The Los Angeles County Rent Relief Program reopened for a second round of applications Monday, May 20, 2024, providing crucial support for landlords affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. This reopening…
Coronavirus: Resources for navigating the outbreak
COVID-19 Resources
Rental Assistance Payment Program
Visit CAA’s compliance page at caanet.org/rapp/ for more information.
COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act
Visit CAA’s compliance page dedicated to CTRA at caanet.org/ctra/ for more information.
Local COVID-19 Tenant Protections
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, actions have been taken at all levels of government to protect tenants from eviction. Local governments in particular have enacted numerous COVID-19-related tenant protections. Many of these local protections have either expired or been preempted by the CTRA. Below are links to summaries of local eviction moratoria with ongoing restrictions in the most populous areas of which CAA is aware. Click below for CAA Summaries on local COVID-19 Tenant Protections
To ensure compliance with all applicable laws, CAA strongly recommends that rental housing providers consult with an attorney before issuing any notice to pay rent or quit or notice of termination of tenancy while this pandemic persists.
State & Federal COVID-19 Tenant Protections
- State COVID-19 Tenant Protections
- Federal COVID-19 Tenant Protections
In the News
Alameda County has announced the opening of Round 2 of the Landlord Small Grant Recovery Program. This initiative, created with the support of with the California Apartment Association, addresses the…
The California COVID-19 Rent Relief Program has issued letters to some landlords and tenants who previously received pandemic-related financial assistance, requesting the return of these funds. California Apartment Association staff…
Update: CAA financial-relief bill heads to Senate floor (May 20) The Senate Appropriations Committee next week will consider CAA-sponsored legislation that would offer financial relief to landlords who have been…
The California Apartment Association has published a package of compliance materials about AB 2179, a law temporarily extending part of California’s COVID-19 eviction moratorium through June 30. Effective April 1,…
A key committee in the state Legislature has approved a CAA-sponsored bill that would provide financial relief to landlords excluded from the COVID-19 emergency rental assistance program (ERAP). The bill,…
Friday is the last day — at least for now — that Sacramento landlords and tenants can apply for COVID-19 rental assistance dollars. At 11:59 p.m. Feb. 11, the Sacramento…
California last week received $62 million in additional rent relief dollars from the federal government — a sizable sum but far less than requested. The disbursement is the first of…
When it comes to rental assistance money, it really is a case of use it or lose it. States that haven’t spent enough of their allotted rental assistance dollars, mainly…