Amid the Covid-19 Rental Housing Crisis, AB 1482 Requirements Still Loom
Governor Gavin Newsom released an executive order on 3/16/20 that would allow local government authorities to suspend evictions. This executive order would also delay the eviction of homeowners and defend against utility shutdowns during the emergency issues related to COVID-19.
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The order was created as COVID-19 continues to impact Californians by reduction of labor hours and layoffs which hinder tenants ability to maintain rental agreement payments and other obligations, property owners then being affected in keeping up with their mortgages, and costs of utility services to both.
The limitations would remain in effect until 5/31/20. The important thing to note is that this order does not relieve a tenant or limit a landlord’s right to recover their rent under certain circumstances.
You can read the complete Executive Order here and the most recent Executive order from 3/27/20 here.
On 3/17/20, Governor Newsom then released Executive Order N-28-20 expressly requiring local governments to suspend evictions on tenants impacted by COVID-19 due to the unprecedented economic effect of COVID-19. As a result, a patchwork of local commercial and/or residential “eviction moratoria” was immediately adopted by more than 70 counties and towns.
To ensure continuity across California and to help shelter-in-place orders, Governor Newsom then released a further executive order with restricted statewide residential tenant security on 3/27/20. (Executive Order N-37-20). The state moratorium ends 5/31/20. (see complete list of cities that have placed restrictions on evictions).
As if giving the local cities the ability to create their own restrictions wasn’t enough harm to property owners, the Governor has also allowed Judicial Counsel of the Courts for the State of California the ability to allow each court jurisdiction to mandate for their own specific restrictions; which will cause an extreme delay in cases that the Executive Order would otherwise not apply to.
But let’s not forget about the other main Rent Control Ordinance that came into play this year which was good ole’ AB 1482. The requirement deadlines for AB 1482 will be here before you know it and landlords need to make sure that they have complied whether they are “exempt” or “non-exempt”.
For any tenancies established prior to July 2020, in order to claim the exemption, landlords must give a specific notice to the tenants of the exemption and same applies to properties that are not exempt. For tenancies starting in July 2020 and after, the notice must be incorporated in the lease.
Please contact our office to make sure you are in compliance with the specific requirements before the deadline passes us by.
As always, we are here to defend the interests of owners and our clients who have been affected by the uncertainty of AB 1482 and COVID-19.
We at Fastevict.com Law Group, encourage you to be understanding throughout this time, when dealing with your tenant(s) and their inability to pay their rent or any other matter related to COVID-19. Communicate with your tenants regarding the impact that this has on you as the owner or manager and advise them to make their rent payments if they are not affected by COVID-19. Last but not least, inform them that if they are not able to pay at this time, a repayment plan signed by both parties would be in everyone’s best interest.
Please feel free to contact our office with any questions, sample forms needed, or any concerns you have. Our temporary office hours are Monday – Friday 10 am – 4 pm (by phone only until further notice).
As always, stay safe from the staff of M.C. Earle and Associates /Fast Eviction Service. Stay safe from the staff of Fast Eviction Service and M.C. Earle Law Group.
City Restrictions due to COVID-19 moratoriums (Courtesy of NOLO)
| County/City | Restriction(s) | Source/Duration |
| Agoura Hills | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential and commercial tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must provide written documentation within 30 days of when rent is due, and will have up to 6 months post-emergency to repay any back rent. | 3/2020. Executive Order 2020-01. Effective through 5/31/20. |
| Alameda (City of) | Moratorium on evictions of residential tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents, including: 1) a 20% or more reduction of monthly gross pay; 2) extraordinary out-of-pocket medical expenses; or (3) extraordinary child care needs or needs arising from caring for ill household or family members.Absent emergencies, landlords are prohibited from shutting off utilities. | City of Alameda Ordinance No. 3268 Urgency Uncodified Ordinance. Effective 3/17/20 for 60 days. |
| Alameda County (unincorporated areas) | Emergency moratorium on all residential (specifically including mobile homes) tenant evictions and ‘proceedings to recover possession’ from mortgagors who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents, and appears to include no-fault evictions as well. Tenants must notify landlords within 30 days after rent is due and document inability to pay. The ordinance specifically lists recommended documentation. Landlords/ lenders must include a designated notice with any notice of termination. | AN URGENCY ORDINANCE ADOPTING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS. Effective 3/24/20 for 30 days unless extended. |
| Alhambra | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential and commercial tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords of inability to pay within 7 days after rent is due (unless there are extenuating circumstances), provide documentation and pay a portion due that ‘tenant is able to pay’. Tenants will have up to 6 months post-emergency to repay any back rent. The eviction moratorium will remain in effect during the pay-back period. | ORDINANCE NO. O2M20-4771. AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALHAMBRA TEMPORARILY PROHIBITING EVICTIONS OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL TENANTS ARISING FROM FINANCIAL IMPACTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. Effective 3/4/20 through 5/31/20 unless extended. |
| Anaheim | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential and commercial tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords of inability to pay prior to date that rent is due, provide documentation and pay a portion due that ‘tenant is able to pay’. Tenants will have up to 90 days post-emergency to repay any back rent. The eviction moratorium will remain in effect during the pay-back period. | AN UNCODIFIED (URGENCY) ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM IMPOSING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE EVICTION OF RESIDENTIAL OR COMMERCIAL TENANTS UNABLE TO PAY RENT BECAUSE OF COVID-19…. Effective 3/24/20 through 4/30/20 unless extended. |
