On August 13th, the California Judicial Council amended its emergency rules to lift the statewide ban on evictions. In doing so, the Courts effectively passed the baton to the California Legislature to develop and pass a bill to address the looming eviction crisis set to erupt on September 1, 2020 when the statewide eviction ban is formally withdrawn. After weeks of drafts, negotiation and compromises between lawmakers, tenant advocates and landlord organizations, Governor Newsom has announced Assembly Bill 3088, known officially as the Tenant, Homeowner, and Small Landlord Relief and Stabilization Act of 2020 (the \u201cAB 3088\u201d). The Relief Act will be voted on in the Senate on August 31, 2020 and will need a 2\/3 majority vote to pass and be sent back to the Assembly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AB 3088 is intended to serve as a statewide eviction moratorium bill, applicable only to residential landlords and tenants. Commercial tenants will have to continue to rely on local eviction moratoriums, many of which (including San Diego) are due to expire at the end of September 2020. In large part, AB 3088 will serve as a \u201cstop-gap\u201d measure to address California\u2019s eviction crisis, until the California Legislature reconvenes early next year. While AB 3088 is incredibly nuanced and detailed, the general points of the Relief Act are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To learn more about AB 3088, its specific provisions, how it may be interpreted in Courts, as well as several other interesting and related real estate topics, please check out the discussion we held (coincidentally) just hours after the Relief Act was announced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n