Rental Assistance Payment Program

COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act

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. Below are links to the local eviction moratoria of which CAA is aware. CAA has created summaries of the moratoria in the most populous areas.

Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order N-28-20 that authorized local governments to halt evictions for residential renters impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic expired September 30. Many local eviction moratoria tied their protections to this executive order. For a copy of the Governor’s executive order click here. 

To view the list of localities that have adopted specific eviction restrictions, please tap the appropriate header below.

CAA Summaries for the Most Populated Cities and Counties (A-Z)

A-E

• Alameda (County)
  • CAA Summary
  • Additional Information
• Anaheim
  • CAA Summary
  • Additional information
• Berkeley
  • CAA Summary
  • Additional information
• Chula Vista
  • CAA Summary
  • Additional Information
• Concord
  • CAA Summary
  • Additional information here
• Contra Costa County
  • CAA Summary
  • Additional information available here
• Culver City
  • CAA Summary
  • Additional information available here
• Elk Grove
  • CAA Summary
  • Additional information available here
• Escondido
  • CAA Summary
  • Additional information available here

F-L

• Fremont
  • CAA Summary
  • Additional information here
• Fresno (City)
  • CAA Summmary
  • Additional information here
• Fullerton
  • CAA Summary
  • Additional information here
• Garden Grove
  • CAA Summary
  • Additional information available here
• Glendale
  • CAA Summary
  • Additional information available here
• Hayward
  • CAA Summary 
  • Additional information available here
• Inglewood
  • CAA Summary
  • Additional information available here 
• Long Beach
  • CAA Summary
  • Additional information available here
• City of Los Angeles
  • CAA Summary 
  • Additional information available here
• County of Los Angeles
  • CAA Summary
  • Additional information available here

M-S

• Mountain View
  • CAA Summary
  • City Notification from Resident to Landlord
  • Additional Information
• Oakland
  • CAA Summary
  • Additional Information
• Ontario
  • CAA Summary
  • Ordinance
  • Additional Information
• Oxnard
  • CAA Summary
  • Order (additional information available here)
• Pasadena
  • CAA Summary 
  • Ordinance
  • City FAQs
• Pomona
  • CAA Summary
  • Revised Ordinance
  • Additional Information
• Rancho Cucamonga
  • CAA Summary
• Riverside (City)
  • CAA Summary
  • Ordinance
  • Additional Information
• City of Sacramento
  • CAA Summary
  • Ordinance
• County of Sacramento
  • CAA Summary
  • Ordinance
• Salinas
  • CAA Summary
  • Order
• San Bernardino (City)
  • CAA Summary
  • Order
• San Diego (City)
  • CAA Summary
  • Ordinance
  • Additional Information
• San Francisco
  • CAA Summary
  • Additional Information
• San Jose
  • CAA Summary
  • Eviction Moratorium: Additional Information
  • Rent Increase Moratorium: Additional Information
• San Mateo County
  • CAA Summary
  • Eviction Moratorium Regulation
  • Rent Freeze Regulation 
• Santa Ana
  • CAA Summary
  • Eviction Moratorium Order
  • Rent Freeze Order
• Santa Clara (City) 
  • CAA Summary
  • Ordinance
  • Additional information available here
• Santa Clara County
  • CAA Summary
  • Ordinance
  • Additional information, including required notices and FAQS, available here.
• Santa Clarita
  • CAA Summary
  • Ordinance
• Santa Cruz (City)
  • CAA Summary
  • Additional information available here
• Santa Cruz (County)
  • CAA Summary
  • Ordinance
• Simi Valley
  • CAA Summary 
  • Executive Order
  • Additional information available here)
• Sonoma County
  • CAA Summary
  • Ordinance
• Stockton
  • CAA Summary
  • Ordinance
• Sunnyvale
  • CAA Summary
  • Ordinance
  • Additional information available here

T-Z

• Thousand Oaks
  • CAA Summary
  • Order
• Torrance
  • CAA Summary
  • Additional information
• Vallejo
  • CAA Summary 
  • Order

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. 

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State & Federal COVID-19 Tenant Protections

State COVID-19 Tenant Protections

On August 31, 2020, the California Legislature passed, and Governor Gavin Newsom signed, AB 3088. This bill enacted the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020 (“CTRA”), which created substantial new protections from evictions for renters, including prohibitions on ever evicting a resident who has failed to make specified rental payments provided certain requirements are met. Information about this new law is available at caanet.org/ab3088.

Federal COVID-19 Tenant Protections

CARES Act

On March 27, 2020 Congress enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”), which included a temporary moratorium on evictions for residential properties financed by federally backed mortgage loans or that participate in federal affordable housing programs, including properties with Section 8 housing vouchers. For more information, see CAA’s Industry Insight — CARES Act Federal Eviction Moratorium.

CDC Eviction Moratorium Order

On September 1, 2020, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued an order temporarily halting most residential evictions to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. This order remains in effect until December 31, 2020. The CDC order states that it applies nationwide, except that it does not apply “in any State, local, territorial, or tribal area with a moratorium on residential evictions that provide the same or greater level of public-health protection than the requirements listed in this Order.” For more information, see CAA’s Industry Insight — CDC Eviction Moratorium.

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