| Arcata | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential and commercial tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords of inability to pay prior to date that rent is due, provide documentation within 7 days of when rent was due. Tenants will have up to 120 days post-emergency to repay any back rent. | Ordinance No. 1532, an Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Arcata Adopting Temporary Restrictions on the Eviction of Tenants Due to Non-Payment of Rent. |
| Baldwin Park | Emergency moratorium on all residential evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Residential no-fault evictions are also banned “unless necessary for the health and safety of the tenants, neighbors or landlord.” Tenants must notify landlords via established e-mail and text communication and document inability to pay. | 3/17/20 Baldwin Park Director of Emergency Services Temporary Moratorium on Evictions. Effective for the duration of the emergency. |
| Benicia | Discussed at 3/19/20 city council meeting. Staff directed to prepare a draft for the next council meeting. | Not yet in effect; tentative hearing/ voting date on 4/7/20. |
| Berkeley | Prohibits non-payment and no-fault evictions of residential tenants who demonstrate an inability to pay as a result of COVID-19. Commercial tenants are also protected under an eviction moratorium.In addition, Berkeley is creating a special fund to provide gap assistance to significantly impacted renters, small businesses and arts organizations. | Urgency Ordinance Adopting BMC Chapter 13.110, the COVID-19 Emergency Response Ordinance. Ordinance is effective starting 3/17/20 for the duration of the emergency. |
| Buena Park | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential and commercial tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords of inability to pay within 30 days after rent is due, provide documentation and if possible pay a portion due that ‘tenant is able to pay’. Tenants will have up to 6 months post-emergency to repay any back rent. The eviction moratorium will remain in effect during the pay-back period. | URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF BUENA PARK, CALIFORNIA, ENACTING A MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS FOR RENTERS AND OWNERS OF RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES IN THE CITY. Effective 3/17/20 through the duration of the emergency. |
| Beverly Hills | Emergency moratorium on all residential evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents, and for no-fault evictions unless necessary for the health and safety of tenants, neighbors, or landlord. Commercial tenants are also covered under the similar conditions.Tenants must notify landlords within 30 days after rent is due and document inability to pay. Tenants must also repay unpaid amounts within six months of the emergency’s expiration, and landlords cannot charge late or collection fees. The council has set up a special standing committee to hear commercial landlord-tenant disputes. | ORDINANCE NO. 20-0- 2805 AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS ADOPTING EMERGENCY REGULATIONS RELATED TO RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL TENANT EVICTIONS…. Effective 3/17/20 for the duration of the local emergency. |
| Burbank | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential and commercial tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants will have up to six months post-emergency to repay any back rent. | ORDINANCE NO. 20-3,934. An Uncodified Urgency Ordinance of the Council of the City of Burbank Prohibiting the Eviction Temporarily of Residential and Commercial Tenants. Effective 3/17/20 through 4/30/20 unless extended. |
| Camarillo | Emergency moratorium on all residential and commercial evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents, and appears to include no-fault evictions as well. Tenants must notify landlords within 30 days after rent is due and document inability to pay. Tenants must also repay unpaid amounts within six months of the emergency’s expiration, and landlords cannot charge late or collection fees. | 3/18/20 EOC Director Order No. 20-02 Staying Evictions in the City of Camarillo. Effective through 5/31/20 unless extended. |
| Chula Vista | Emergency moratorium on all residential and commercial evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords within 30 days after rent is due and document inability to pay. Tenants must also repay unpaid amounts within six months of the emergency’s expiration, and landlords cannot charge late or collection fees. | ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ENACTING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON EVICITIONS DUE TO A NONPAYMENT OF RENT FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL TENANTS WHERE THE FAILURE TO PAY RENT RESULTS FROM INCOME LOSS RESULTING FROM THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). Effective 3/17/20 through the duration of the local emergency. |
| Clearlake | Emergency moratorium on all residential evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Residential no-fault evictions are also banned unless necessary for the health and safety of the tenants, neighbors or landlord. Tenants must notify landlords within 30 days after rent is due and document inability to pay. Tenants must also repay unpaid amounts within six months of the emergency’s expiration, and landlords cannot charge late or collection fees. | City Council Resolution No. 2020-10. Effective 3/19/20 through the duration of the local emergency. |
| Costa Mesa | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential and commercial tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords of inability to pay within 7 days after rent is due, provide documentation and pay a portion due that ‘tenant is able to pay’. Tenants will have up to 6 months post-emergency to repay any back rent. | Urgency Ordinance Imposing a Temporary Moratorium on the Eviction of Residential or Commercial Tenants Unable to Pay Rent because of COVID-19. |
| Culver City | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents unless necessary for the health and safety of the tenants, neighbors, landlord or the landlord’s employees. Tenants will have up to six months post-emergency to repay any back rent. | 3/16/20 Public Order under City of Culver City Emergency Authority. Effective through the duration of the local emergency. |
| Davis | Emergency moratorium on all residential and commercial evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords within 30 days after rent is due and document inability to pay. Tenants must also repay unpaid amounts within six months of the emergency’s expiration, and landlords cannot charge late or collection fees. | Urgency Ordinance Adopting Emergency Regulations Related to Evictions and Declaring the Urgency Thereof. Effective 3/17/20 through the duration of the local emergency. |
