SACRAMENTO, Calif.
California would extend eviction protections through the end of June while using federal money to pay off up to 80% of most tenants’ unpaid rent, according to a proposal being negotiated between Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state’s top two legislative leaders.
The proposal, which must be approved by the state Legislature, would extend a state law scheduled to expire on Monday that prevents landlords from evicting tenants who could not pay their rent between March and August because of the coronavirus pandemic. To be eligible, tenants must pay at least 25% of their rent due between Sept. 1 and Jan. 31.
SACRAMENTO
Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders have agreed to a proposal to extend through June protections against evictions for California tenants financially harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic, an effort that would head off what some warn could be a housing crisis in the state, officials said Monday.
The proposal ironed out with Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood) and Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) and introduced in legislation made public Monday would also create a rent subsidy program using up to $2.6 billion in federal rental relief dollars.
The deal, confirmed by the governor, would help renters who have collectively fallen behind by hundreds of millions of dollars as the pandemic’s shutdown of the economy has put many out of work. Current state protections against eviction expire Jan. 31. But some tenant advocates said the proposal does not go far enough.
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Deal extends California eviction rule through June Share Updated: 12:46 PM PST Jan 25, 2021
Deal extends California eviction rule through June Share Updated: 12:46 PM PST Jan 25, 2021
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Show Transcript GOAL THIS WEEK, EXTENDING PROTECTIONS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. WE ANNOUNCED A FEW MOMENTS AGO THE INCREDIBLE READERSHIP OF OUR PRO TEM. NO ONE OUTSOURCED TIME AND ATTENTION TO GET A DEAL DONE. BY THE WAY, IT WAS 9:01 LAST NIGHT WHEN THE FINAL PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE WAS WORKED OUT. I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE THOSE LEADERS FOR A JOB WELL DONE. I DO NOT WANT TO GO INTO TOO MUCH DETAIL, BUT THE DETAIL WHEN THIS IS PUT FORWARD FOR THE LEGISLATURE THIS WEEK WITH URGENCY, BUT THIS IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THIN THE ISSUES ARE SMALL AND LARGE SET. IT’S TWO POINT $6 BILLION ATTACHED TO THIS BILL AS PART OF THE FEDERAL FUNDS THANK YOU, SPEAKER HELLO SEE SPEAKER PELOSI. THAT WILL BE DIRECTED TO CITIES AND COUNTIES AND OBVIOUSLY THE STATE.