In the wake of the July 24 expiration of the 120-day moratorium on residential evictions in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued an order (CDC order)...more
9/22/2020
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Rental Property ,
Residential Property Owners ,
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Shortly after the shelter-in-place orders first went into effect this spring, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order allowing, but not requiring, local governments to impose temporary limitations on...more
9/16/2020
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Eviction ,
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Governor Newsom ,
Landlords ,
Moratorium ,
Relief Measures ,
Rent ,
Rental Property ,
State and Local Government ,
Tenants
On Friday, May 22, 2020, the California Senate Judiciary Committee voted in favor of an amended version of SB-939, which would limit the rights of many commercial landlords to enforce certain provisions of their leases. The...more
While some states (such as Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, Montana, and Oklahoma) have commenced, or will soon commence, phased or soft business reopenings, other jurisdictions (including the six San Francisco Bay Area...more
Last month, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order which allows, but does not require, local governments to impose temporary limitations on residential and commercial evictions in certain COVID-19-related situations....more
4/17/2020
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Eviction ,
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Tenants
In the wake of coronavirus (COVID-19), parties may (1) be in a contractual relationship with a counterparty that asserts it cannot perform or (2) find themselves unable to fulfill their own contractual obligations. Thus,...more