| Delano | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords of inability to pay before rent is due, provide documentation and pay a portion due that ‘tenant is able to pay’. Tenants will have up to 180 days post-emergency to repay any back rent. The eviction moratorium will remain in effect during the pay-back period. | URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELANO TEMPORARILY PROHIBITING EVICTIONS OF RESIDENTIAL TENANTS ARISING FROM INCOME LOSS OR SUBSTANTIAL MEDICAL EXPENSES RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. Effective through 5/31/20. |
| Duarte | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords of inability to pay within 7 days after rent is due, provide documentation and pay a portion due that ‘tenant is able to pay’. Tenants will have up to 6 months post-emergency to repay any back rent. | COUNCIL BILL 20-O-02 AN URGENCY ORDINANCE … TEMPORARILY PROHIBITING THE EVICTION OF ANY RESIDENTIAL TENANT WHO SUFFERS A SUBSTANTIAL LOSS OF INCOME OR SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN EXPENSE RELATED TO COVID-19. Effective 3/24/20 for30 days. |
| El Monte | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential tenants (specifically including mobile-homes) who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Also adds 13 general “just cause” limitations to evictions. | Urgency Ordinance establishing a 45-day moratorium of residential evictions caused by non-payment of rent due to hardship associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Effective 3/19/20 for 45 days unless extended. |
| Elk Grove | On 3/18/20 the council considered and rejected an emergency eviction moratorium similar to other cities. | None. |
| Emeryville | Emergency moratorium on all residential and commercial evictions for tenants who experience COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Commercial tenants must document inability to pay upon request. Tenants must also repay unpaid amounts.Also covers Homeowners Association actions to evict homeowners for failure to pay dues. HOAs are barred from voting to initiate foreclosure on any COVID-19 affected residential homeowner. | ORDINANCE NO. 20-002. An Urgency Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Enacting A Temporary Moratorium On Residential and Commercial Evictions Due to Nonpayment Of Rent And Residential Foreclosures Initiated by Homeowner’ s Associations Where The Failure To Pay Rent Or Assessments Results From Income Loss Due To The Novel Coronavirus ( COVID-19) Pandemic. Effective 3/19/20 through 5/31/20. |
| Fresno, City of | Emergency moratorium on evictions of residential and commercial tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Commercial tenants are additionally protected when they close voluntarily or pursuant to official mandate “…to prevent or reduce the spread of COVID-19”. All tenants must notify landlords of inability to pay rents, then have 7 days from notification to provide documentation. Upon expiration of the emergency, tenants have 6 months to pay past due rent. | An Emergency Ordinance of the City of Fresno Adding Section 2-514 to the Fresno Municipal Code Regarding the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency. Effective 3/19/20 for 30 days unless extended. |
| Fresno, County of | Unable to locate a copy online as of 3/27/20. | Emergency ordinance prohibiting evictions arising from income loss or substantial medical expenses related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic Effective 3/24/20 through 5/31/20. |
| Fullerton | Emergency moratorium on all residential and commercial evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords within 30 days after rent is due, pay any amount possible, and document inability to pay. Tenants must also repay unpaid amounts within six months of the emergency’s expiration, and landlords cannot charge late or collection fees. | URGENCY ORDINANCE RELATED TO A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON EVICTING TENANTS DUE TO THE COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. Effective 3/26/20 through 5/31/20. |
| Garden Grove | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential and commercial tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants will have up to six months post-emergency to repay any back rent. | 3/17/20. Local Emergency Proclamation and A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GARDEN GROVE RATIFYING THE CITY MANAGER/DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES’ PROCLAMATION DECLARING THE EXISTENCE OF A LOCAL EMERGENCY. Effective 3/17/20 through 5/31/20. |
| Glendale | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential (specifically including Section-8/assisted) and commercial tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants will have up to six months post-emergency to repay any back rent. | Glendale Public Order No. 2020-03. Effective 3/18/20 through the duration of the local emergency. |
| Goleta | Emergency moratorium on all residential and commercial evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords within 30 days after rent is due and document inability to pay. Tenants must also repay unpaid amounts within six months of the emergency’s expiration, and landlords cannot charge late or collection fees. | Resolution No. 20-18 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Goleta, Confirming the Existence of a Local Emergency. Effective 3/17/20 for 60 days. |
| Grass Valley | Moratorium on evictions of residential and commercial tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Commercial tenants are additionally protected when they close voluntarily or pursuant to official mandate “…to prevent or reduce the spread of COVID-19”. All tenants must notify landlords of inability to pay rents, then have 7 days from notification to provide documentation. Upon expiration of the emergency, tenants have 6 months to pay past due rent. | Ordinance No. __. Emergency Ordinance…Enacting a Temporary Moratorium on Evictions.5/24/20 in effect through 5/31/20. |
| Hayward | Emergency moratorium on all residential evictions for tenants who experience COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents, and for no-fault evictions unless necessary for the health and safety of tenants, neighbors, or landlords. Tenants should notify landlords in writing and provide documentation. However, inability to do so does not preclude the tenant from asserting protections under the Moratorium. Either party may request mediation through the City of Hayward Rent Review Office. | AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAYWARD ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS IN THE CITY OF HAYWARD FOR NON-PAYMENT OF RENT CAUSED BY THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) PANDEMIC…. Effective 3/24/20 for 90 days. |
