California law requires banks to let homeowners delay their mortgage payments for up to one year as they recover from the January fires. But that period rapidly is coming to a close, and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says the timeline should be much longer.

<p>California law requires banks to let homeowners delay their mortgage payments for&nbsp;<a href="https://laist.com/news/housing-homelessness/la-homeowner-fire-mortgage-help-forbearance-eaton-palisades" data-cms-ai="0">up to one year</a> as they recover from the January fires. But that period rapidly is coming to a close, and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass says the timeline should be much longer.</p>