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(2) You completed an application for government rental assistance on or before March 31, 2022,
You may have protections against eviction. For information about legal resources that may be available to you, visit lawhelpca.org.”
Sources within the state’s Legislature have advised that this latest extension is intended to be the last, and that renter advocates had pushed legislators for a much longer extension. In fact, original proposals had called for a five-month extension. However, nothing is certain in this regulatory environment, and there is no telling how much longer cities like Los Angeles and Beverly Hills may continue their eviction moratoriums, and whether other local jurisdictions will reinstate moratoriums if and when the state’s moratorium expires on July 31, 2022.
In approving Assembly Bill 2179, Lt. Governor, Eleni Kounalakis, became the first woman in California history to sign legislation into law. Lt. Governor Kounalakis is filling in for Govenor Gavin Newsom who he left the state on a family vacation. It is rare for acting governors to sign new legislation into law in California. The Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles stood steadfastly opposed to Assembly Bill 2179 while another apartment association, the California Rental Housing Association, took a neutral position and worked on the bill’s passage behind the scenes.
Don’t take all these regulations lying down. Help support the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles’ advocacy efforts to curtail legislation that adversely impacts those of us in the rental housing business. Give to the Apartment Association of Greater Los Angeles Political Action Committee (AAGLA PAC) today at AAGLA PAC, c/o Reed & Davidson, 515 South Figueroa Street, Suite 1110, Los Angeles, California 90071-3301; Attn. C. Davidson, Treasurer, or give online at https://aagla. org/candidatespac/.
EFFORTS BEING MADE TO RECALL DISTRICT ATTORNEY GASCÓN EXCEED 200,000 SIGNATURES
As of early April, the campaign to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney, George Gascón, has collected over 200,000 signatures and raised more than $4 million. To make it on the November 2022 ballot, recall organizers need to collect a total of
566,857 signatures by July 6, 2022, from registered Los Angeles County voters. More than 33 cities within Los Angeles County have already issued votes of no confidence related to Gascón’s job performance.
With the Passage of Assembly Bill 2179 Tenant Protections for Non-Payment of Rent Due to COVID- 19 are More Limited.
Tenant eviction protections related to COVID-19 are far more limited. For renters outside of the City of Los Angeles and other local jurisdictions that do not continue to have in place moratoriums of evictions due to non-payment of COVID-19 rental debt that is:
(i) Due after March 31, 2022, housing providers can file an eviction case against renters. California’s Attorney General, Rob Bonta, has warned all renters in this situation that they should pay this rent immediately if they are served with a “three-day notice to pay rent or quit.”
(ii) Due between October 1, 2021 and March 31, 2022, and if the renter has applied for rental assistance on or before March 31, 2022, housing providers may not be able to file an eviction case until July 1, 2022. Housing providers can can file an eviction case against renters if they did not apply for rental assistance by March 31, 2022, or if an application for rental assistance was denied.
(iii)Due between March 1, 2020, and August 31, 2020, and if the renter had submitted
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