| Inglewood | Emergency moratorium on all residential evictions, including just cause evictions, for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords and document inability to pay. | Emergency Ordinance No. 20-07. Effective 3/17/20 for 45 days. |
| La Verne | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential and commercial tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants will have up to six months post-emergency to repay any back rent. | Urgency Ordinance No. 1093 – Temporarily Prohibiting the Eviction of Residential and Commercial Tenants for Non-Payment of Rent Caused by the Coronavirus. Effective 3/24/20 through |
| Long Beach | At the 3/17/20 meeting, staff was directed to draft an ordinance to be considered at a future meeting. | No ordinance in effect. |
| Los Angeles (City of) | Moratorium on evictions of residential tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants have up to six months to repay any back-rent due. No-fault evictions are also prohibited where tenant or household member is “ill, in isolation, or under quarantine due to COVID-19″.”Ellis Act” evictions are also prohibited during the emergency and for 60 days thereafter.Moratorium on evictions of commercial tenants unable to pay rents due to circumstances similar to those under the residential moratorium. Tenants have up to three months post-emergency to repay any back rent. The city council has also directed the city attorney to draft an emergency eviction ordinance including an assistance fund and tax-reduction, and has scheduled an emergency meeting for 3/27/20. | 3/14/20 Mayer Garcetti Executive Order (residential evictions) through the duration of the emergency.3/16/20 Mayer Garcetti Executive Order (commercial evictions) through 3/31/20 unless extended.Ordinance Adding Article 14.6 to the L.A., Municipal Code to Temporarily Prohibit Certain Residential and Commercial Evictions Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Effective 3/27/20 through |
| Los Angeles (County of) | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential and commercial tenants in unincorporated areas of LA County who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants will have up to six months post-emergency to repay any back rent. | The moratorium starts retroactively on 3/4/20 and remains in place through 3/31/20. |
| Marin County, including cities, towns, and unincorporated areas. | Emergency moratorium on all residential and commercial evictions, including just cause evictions, for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords within 30 days of the due date and document inability to pay. Tenants must repay back rent, but landlords are banned from charging late fees. | Resolution Barring Evictions in Marin County due to the Public Health Emergency Arising from COVID-19. Effective 3/24/20 through 5/31. |
| Mission Viejo | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential and commercial tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords of inability to pay within 30 days after rent is due, and if possible pay a portion due that ‘tenant is able to pay’. Imposes strict requirements regarding documentation. Tenants have up to 6 months post-emergency to repay any back rent. | ORDINANCE 20-337. An Urgency Ordinance of the City of Mission Viejo, California, Prohibiting or Limiting Residential and Commercial Evictions Pursuant to and Consistent with Governor Newsom’s Executive Order N-28-20. Effective 3/25/20 through 5/31/20. |
| Monterey, City of | Emergency moratorium on all residential and commercial evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must use “reasonable efforts” to notify landlords before rent is due, pay all amounts “reasonably able” to pay, and provide supporting documentation within “a reasonable time”. Tenants must also repay unpaid amounts within 120 days of 5/31/20, and landlords cannot charge late or collection fees. | URGENCY ORDINANCE TO TEMPORARILY PROHIBIT RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL EVICTIONS RELATED TO COVID-19. Effective 3/25/20 through 5/31/20. |
| Monterey County of (unincorporated areas) | Emergency moratorium on all residential and commercial evictions, including just cause evictions, for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords and document inability to pay. | An Urgency Ordinance of the County of Monterey…Enacting a Temporary Prohibition on Covid-19 Pandemic Related Evictions…. Effective 3/17/20 through 5/31/20. |
| Moorpark | Emergency moratorium on all residential and commercial evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords within 30 days after rent is due and document inability to pay. Tenants must also repay unpaid amounts within six months of the emergency’s expiration, and landlords cannot charge late or collection fees. | 3/19/20 City of Moorpark Executive Order No. 20-01. An Executive Order of the Director of Disaster Services of the City of Moorpark Imposing Emergency Regulations Related to Residential and Commercial Tenant Evictions. Effective through 5/31/20 unless extended. |
| Nevada City | Emergency moratorium through 3/31/20 on all residential evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. No documentation is required, but tenants must notify landlords in writing within 30 days of rent due date of inability to pay. Tenants will have six months to repay back rent. Late fees for rent and utilities will be suspended during that time. | City Manager Temporary Moratorium on Evictions, effective through 3/31/20. Scheduled to be ratified at the 3/25/20 council meeting. |
| Nevada County | Emergency moratorium on all residential and commercial evictions, including just cause evictions, for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. | 3/24/20 RESOLUTION EXERCISING THE COUNTY OF NEVADA’S POLICE POWER TO IMPOSE SUBSTANTIVE LIMITATIONS ON RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL EVICTIONS AND JUDICIAL FORECLOSURES THROUGH MAY 31, 2020 |
| Oakland | Emergency moratorium on residential evictions for any reasons except tenants who pose ..”an imminent threat to the health or safety of other occupants” for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents that become due during the local state of emergency. Excludes single family home tenants.Emergency moratorium on all commercial evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Excludes businesses with 100 or more employees.All tenants must repay past due rent; no late fees where inability to pay is due to COVID-19. Landlords are further prohibited from evicting tenants for COVID-19 inability to pay rents AFTER the moratorium is lifted. | EMERGENCY ORDINANCE imposing a moratorium on RESIDENTIAL evictions, RENT INCREASES, AND LATE FEES during the LOCAL EMERGENCY PROCLAIMED IN RESPONSE TO THE NOVEL coronavirus (covid-19) PANDEMIC…”. Effective 3/27/20 through 5/31/20 unless extended. |
