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…
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
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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…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has suspended enforcement of President Biden’s COVID-19 vaccination or weekly testing mandate on large private employers. The president’s directive seeks to require employers…
Twenty months after the pandemic shut down California’s economy, many rental housing providers are still struggling to recoup lost income, particularly from tenants who either refused to apply for rental…
COVID-19 rental assistance doesn’t have to be a one-and-done proposition. If you’ve already received rental assistance but need more help, ask for more. The money is there. Below is a…
