companion animals needed due to the COVID-19 emergency.” Current protections will be extended on January 31, 2024. Once that period expires, you will be at risk of eviction for having an unauthorized pet. Additionally, many of the city's animal shelters are at or near capacity, and any additional pets would put a strain on the city's animal shelter system. ”
To say that many of the city's animal shelters are full is a gross understatement. All six of his animal shelters in the city are extremely crowded with dogs. To address this overpopulation emergency, mayors and city councils should allocate additional funding to spay and neuter surgeries. Funding is urgently needed to issue additional free or reduced-price spay/neuter coupons to reduce the number of dogs, cats, and rabbits entering city shelters. If we don't allocate enough money to spay and neuter now, animals will die and we'll need to spend even more money in the future. It's penny wise and “pound” stupid. See CityWatchLA article. Critical funding for the city: Spaying and neutering saves money and lives.December 2, 2019: Link. Animal Services should also more strictly enforce spay and neuter laws, especially against backyard breeders. please refer to: Link.
We appreciate the efforts of the Department of Animal Services, shelter volunteers, animal welfare activists, the Tarzana Neighborhood Association, the City Council, and the Mayor, including Ordinance No. 188108 (Council File 21-0042-S6), to address the overcrowding emergency. . City animal shelter! Let's try more!
(Jeffrey Mauthner(www.mausnerlaw.com/) serves on the Executive Committee of the Valley Coalition of Neighborhood Councils (VANC) and serves as the liaison to the Los Angeles Department of Animal Services.he is 2 years oldn.d. Vice President of the Tarzana Neighborhood Council and Chair of the Animal Welfare Committee. She is also a volunteer at the West Valley Animal Shelter. He previously served as a budget advisor to the Neighborhood Association and currently serves as a budget member. He is a former attorney and law school professor, previously served as a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Department of Justice, and has received numerous awards from the U.S. Attorney General. (Link) Jeff is CityWatch Featured Writer. You can also check out his other articles here. In September 2023, Jeff received the Guardian of the Animals Award from the In Defense of Animals organization. (Link) This article is written in his personal capacity and not on behalf of Animal Services. )
