Gov. Newsom signs law extending eviction protections
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law on Friday that extends eviction protections through the end of June.
Last year, Newsom signed a law that banned evictions for unpaid rent for tenants who paid at least 25% of their rent owed after Sept. 1. That law was set to expire on Monday. But the law Newsom signed on Thursday extends those protections through June 30.
Tenants who qualify for the protections will still owe their rent, they just can’t be evicted for not paying all of it.
The law would use federal stimulus dollars to pay off 80% of some tenants’ unpaid rent, but only if landlords agree to forgive the remaining 20%. If landlords refuse the deal, the law would pay off 25% of tenants’ unpaid rent to make sure they qualify for eviction protections.
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California is about to cancel rent for millions of low-income tenants throughout the state. But it may not go far enough.
Under a plan released Monday and approved by legislators on Thursday, California will roll out an unprecedented rent relief program. Funded with $2.6 billion in federal COVID aid, qualified low-income households could get up to a year s worth of rent debt forgiven.
This will be a welcome reprieve for low-income families who have lost wages during the pandemic and have struggled to pay the rent. It will also be a huge help for landlords, especially small-scale mom and pop operators who haven t been collecting the monthly rent checks they rely upon to pay utilities, taxes and other expenses. The program will pay landlords
Gov. Gavin Newsom
–On Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation to extend the state’s eviction moratorium through June 30, 2021. With the passage of SB 91, California leads all states by enacting the strongest renter protections in the nation.
“Once again, California is leading the way by enacting the strongest eviction protections in the nation, which will provide relief for millions of Californians dealing with financial difficulties as a result of COVID-19,” said Governor Newsom. “This law not only provides greatly needed support for tenants, but also provides relief to small property owners in need of assistance to pay for mortgages, thanks to $2.6 billion in federal stimulus funding.”