Ordinance Fact Sheet
TO: CITY COUNCIL DATE: April 25, 2022
FROM: CITY ATTORNEY
SUBJECT: UNCODIFIED ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING AND SUNSETTING ORDINANCE NO. 7363, A MORATORIUM ON
EVICTIONS FOR NON-PAYMENT OF RENT BY TENANTS IMPACTED
BY COVID-19
TITLE OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE
UNCODIFIED ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AMENDING AND SUNSETTING ORDINANCE NO. 7363, A MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS FOR NON PAYMENT OF RENT BY TENANTS IMPACTED BY COVID-19
PURPOSE OF ORDINANCE
As directed by the City Council on April 11, 2022, this ordinance sunsets the City's existing eviction moratorium for residential and commercial tenants who experience financial impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic. Ordinance No. 7363 is being amended by deleting Section 4(d) (eviction moratorium) and Section 9 (sunsetting of ordinance) and replacing it with language which sunsets the eviction moratorium (a) for commercial properties, at the time of publication; and (b) for residential properties, on June 30, 2022.
REASON WHY LEGISLATION IS NEEDED
This ordinance is needed to sunset the City's moratorium on eviction for non-payment of rent by residential and commercial tenants impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic .
Following the sunsetting of the eviction moratorium , tenants will still have up to six months to repay back rent owed.
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PROGRAMS, DEPARTMENTS OR GROUPS AFFECTED
The Housing Department may provide outreach to remind landlords and tenants of their duties under this ordinance.
FISCAL IMPACT
This ordinance will not have any fiscal impact.
ENVIRONMENT AL DETERMINATION
On April 11, 2022, the Council found that this ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines per Section 15061 (b)(3), the common sense exemption that CEQA only applies to projects that may have an effect on the environment.
Prepared by:
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Chief Assistant City Attorney
Cynthia J. Kurtz
Interim City Manager
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Respectfully submitted,
Michele Beal Bagneris
City Attorney
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