| Ojai | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants will have up to six months post-emergency to repay any back rent. | 3/17/20 City of Ojai Director of Emergency Services Executive Order No. 20-01. Effective for the duration of the emergency. |
| Oxnard | Emergency moratorium on all residential evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords within 30 days after rent is due and document inability to pay. Tenants are not relieved of obligation to repay past-due amounts. | 3/19/20 City of Oxnard Director Order No. 20-01. Effective until 3/31/20 or when ratified by the council. |
| Palm Springs | Emergency moratorium on all residential evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords within 90 days after rent is due and document inability to pay. Tenants are not relieved of obligation to repay past-due amounts, but landlords cannot charge late fees or interest. | An Urgency Ordinance of the City of Palm Springs, California Enacting a Temporary Moratorium on Evictions Due to Nonpayment of Rent. Effective 3/19/20 through 3/31/20 unless extended. |
| Palo Alto | Emergency moratorium on all residential evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords within 90 days after rent is due and document inability to pay. Tenants are not relieved of obligation to repay past-due amounts, but landlords cannot charge late fees or interest.Staff was directed to draft an urgency ordinance regarding commercial tenants for the next board meeting. | Urgency Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Relating to a Temporary Moratorium on Residential Evictions for Nonpayment of Rent During the COVID-19 State of Emergency and Declaring the Ordinance to be an Emergency Measure to Take Effect Immediately Upon Adoption. Effective 3/23/20 for 120 days after expiration of the local emergency. |
| Pasadena | Emergency moratorium on all residential and commercial evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Residential no-fault evictions are also banned “unless necessary for the health and safety of the tenants, neighbors or landlord.” Both residential and commercial tenants must notify landlords within 30 days after rent is due and document inability to pay. Tenants must also repay unpaid amounts within six months of the emergency’s expiration, and landlords cannot charge late or collection fees. | An Uncodified Ordinance of the City Council of The City of Pasadena Enacting a Moratorium on Eviction for Non-payment of Rent by Residential Tenants Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic. Effective 3/17/20 for the duration of the emergency. |
| Placentia | Emergency moratorium on all residential and commercial evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords within 30 days after rent is due and document inability to pay. Tenants must also repay unpaid amounts within six months of the emergency’s expiration, and landlords cannot charge late or collection fees. | Urgency Ordinance No. O-2020-03, An Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City Of Placentia, California relating to a temporary moratorium on evicting tenants…. Effective 3/24/20 through expiration of the statewide emergency. |
| Pomona | Emergency moratorium on all residential and commercial evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords within 30 days after rent is due and document inability to pay. Tenants must also repay unpaid amounts within six months of the emergency’s expiration, and landlords cannot charge late or collection fees. | Director of Emergency Services Executive Order enacting a temporary moratorium on foreclosures and evictions due to non-payment of rent by residential and commercial tenants impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Effective 3/19/20 through 05/31/20 unless extended. |
| Rancho Cucamonga | Emergency moratorium on all residential and commercial evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords within 30 days after rent is due and document inability to pay. Tenants must also repay unpaid amounts within six months of the emergency’s expiration, and landlords cannot charge late or collection fees. | Ordinance No. 967, An Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga Adopting Emergency Regulations Related to Residential and Commercial Tenant Evictions. Effective 3/18/20 through 5/31/20 for residential and 4/30/20 for commercial tenants. The Council will review the commercial moratorium again at its 4/15/20 meeting. |
| Redlands | Emergency moratorium on all residential and commercial evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords within 30 days after rent is due and document inability to pay. Tenants must also repay unpaid amounts “…after expiration of this ordinance”… and landlords cannot charge late or collection fees. | AN UNCODIFIED URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS ENACTING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL EVICTIONS DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF RENT BY TENANTS WHERE THE FAILURE TO PAY RENT RESULTS FROM INCOME LOSS RESULTING FROM THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID19. Effective through 5/31/20 unless extended. |
| Richmond | Emergency moratorium on all residential evictions for nonpayment of rent due to the financial impact of COVID-19, and other no-fault evictions (Owner Move-In, Withdrawal from the Rental Market (Ellis Act), Substantial Repairs, Temporary Tenancy) unless necessary for the health and safety of tenants, neighbors, or the landlord. The city has also instituted specific notice and filing procedures for allowable evictions under the moratorium. Tenants must notify landlords within 30 days after rent is due and document inability to pay. Tenants must also repay unpaid amounts within six months of the emergency’s expiration, and landlords cannot charge late or collection fees. | 3/17/20 Director of Emergency Services Emergency Order Prohibiting Evictions. Effective for the duration of the emergency or until superseded by ordinance. |
| Rosemead | Emergency moratorium on all residential and commercial evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords within 30 days after rent is due and document inability to pay. Tenants must also repay unpaid amounts within 6 months, and landlords cannot charge late or collection fees. | ORDINANCE NO. 993 AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD TEMPORARILY PROHIBITING EVICTIONS OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL TENANTS ARISING FROM INCOME LOSS OR SUBSTANTIAL MEDICAL EXPENSES RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. Effective 3/24/20 through 5/31/20. |
