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NCalifornia and Los Angeles Eviction Moratorium Updates
by David Piotrowski, Esq. law Office of David Piotrowski
ow that October 1, 2021, is in San Bernardino County), since as of this writing, the rearview mirror, there are Los Angeles County and the cities of Los Angeles, some updates on the eviction Pasadena, and Beverly Hills, among others, still moratoriums in California, restrict no-fault evictions as will be discussed below. Los Angeles County, and Los If you are a landlord in Ventura or Orange county and Angeles City. This article will want to pursue a no-cause eviction, schedule a call provide insight into some of with an attorney to discuss possible representation. the biggest changes to these One of the most popular no-cause evictions are three eviction moratoriums. tenancies that are currently month-to-month, and the
CALIFORNIA EVICTION MORATORIUM - STATEWIDE
California’s statewide eviction moratorium applicable to residential rental properties expired on September 30, 2021, after having been in effect for just over a year and a half. This means, if the residential rental property is not subject to any other eviction protections at the local or state level (for example, Assembly Bill 1482 at the state level, or local rent control such as the City of Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Ordinance (LARSO)), landlords will again be able to commence evictions without just-cause , typically beginning with the serving of a 30- or 60-day notice to terminate tenancy. For areas that my law firm services, the allowances for no-cause evictions are primarily limited to Ventura County and Orange County (and for members of the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles, also limited to
landlord simply no longer wishes to rent the property to the tenant any longer because the landlord has other plans for the property.
California law still places special, additional restrictions on non-payment of rent cases. These special restrictions will be in effect from October 1, 2021, through March 31, 2022. Beginning October 1, 2021, landlords will be able to utilize 3-day notices to pay rent or quit when demanding rent that became due from October 1, 2021, and beyond, instead of the 15-day notice that was required through September 30, 2021. However, landlords cannot simply go back to using the pre-COVID 3-day notice to pay rent or quit.
Here are some of the main points for 3-day notices to pay rent or quit, beginning on October 1, 2021, and extending through March 31, 2022, which can be found in Civil Code 1179.10:
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