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2025 Los Angeles Fires

FEMA disaster assistance

FEMA disaster assistance includes funds for housing and repairs. The deadline to apply was March 31, 2025. But you can submit a late application for 60 days after the deadline. Go to DisasterAssistance.gov to apply or check your application status.

If FEMA denied your application, you have 60 days to appeal FEMA’s decision.

Learn more on FEMA’s LA Fires page or view FEMA’s news updates.

Mortgage relief

Get mortgage relief for structures damaged or destroyed by the LA fires. The state worked with major lenders to offer this relief. Over 400 lenders committed to:

• Reduce or pause mortgage payments for 90 days
• Waive late fees for 90 days
• Protect owners from new foreclosures or evictions for 60 days
• Not report late payments to credit agencies

Visit Mortgage relief resources for a list of participating lenders and more.

Foreclosure protection

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has stopped foreclosures for those affected by the fires. To qualify, your mortgage must be:

• For a single family, and
• Insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA).

If you are facing foreclosure, contact your mortgage company. You may also call the FHA Resource Center at (800) CALL-FHA.

Renter protection

Protection from eviction

The LA County Board of Supervisors has prohibited evictions for tenants who qualify. This protection lasts through July 31, 2025. See FAQs about this resolution (PDF).

The City of Los Angeles protects eligible tenants from eviction. The protection lasts through July 31, 2025. You are eligible if you lost wages because:

• The wildfires destroyed your workplace or rendered it unusable, or
• Your employer laid you off or reduced your working hours, or
• You had clients located in the wildfires, so you lost income.

Tenants are also protected from evictions for renovations through this date.

If you need eviction protection in the City or County of Los Angeles, you must notify your landlord. Send a Notice to Landlord of Inability to Pay Rent (PDF).

Free mediation
The Department of Consumer and Business Affairs (DCBA) offers free mediation services. They help tenants and landlords work out a payment plan. Call (800) 593-8222 to learn more.

Disaster Assistance Guide for Immigrants

You can get the guide in 5 languages

• English
• Spanish
• Simplified Chinese
• Traditional Chinese
• Armenian

from the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI)

If the fires affected you and you have student loans, you may be eligible for relief.
See Student Loan Relief FAQ.

Consumer protections against price gouging

from the Office of the Attorney General

About price gouging

from Los Angeles County

Consumer protection complaint form

from Los Angeles County

Price gouging complaint form

from the City of Los Angeles