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COVID-19 – General Information
COVID-19 – General Information - SPANISH
COVID-19 Legal Notice – By September 30, 2020, Landlords are required to provide this notice to any tenant who has been unable to pay their rent in full from March 1, 2020 through August 31, 2021.
- COVID-19 Tenant Act of 2020 (Landlord to Tenant)
- COVID-19 Tenant Act of 2020 (Landlord to Tenant) - SPANISH
COVID-19 15-Day Notices (Non-Payment of Rent during the COVID-19 Emergency):
Owners are required to serve their tenants with a new 15-day notice for non-payment of rent for the “Protected Period” (March 1 – August 31, 2020), and an additional 15-day notice for any rents unpaid during the “Transition Period” (September 1, 2020 – January 31, 2021).
Any notices served for non-payment of rent prior to September 1, 2020 (for either period) that is less than 15-days and excludes specific language is null and void. 3-day notices are no longer allowed for non-payment of rent during the emergency.
Landlords are also required to provide the tenant with an unsigned copy of the Declaration of Financial Distress when serving each 15-day notice. See 15-day Notices below:
- Standard Income – Protected Period (March 1-August 31, 2020)
- Standard Income – Protected Period (March 1-August 31, 2020) - SPANISH
- Standard Income – Transition Period (September 1, 2020 – January 31, 2021)
- Standard Income – Transition Period (September 1, 2020 – January 31, 2021) = SPANISH
- High Income – Protected Period (March 1- August 31, 2020)
- High Income – Protected Period (March 1- August 31, 2020) = SPANISH
- High Income – Transition Period (September 1, 2020 – January 31, 2021)
- High Income – Transition Period (September 1, 2020 – January 31, 2021) - SPANISH
- Tenant Declaration
- Tenant Declaration - SPANISH
California’s Tenant, Homeowner & Small Landlord Relief & Stabilization Act of 2020 (AB3088)