California Legislature passes a measure to extend eviction protections by five months
The California Legislature acted Monday to avert a crisis by approving emergency legislation to extend protections against evictions by five months for Californians facing financial hardship because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brian Augusta of the California Rural Legal Assistance Foundation said he supports the bill to head off evictions this week, but said tenants need further protection. In March, Newsom sought to slow the spread of the deadly virus by directing Californians to stay home and not to congregate in public places. Many businesses were forced to shut their doors or limit operations.In late March, Newsom issued an executive order briefly banning all renter evictions. The state Judicial Council later issued a moratorium on courts processing evictions and this month extended it through Sept.
In cities and counties that have adopted strong tenant protections, those ordinances would remain in place until they expire, after which time state law would apply, officials said.The measure was opposed by Ron Kingston, representing five housing groups including the Apartment Assn. of Orange County, the Apartment Assn. of California, Southern Cities and the East Bay Rental Housing Assn.
The Senate approved the bill with two Republicans voting against it, three voting in favor and the others abstaining.
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