On August 31, 2020, Assembly Bill 3088 was signed into law. This resulted in the codification of the “COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020” and the “COVID-19 Small Landlord and Homeowner Relief Act of 2020.” COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020 (Code of Civil Procedure 1179.01 et seq): Under the Tenant Relief Act, there is…
URGENT: In California, two bills are about to pass that will completely destroy your property investments and our housing market, and our economy. SB 1410 heard in Assembly Judiciary Committee on 08/12/2020 AND PASSED which means it is out of committee and going to Senate vote. SB 1410 permits a tenant to stop paying rent…
Without circulating a proposal to the public for comment, the CA Judicial Council/Supreme Court issued an Emergency order pursuant to powers granted by Gov. Newsom’s executive order N-38-20. With regard to evictions, the order precludes the issuance of an eviction summons, in ANY case (including residential/commercial/foreclosure) for ANY reason, except if it is needed to…
On March 25, 2020, the City Council adopted an emergency ordinance (O-21177) creating a temporary loophole for residential and commercial tenants to stop paying rent. Tenants have the burden of requesting and providing proof of a COVID-19 related hardship. What this means to you: If your tenant takes certain steps, you cannot take action to…
