Make sure to read the instructions prior to completing any form

CAA has published new forms for complying with CTRA.

Informational Notices:

• CA-400 – Informational Notice of COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020
• CA-405 – Informational Notice of COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act Extension and New Rental Assistance Program – MUST BE PROVIDED BY FEB. 28

Forms Demanding Payments Due Between Mar. 2020 & Aug. 2020

• CA-401 – 15-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit and Blank Declaration of COVID-19-Related Financial Distress (Rent Due March 1, 2020 – August 31, 2020)
• CA-402 – 15-Day Notice to Perform Covenants or Quit (Monetary Breach) and Blank Declaration of COVID-19-Related Financial Distress (Other Payments Due March 1, 2020 – August 31, 2020)
• CA-403 – Notice to Pay Rent Within 15 Days or Quit Within 30 Days and Blank Declaration of COVID-19-Related Financial Distress – Covered by CARES Act (Rent Due March 1, 2020 – August 31, 2020)
• CA-404 – Notice to Perform Covenants Within 15 Days or Quit Within 30 Days and Blank Declaration of COVID-19-Related Financial Distress – Covered by CARES Act (Other Payments Due March 1, 2020 – August 31, 2020)

Forms Demanding Payments Due Between Sept. 2020 & Jun. 2021

• CA-410 – 15-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit and Blank Declaration of COVID-19-Related Financial Distress (Rent Due September 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021)
• CA-411 – 15-Day Notice to Perform Covenants or Quit (Monetary Breach) and Blank Declaration of COVID-19-Related Financial Distress (Other Payments Due September 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021)
• CA-412 – Notice to Pay Rent Within 15 Days or Quit Within 30 Days and Blank Declaration of COVID-19-Related Financial Distress – Covered by CARES Act (Rent Due September 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021)
• CA-413 – Notice to Perform Covenants Within 15 Days or Quit Within 30 Days and Blank Declaration of COVID-19-Related Financial Distress – Covered by CARES Act (Other Payments Due September 1, 2020 – June 30, 2021)

Translation Requirement for 15-Day Notices:

If the landlord negotiated the rental/lease agreement in Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, or Korean and, as a result, was required by state law to provide a copy of the rental/lease agreement in one of those languages, the landlord is also required to provide the unsigned copy of a declaration of COVID-19-related financial distress to the resident in that language. As required by CTRA, the Department of Real Estate has official translations of the text of the declaration on their website, which can be found here.

For more information about foreign language translation requirements, see CAA’s Industry Insight – Foreign Language Rental Agreements and Leases.

Miscellaneous

• CA-420 – Itemized Statement of Charges

Application and Rental Reference Forms

California law prohibits a housing provider, tenant screening company, or other entity that evaluates tenants on behalf of a housing provider from using an alleged COVID-19 rental debt, as a negative factor for the purpose of evaluating a prospective housing application or as the basis for refusing to rent a dwelling unit to an otherwise qualified prospective tenant. 

“COVID-19 rental debt” means unpaid rent or any other unpaid financial obligation of a tenant under the tenancy that came due between March 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021. CAA’s forms have been updated to reflect the change in the law.

• CA-001 – Application to Rent
• CA-001S – Application to Rent (Spanish)
• CA-002 – Application to Rent (Large Print)
• CA-014 – Rental Applicant Reference

Just Cause Termination Forms

• CA-231 – Three-Day Notice to Perform Conditions and/or Covenants or Quit (Proof of Service)
• CA-421 – Final Three-Day Notice to Quit for Breach of Covenant(s) (Properties Exempt from AB 1482 Subject to CTRA)
• CA-430 – Notice of Termination of Tenancy Due to Owner Move-in (Properties Exempt from AB 1482, but Subject to CTRA)
• CA-431 – Withdrawal of Property from the Rental Market (Properties Exempt from AB 1482 Subject to CTRA)