| San Bernardino, City of | The City Manager has been authorized and directed to establish a temporary eviction moratorium similar to other cities, via an additional emergency proclamation. | Resolution No. 2020-51 Ratifying Emergency Proclamation 2020-01 and Proclaiming the Existence of a Local Emergency effective 3/18/20 through the state of emergency. |
| San Bernardino, County of | Emergency moratorium on all residential and commercial evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. | Resolution 2020-019 effective 3/24/20 through 4/30/20. |
| San Diego, City of | Emergency moratorium on all residential and commercial evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. | In effect 3/25/20 through 5/31/20. |
| San Diego, County of | Emergency moratorium on all residential and commercial evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. | In effect 3/27/20 through 5/31/20 |
| San Francisco (City and County of) | Moratorium on evictions for residential tenants suffering a financial impact due to business closure, loss/reduction of work or wages, layoffs, or extraordinary medical expenses.The financial impacts must have been caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Mayor’s Proclamation, the Declaration of Local Health Emergency, or public health orders related to COVID-19 from local, state, or federal authorities.The tenant must notify the landlord of inability to pay rent due to a COVID-19 related impact, and provide documentation or other objective information within one week. The tenant will have up to six months following termination of the emergency declaration to repay any back due rent.The Board of Supervisors is in the process of enacting similar ordinances for both residential and commercial tenants. | 3/15/20 Mayor Breed Executive Order effective for 30 days unless extended. |
| San Jose | Moratorium on evictions tenants of “all residential properties” (e.g., tenants with rooms in single-family homes; rent-stabilized and low-income; mobile-homes) who demonstrate an inability to pay due to COVID-19, the related state of emergency, or government-recommended precautions. Renters must document COVID-19 impacts and a substantial loss of income. Tenants must repay any back due rent. Specific forms and required notices are available for landlords and tenants here. | COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium Ordinance. Effective |
| San Leandro | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential and commercial tenants in SLO County and the cities listed who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants have 30 days after date rent is due to notify landlords of inability to pay, and will have up to 90 days following termination of the state emergency declaration to repay any back due rent. Landlords are barred from collecting late fees. | AN URGENCY ORDINANCE of the City of San Leandro under San Leandro Municipal Code Section 1-1-345(b) Enacting a Temporary Moratorium on Evictions Due to Nonpayment of Rent for Residential and Commercial Tenants Where the Failure to Pay Rent is from Income Loss Resulting from the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Effective 3/23/20 through 5/32/20 or the expiration of the statewide emergency. |
| San Mateo, County of | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Landlords must provide tenants with a county Department of Housing- provided form that states the amount of rent due, and tenant must provide documentation within 14 days of receiving the form that inability to pay is due to COVID-19. Tenants then have up to 180 days after 3/31/20 to repay any back rent due. | San Mateo County Board of Supervisors Emergency Regulation No. 2020-001. Effective 3/24/20 through 3/30/20 unless extended. |
| Sacramento, City of | Moratoriums on evictions of residential and commercial tenants who demonstrate inability to pay due to COVID-19, the related state of emergency, or government-recommended precautions.Tenants must notify landlords in writing before rents are due of the reasons for delayed payments, provide verifiable documentation, pay any portions they are able, and are still liable for any unpaid portions after the emergency expires. | 3/17/20 Ordinance Amending Section 5.156.090 of the Sacramento City Code Regarding Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on Evicting Tenants and Declaring the Ordinance to be an Emergency Measure. In effect for the duration of the local emergency. |
| Sacramento, County of | Emergency moratorium on all residential evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords before rent is due, pay any amount possible, and document inability to pay. Tenants must also repay unpaid amounts within 120 days of the expiration of the statewide emergency, and landlords cannot charge late or collection fees | AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF EVICTION OF RESIDENTIAL TENANTS DUE TO IMPACTS OF COVID-19. 3/25/20. In effect 4/24/20 through the duration of the local emergency. |
| San Joaquin, County of | Emergency moratorium on all residential and commercial evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. | R E S O L U T I O N R-20-44 EXERCISING THE COUNTY’S POLICE POWER TO IMPOSE SUBSTANTIVE LIMITATIONS ON RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL EVICTIONS Effective 3/24/20 through 5/31/20. |
| San Jose | Moratorium on evictions tenants of “all residential properties” (e.g., tenants with rooms in single-family homes; rent-stabilized and low-income; mobile-homes) who demonstrate an inability to pay due to COVID-19, the related state of emergency, or government-recommended precautions. Renters must document COVID-19 impacts and a substantial loss of income. Tenants must repay any back due rent. Specific forms and required notices are available for landlords and tenants here. | An Ordinance of the City of San Jose Enacting a Temporary Moratorium on Elections Due to the Non Payment of Rent for Residential Tenants Where the Failure to Pay Rent Results from Income Loss Resulting from the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). In effect through 4/17/20. |
| San Luis Obispo, County of – in partnership with the Cities of Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Grover Beach, Morro Bay, El Paso de Robles, Pismo Beach and the City of San Luis Obispo. | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential and commercial tenants in SLO County and the cities listed who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants have 30 days from date rent is due to notify landlords of inability to pay, and will have up to six months following termination of the emergency declaration to repay any back due rent. Landlords are barred from collecting late fees. | Local Emergency Order and Regulation No. 3. COVID-19. Effective 3/18/20 through 3/31/20. |
