Looks like the state of California is following L.A. County’s lead and plans to extend the eviction moratorium until the end of September.
The L.A. Times is reporting that Governor Gavin Newsom just reached an agreement with state lawmakers to extend state protections for tenants who pay at least 25 percent of their rent.
The governor said that without the extension, many low-income people could face near-immediate eviction.
The L.A. Times notes that state official previously approved $2.6 billion in rental assistance for low-income tenants as well as a law that blocks eviction of tenants through June 30 as long as they pay at least 25 percent of their rent. However, the money has largely gone undistributed. Less than 5 percent of the funds have been distributed, and, as of Thursday, landlords and tenants have only applied for about half the money.
PolicyLink and the USC Equity Research Institute estimate that some 758,000 California households are behind on rent.
Under the new plan, which needs to be signed into action next week, tenants and landlords that already received partial reimbursement will get the new 100 percent reimbursement automatically.
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