Tenants who were "perfectly able to afford the monthly rent" were being asked to give landlords "ever larger sums" in advance, he said, or "risk being locked out of renting altogether".

Los Angeles' mayor Karen Bass said "urgent preparations" are being made in advance of the near-hurricane force winds, which are expected throughout Tuesday.

"To our Chinese hosts, thanks for having us - sorry in advance for the chaos," a new US user wrote.

He is due to be considered for parole in two years but in advance of that Ms Black has been asked to submit a victim impact statement as part of a pre-tariff review.

LA Mayor Karen Bass said "urgent preparations" are being made in advance of near hurricane-force winds predicted to peak on Tuesday.