{"id":489,"date":"2020-12-04T13:29:32","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T13:29:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lofty.oneclick-sandbox.com\/?p=489"},"modified":"2022-12-13T19:48:31","modified_gmt":"2022-12-13T19:48:31","slug":"what-is-moratorium-evictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loftypropertymanagement.com\/what-is-moratorium-evictions\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is the Moratorium on Evictions in San Diego"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
Covid-19 caused many financial difficulties leading to business closures and rapid job losses across the United States. To help tenants affected by these losses, both local and national governments moved to cushion vulnerable citizens. Among the strategies put in place is a moratorium on evictions law, seeking to protect tenants from forceful evictions. Below is an illustration of how it works.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
While the whole system looks to cushion tenants with financial difficulties, it considers some factors. They may arise due to the pandemic or government effect to curtail the virus-like public health orders. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The following highlights the criteria to qualify for the moratorium on evictions:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The temporary ban on eviction means that landlords cannot take action to evict occupants for rent arrears. However, there are conditions that the tenant must meet to be safe. They include:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
They can either provide a letter from the employer confirming a substantial pay cut or loss of job, Pay slip records documenting a reduction in income, or a bank statement showing the drop in revenue caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
If the tenant does not provide the above documents, the landlord is free to seek enforcement action. They can either settle the dispute with the state or federal jurisdictions. If the tenant vacates the premises when the moratorium on eviction is in effect, they are obligated to pay all the rent owed. However, the two can handle this differently if they had a prior agreement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The City of San Diego ordinance protects vulnerable residents for six months from the date it becomes effective. The reprieve can, however, be cut short with Governor Newsom’s withdrawal through executive order.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The CDC also imposed a moratorium on evictions orders seeking to protect vulnerable tenants across the nation. Unless this rule is extended, altered, or terminated, it prevents landlords from evicting their tenants due to non-rent payment up to December 31, 2020. <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
However, the landlord may evict the respective tenant due to factors unrelated to rent payments. Such factors must be in accordance with the law or stipulated on their lease and rental agreement.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
The moratorium orders cover every type of rental housing, including mobile homes and related lands. It, however, excludes hotel rooms, motels, and guest houses.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n