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Despite fierce opposition from the California Apartment Association, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to impose a rent control law that would limit most rent increases and evictions across the county.
The ordinance, approved on a 3-2 preliminary vote, would apply to all cities and the unincorporated areas of San Diego County and would remain in effect until 60 days after Gov. Newsom lifts the stay-at-home order tied to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider a countywide eviction moratorium and rent cap.
The California Apartment Association is calling on rental housing providers to oppose the measure, which would apply both in unincorporated areas and within each city.
State lawmakers have already passed legislation to prevent evictions during the pandemic, namely the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020. Moreover, in 2019, the Legislature passed a statewide rent cap via AB 1482.
“Adding local rental housing laws on top of newly adopted statewide law creates confusion and undercuts balanced enforcement in… Read More
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has extended its COVID-19 eviction moratorium through June, although the move is not expected to have much effect on California, which has its own, arguably more stringent eviction moratorium.
The CDC eviction moratorium had been set to expire at the end of March. With the extension, it’s now set to lapse June 30, the same day California’s eviction ban is scheduled to sunset.
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The California Apartment Association this month argued before the state Supreme Court in a case that could affect the timing and procedures involved in litigating evictions across the state.
Attorney Curtis Dowling of the law firm Dowling and Marquez argued on behalf of CAA during oral arguments in Stancil v. Superior Court of San Mateo County.
The Marin County Board of Supervisors will consider adopting a rent freeze in two census tracts with significant impacts from COVID-19.
If the board adopts the measure, all properties within Census Tract 1290 (Marin City) and Census Tract 1330 (Northern West Marin) will be subject to the rent freeze.
The California Apartment Association is mobilizing members to oppose this move.
“Rent control is not a solution,” said Alex Khalfin, vice president of public affairs for CAA. “Rather than adopting rent control policies, the board should focus on providing additional emergency rental assistance to tenants and landlords impacted by the pandemic.”… Read More
The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday will consider banning nearly all evictions in the county.
Under the ordinance, landlords would be unable to terminate tenancies for lease violations, for owner move‐ins, or even to quit the rental housing business under the Ellis Act.
On the first day of his presidency, Joe Biden on Wednesday ordered a two-month extension of the nation’s COVID-19 eviction moratorium.
The federal eviction protections, which had been slated to sunset Jan. 31, will now run through March 31 unless extended by the president or Congress. The effect of the federal order on California is largely dependent on the fate of the state’s own eviction moratorium. California’s statewide eviction protections, arguably more stringent than the federal order, are set to expire next week, although renewal is a foregone conclusion.
The ultimate timeline for both federal and state moratoria remain at… Read More
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The governor is urging California lawmakers to extend the statewide eviction protections provided under the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act.
Without action, the protections will expire Jan. 31, five months after they passed the Legislature as AB 3088.
Gov. Gavin Newsom said he and legislative leaders have committed to keeping the eviction moratorium in effect.
Gov. Gavin Newsom
“Yes, we will get a deal done to extend these renter-and-eviction protections,” Newsom said during a press conference. “It’s foundational, it’s fundamental.”
Under AB 3088, tenants who declare COVID-related hardships have until the end of this month to pay at least 25% of… Read More
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted 5-0 to extend its eviction moratorium measures through February.
The L.A. County action includes anticipation of the possible expiration of AB 3088, which provides statewide eviction protections and rent deferral guidelines for COVID-19 affected renters.
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After hearing from CAA and its members, Contra Costa County supervisors this week rejected a proposal that would have banned at-fault evictions and expanded the county’s COVID-19 eviction moratorium to tenants who violate their lease.
The 4-1 vote Tuesday came after four hours of public debate, including an overwhelming number of public testimonies from rental housing providers.
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