On the eve of the most recent expiration date, California passed a statewide measure designed to help those renters who are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19. Assembly Bill 2179 will grant a moratorium extension ending on June 30. Here are some really important updates on that, and why landlords and tenants alike should be considering mediation as a way to address this problem!

Los Angeles County has extended its eviction moratorium through the end of 2022 for residential tenants. However, for most other parts of the state, the moratorium runs out at the end of the month. Tenants in other parts of California, as well as their landlords, are becoming increasingly worried about how to handle rental debt and whether or not to evict, or how to approach the subject.

Los Angeles County has recently decided to extend its eviction moratorium through the end of 2022 for residential tenants. The extension gives some of the many people with rental debt additional time to apply for rental assistance in an effort to eliminate most debt by the end of the year. There are some carve outs and requirements to fall under the protections of the extension. This is your quick guide to understanding how this might impact you, and how mediation can help in certain circumstances.

Just before California’s eviction moratorium was set to expire at the end of June, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed new legislation which extended the moratorium through the end of September. In addition, the bill also made more of the $5.2 billion in rental relief accessible.

Many landlords and tenants alike are facing serious financial strain. While moratoriums have extended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many are still watching their rental debt increase with every passing month. While aid has been established to help the situation, there are certainly shortcomings that still exist, and ones that will reveal themselves when moratoriums begin to lift across the country.

Courts and other programs going virtual will likely be around for some time. There are special programs beginning to appear with different ways to do alternative dispute resolution which have some benefits and some challenges.