Sunland-Tujunga Neighborhood Council

COVID-19 RENTER PROTECTIONS

4-10-20 evening updates:

1. No owner can evict a residential tenant for nonpayment of rent if the tenant is unable to pay rent due to circumstance related to the COVID-19, such as:
   • Loss of income due to workplace closure or reduced hours due to COVID-19
   • Loss of income or increased child care expenditures due to school closures
   • Health care expenditures stemming from COVID-19 infection of the tenant or a member of the tenant’s household who is ill with COVID-19
   • Reasonable expenditures stemming from government ordered emergency measures.
   "Tenants are still obligated to pay lawfully charged rent."
   However, during the emergency period, tenants may not be evicted for failure to pay rent due to the financial impacts related to COVID-19. Tenants will have up to 12 months following the expiration of the local emergency to repay any back rent due. On March 30, 2020, the City Council extended the repayment period from 6 to 12 months.
2. No property owner shall exercise a No-fault Eviction during the Local Emergency Period. No-Fault evictions means those not based on an alleged fault of the tenant.
3. No property owner may withdraw an occupied residential unit from the rental housing market under the Ellis Act.
4. Landlords may not evict tenants due to the presence of unauthorized occupants, pets or nuisance related to COVID-19.
5. Landlords may not charge interest or late fees on unpaid rent due to COVID-19.