Why California shouldn t worry too much about the overturn of the CDC s eviction moratorium Eric Escalante
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An overturned CDC eviction moratorium raised eyebrows across the country, leaving questions as to just how widespread of an impact it could have.
The national ban was put in place last year by the Trump Administration and extended by the Biden Administration. Some states like California adopted their own moratoriums.
In California, the state eviction moratorium was a law that extended renter protections into June for people devastated by the coronavirus pandemic.
While there are some questions in the air, Asm. David Chiu (D-San Francisco), the author of the original moratorium bill in California, said the ruling won’t be impacting California’s moratorium.
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San Diego leaders adopted a countywide temporary rent cap Tuesday and new rules to make evictions more difficult for landlords during the pandemic.
The new ordinance takes effect in early June and lasts until sometime in August. Landlords under the new law can no longer evict tenants for “just cause” reasons, such as lease violations, and can only be removed if they are an “imminent health or safety threat.” This makes it one of the strictest anti-eviction laws in the state.
It also blocks a homeowner from moving back into their property and kicking a renter out, which is allowed now by law.
Capitol Mum On Eviction Moratorium Extension As Renters Seek More Time Sunday, May 2, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
Helen Duffy, back right, a West Oakland landlord holds up a sign decrying SB 91, a rent relief plan signed into law earlier that day by Gov. Gavin Newsom, during a vigil at the Elihu M. Harris, State of California office building in Oakland.
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With two months to go before a statewide eviction moratorium expired in January, lawmakers, lobbyists and the governor’s staff were already deep into negotiations on an extension. They reached it just days before the deadline, providing six more months of a ban on eviction.
Prospective Tenants Charged To View Rentals In Orangevale
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ORANGEVALE (CBS13) – An Orangevale renter said he was required to pay a $40 application fee, just to view an apartment.
Jerrald Cummings said it’s happening with several property management companies during the pandemic.
“It just seems like a hustle,” Cummings said.
He found a potential apartment on the Results Property Management website, but to view it, he had to fill out an application and pay that $40.
“I don’t want to apply for something I’ve never seen,” Cummings said.
The owner of the company told us they changed their policy during the pandemic because they can only show properties to one applicant at a time and pre-screening allows them to separate serious applicants from “tire kickers.” It also allows them to avoid spending time showing properties to people who won’t qualify.
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With two months to go before a statewide eviction moratorium expired in January, lawmakers, lobbyists and the governor’s staff were already deep into negotiations on an extension. They reached it j
Now, with two months left before that
extension itself expires on June 30, there is no proposed legislation to give renters more time before the moratorium ends, and lawmakers expressed uncertainty that there will be.
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The City of L.A. s emergency rent relief program is due to expire April 30.
“It remains to be seen if there’s appetite in Sacramento to extend the protections past June 30,” said David Chiu, the San Francisco Democratic Assemblyman who wrote the original eviction moratorium legislation. “But I don’t think any of my colleagues have an interest in seeing a wave of mass evictions.”