BREAKING: Oakland City Council votes to approve ordinance that will phase out the pandemic-era eviction moratorium.
Oakland city leaders Tuesday voted on a proposed phase-out process for the city's eviction moratorium that has been a highly contentious issue for renters and landlords.
The City Council voted to approve the ordinance that will phase out the pandemic-era eviction moratorium, allowing certain evictions to resume in May and ending the moratorium on July 15. Oakland City council just voted to approve the July 15 date to end the Covid-19 eviction moratorium, per legislation presented on Fri. A substantial damage clause was stricken from the legislation, disappointing tenant advocates concerned about unreasonable evictionThe ordinance also makes changes to strengthen Oakland's permanent just-cause eviction protections.Sign up for NBC Bay Area’s Housing Deconstructed newsletter.
Landlords in Oakland expressed their opposition to the proposal, instead calling for an immediate end to the moratorium. “I can't sleep at night because I know I have to pay this bill tomorrow and that bill the next day and I don't have enough money to pay, and I have to work day and night, three jobs to get by,” said Lynn Truong, Oakland property owner.
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