| Santa Ana | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential and commercial tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants have 30 days from date rent is due to notify landlords of inability to pay, and will have up to six months following termination of the emergency declaration to repay any back due rent. Landlords are barred from collecting late fees. | 3/24/20 Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services for the City of Santa Ana, Enacting and Implementing a Moratorium on Foreclosures and Evictions Due to Non Payment of Rent by Residential and Commercial Tenants Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus…. |
| Santa Barbara, City of | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential and commercial tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants have 20 days from date rent is due to notify landlords of inability to pay. The tenant’s notice must describe and document the household financial condition and include the amount of rent that tenant believes they can make on a current monthly basis and the amount tenant wants to defer during the emergency. Leases expiring prior to 5/31/20 are specifically addressed in the order. | UNCODIFIED EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA BARBARA ENACTING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS FOR NONPAYMENT OF RENT BY RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL TENANTS WHO HAVE BEEN HARMED FINANCIALLY AS A RESULT OF COVID-19. through 5/31/20 unless extended. |
| Santa Barbara, County of | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential and commercial tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords on or before the date rent is due of inability to pay, must provide documentation of that inability within 7 days of so notifying, and will have up to six months from 3/24/20 or following termination of the statewide emergency declaration to repay any back due rent. Landlords are barred from collecting late fees. | AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO PURSUANT TO CHARTER SECTION 295 ENACTING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF RENT FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL TENANTS ARISING OUT OF A SUBSTANTIAL DECREASE IN INCOME OR SUBSTANTIAL OUT-OF-POCKET MEDICAL EXPENSES RESULTING FROM THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS, COVID-19, OR GOVERNMENTAL RESPONSE TO COVID-19. Effective 3/24/20 through the withdraw of the statewide or local emergency. |
| Santa Clara, City of | Emergency moratorium on all residential and Commercial evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Residential no-fault evictions are also banned unless necessary for the health and safety of the tenants, neighbors or landlord. Tenants must document inability to pay. Tenants must also repay unpaid amounts within 90 days of the emergency’s expiration, and landlords cannot charge late or collection fees. | Urgency Ordinance of the City of Santa Clara, California, Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on Evictions Due to Non Payment of Rent and No-fault Evictions for Residential Tenants…. Effective 3/24/20 for 45 days unless extended. |
| Santa Clara, County of | Emergency moratorium on all residential and Commercial evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Residential no-fault evictions are also banned unless necessary for the health and safety of the tenants, neighbors or landlord. Tenants must document inability to pay. Tenants must also repay unpaid amounts within 120 days of the emergency’s expiration, and landlords cannot charge late or collection fees. | Urgency Ordinance No. NS-9.287 establishing a temporary moratorium on evictions resulting from the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Emergency within Santa Clara County and declaring urgency thereof. Effective 3/24/20 through 5/31/20 unless extended. |
| Santa Cruz, City of | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential and commercial tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents.Tenants must provide documentation. Tenants and landlords may negotiate payment plans that identify a set timeline for unpaid rent, extending up to six months. Tenants shall pay all of the portion of the rent that the tenant is able to pay | Ordinance No. 2020-07. Emergency Ordinance Preventing Residential or Commercial Evictions for Non-Payment of Rent as a Result of Economic Losses Related to the Coronavirus Pandemic. Effective 3/24/20 through 5/31/20. |
| Santa Cruz, County of | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential and commercial tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must provide documentation. | ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 8.48 TO THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY CODE TO PROHIBIT EVICTIONS ARISING FROM INCOME LOSS OR SUBSTANIAL MEDICAL EXPENSES RELATED TO THE CORONOVIRUS PANDEMIC. Effective 3/24/20 through |
| Santa Monica | Emergency moratorium on all residential evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Residential no-fault evictions are also banned unless necessary for the health and safety of the tenants, neighbors or landlord. Tenants must notify landlords within 30 days after rent is due and document inability to pay. Tenants must also repay unpaid amounts within six months of the emergency’s expiration, and landlords cannot charge late or collection fees. | 3/14/20 First Supplement to the Executive Order of the Director of Emergency Services Declaring the Existence of a Local Emergency. Effective for the duration of the emergency. |
| Scotts Valley | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential and commercial tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords of inability to pay prior to date that rent is due, provide documentation and pay a portion due that ‘tenant is able to pay’. Tenants will have up to 120 days post-emergency to repay any back rent. | ORDINANCE NO. 194 URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCOTTS VALLEY TO ENACT A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS DUE TO NON-PAYMENT OF RENT FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL TENANTS WHERE THE FAILURE TO PAY RENT RESULTS FROM INCOME OR BUSINESS LOSSES RESULTING FROM THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) |
| Shasta County | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential and commercial tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must document inability to pay, and must repay any back due rent. | ORDINANCE NO. SCC 2020-URGENCY ORDINANCE ADDING CHAPTER 8.65 TO THE SHASTA COUNTY CODE TO PROHIBIT EVICTIONS ARISING FROM INCOME LOSS OR SUBSTANIAL MEDICAL EXPENSES RELATED TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. Effective through 5/31/20. |
