On March 16, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order that suspended any portion of state law that would otherwise prevent local municipalities from imposing limitations on residential or commercial evictions. Immediately thereafter, the City of Los Angeles and City and County of San Francisco instituted short-term commercial and residential eviction moratoria for certain qualifying tenants.

On March 19, 2020, Governor Newsom issued a second executive order stating that all individuals not working in certain critical infrastructure sectors are to remain at home indefinitely. The strain on local economies quickly galvanized municipalities to provide rent and eviction protections for their citizens and businesses.

Buchalter has been following the approval of these moratoria as they will have a significant effect on our clients. Below, please find links to approved residential and commercial eviction moratoria orders, as well as summaries of those orders, for counties and cities in the San Francisco Bay Area, the Greater Sacramento Area, the Central Valley, the Greater Los Angeles Area, and northern Orange County. Buchalter will continue to add additional counties and cities as they become available, along with any updates to existing orders, in order to keep our clients informed of the latest news.

These orders and summaries are current as of March 27, 2020.

Click HERE for California City and County Eviction Moratoria List

Click HERE for San Diego County Eviction Moratoria List