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<\/p>\nSacramento, CA…Governor Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders of both the Senate and the Assembly today announced a proposed extension of California\u2019s statewide evictions moratorium, and an increase in compensation for California\u2019s rent relief program.<\/p>\n
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The three-party agreement on AB 832 \u2013 which extends the current eviction moratorium through September 30, 2021 \u2013 will ensure that California quickly uses the more than $5 billion in federal rental assistance to help the state\u2019s tenants and small landlords and protect vulnerable households from eviction. The agreement widens rental assistance by enhancing current law. Provisions include increasing reimbursement to 100 percent for both rent that is past due and prospective payments for both tenants and landlords. Additionally, the bill ensures rental assistance dollars stay in California by prioritizing cities and counties with unmet needs, and uses the judicial process to ensure tenants and landlords have attempted to obtain rental assistance.<\/p>\n
Governor Gavin Newsom: <\/p>\n
\u201cCalifornia is coming roaring back from the pandemic, but the economic impacts of COVID-19 continue to disproportionately impact so many low-income Californians, tenants and small landlords alike. That\u2019s why I am thankful for today\u2019s news from the Legislature \u2013 protecting low-income tenants with a longer eviction moratorium and paying down their back-rent and utility bills \u2013 all thanks to the nation\u2019s largest and most comprehensive rental assistance package, which I am eager to sign into law as soon as I receive it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Senate President pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins (D-San Diego):
\n\u201cOur housing situation in California was a crisis before COVID, and the pandemic has only made it worse \u2014 this extension is key to making sure that more people don\u2019t lose the safety net helping them keep their home. While our state may be emerging from the pandemic, in many ways, the lingering financial impact still weighs heavily on California families. People are trying to find jobs and make ends meet and one of the greatest needs is to extend the evictions moratorium\u2014which includes maximizing the federal funds available to help the most tenants and landlords possible\u2014so that they can count on a roof over their heads while their finances rebound.\u201d<\/p>\n
Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon (D-Lakewood):<\/p>\n
\u201cThe key thing is to recognize that people in rental housing are still facing financial obstacles, even as our economy reopens. This moratorium will keep families in homes, provide critical financial support to landlords, and help protect our supply of rental housing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Assemblymember David Chiu (D-San Francisco), Chair of the Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee:<\/p>\n
\u201cEven though our state has reopened, hundreds of thousands of Californians are grappling with rental debt and the threat of eviction. Removing eviction protections now, while billions of rent relief dollars are still available, would be a disaster and exacerbate our homelessness crisis. This proposal avoids a massive eviction cliff, allowing us to keep tenants in their homes and get landlords the financial support they need.\u201d<\/p>\n
Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), Chair of the Senate Housing Committee:<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve made strides in ending this pandemic, but its impact will continue to reverberate through our economy. Many renters are still out of work. Thousands of families tragically lost someone in their household to COVID-19, which can be both emotionally and financially devastating. We need to ensure our social safety net stays strong, so every Californian can stay stably housed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Details on the proposed extension can be found in AB 832, which will be in print today.<\/p>\n
CONTACT: GovPressOffice@gov.ca.gov (for Governor Newsom)<\/p>\n
Niesha Fritz, Niesha.Fritz@sen.ca.gov (for Pro Tem Atkins)<\/p>\n
Katie Talbot, Katie.Talbot@asm.ca.gov (for Speaker Rendon)<\/p>\n
Jennifer Kwart, Jennifer.Kwart@asm.ca.gov (for Asm. Chiu)<\/p>\n
Catie Stewart, Catie.Stewart@sen.ca.gov (for Senator Wiener)<\/p>\n
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