| Simi Valley | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential and commercial tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants have 30 days from date rent is due to notify landlords and document inability to pay, and must repay any back due rent. | 3/18/20 Order of the Director of Emergency Services (City Manager) of the City of Simi Valley Staying Evictions. Effective for the duration of the emergency or until superseded by ordinance. |
| Sonoma County | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must document inability to pay, and must repay any back due rent within 60 days of the conclusion of the emergency. Tenants may assert moratorium as an affirmative defense to eviction, and may institute a civil proceeding for injunctive relief, treble money damages (including damages for mental or emotional distress) plus costs and other remedies. | URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF SONOMA…ESTABLISHING AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE TO EVICTION ARISING FROM INCOME LOSS OR SUBSTANIAL MEDICAL EXPENSES RELATED TO COVID-19. Effective 3/24/20 for the duration of the local emergency plus 60 days. |
| South Pasadena | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential and commercial tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must document inability to pay, and must repay any back due rent within six months. | A Resolution of the City Council of the City of South Pasadena, California, Proclaiming a Local Emergency Due to the Outbreak of COVID-19. Effective 3/19/20 through the duration of the emergency. |
| Stockton | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Elderly and disabled tenants receive automatic protections. Other tenants must notify landlords in writing and provide documentation of inability to pay. Tenants must repay any back due rent. | Stockton COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium Ordinance. Effective for 60 days from 3/17/20. |
| Thousand Oaks | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. The City Manager and City Attorney are creating regulations and processes to implement the moratorium. | Resolution of the City Council of Thousand Oaks Ratifying the Proclamation of the Existence of a Local Emergency and Rendering Certain Emergency Orders. Effective 3/17/20 through the end of the local state of emergency. |
| Union City | Emergency moratorium on all residential and commercial evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords within 30 days after rent is due and document inability to pay. Tenants must also repay unpaid amounts within 90 days of the emergency’s expiration, and landlords cannot charge late or collection fees. | URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF UNION CITY ENACTING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF RENT FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL TENANTS WHERE THE FAILURE TO PAY RENT IS FROM INCOME LOSS RESULTING FROM THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). Effective 3/24/20. Moratorium in effect until 5/31/20 or the expiration of the local or statewide emergency, whichever is later. Ordinance to expire 90) days thereafter. |
| Vallejo | Emergency moratorium on all no-fault evictions of residential and commercial tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must repay any back due rent. | 3/18/20 Order of the Director of Emergency Services (Vallejo City Manager) Staying Evictions. Effective for the duration of the emergency or until superseded by ordinance. |
| Visalia | None. | On 3/27/20 the Visalia city council declined to enact a moratorium. |
| Watsonville | Emergency moratorium on all residential and commercial evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords before rent is due, document inability to pay, and pay any portion tenant is reasonably able to pay. Tenants must also repay unpaid amounts within 6 months of the emergency’s expiration. | AN UNCODIFIED URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATSONVILLE ENACTING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL RENT FOR TENANTS WHERE THE FAILURE TO PAY RENT RESULTS FROM INCOME LOSS RESULTING FROM THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID 19). Effective 3/23/20 through termination of the local emergency. |
| West Hollywood | Emergency moratorium on all residential evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords within 30 days after rent is due and document inability to pay. Tenants must also repay unpaid amounts within six months of the emergency’s expiration, and landlords cannot charge late or collection fees. | AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD ENACTING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS DUE TO NONPAYMENT OF RENT FOR RESIDENTIAL TENANTS WHERE THE FAILURE TO PAY RENT RESULTS FROM INCOME LOSS RESULTING FROM THE NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19). Effective 3/16/20 for 60 days unless extended. |
| West Sacramento | Moratorium on evictions of residential and commercial tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Commercial tenants are additionally protected when they close pursuant to official mandate or related loss of income. All tenants must notify landlords of inability to pay rents prior to due dates, provide documentation and pay a reduced amount based upon the amounts of lost income. Upon expiration of the emergency, tenants must repay any back due rent. | Ordinance Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on Evicting Residential and Commercial Tenants. Effective 3/18/20 through at least 3/31/20. |
| Whittier | Emergency moratorium on all residential and commercial evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords within 30 days after rent is due, document inability to pay, and pay any portion tenant is reasonably able to pay. Tenants must also repay unpaid amounts within 120 days. | Urgency Ordinance No. 3115 relating to a Temporary Moratorium on Evicting Tenants and Declaring the Ordinance to be an Emergency…. Effective 3/24/20 through the duration of the California State of Emergency. |
| Woodland | Emergency moratorium on all residential evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. Tenants must notify landlords within 30 days after rent is due and document inability to pay. Tenants must also repay unpaid amounts within six months of the emergency’s expiration, and landlords cannot charge late or collection fees. | Ordinance No. 1658. An Urgency Ordinance of the City Council of Woodland Enacting a Temporary Moratorium on Evictions. Effective 3/24/20. |
| Yolo County | Emergency moratorium on all residential evictions for tenants who demonstrate COVID-19 related inabilities to pay rents. | RESOLUTION EXERCISING THE COUNTY’S POLICE POWER TO IMPOSE SUBSTANTIVE LIMITATIONS ON RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL EVICTIONS. Effective through 3/31/20 unless extended. |
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