EXTENSION OF UNPAID RENT REPAYMENT PERIOD
DURING RESIDENTIAL EVICTION MORATORIUM
RELATED TO COVID-19
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
HOUSING SERVICES DIVISION
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
TIMELINE OF
EVENTS
IMPACTING
CITY EVICTION
MORATORIUM
March 1, 2020 – Alameda County Health Office
declares public health emergency due to COVID-19
March 4, 2020 – Governor Newsom proclaimed state
of emergency
March 16, 2020 – City Council declared local
emergency
March 23, 2020 – City Council adopts urgency
ordinance establishing residential & commercial
eviction moratorium due to nonpayment of rent for
tenants related to income loss from COVID-19
February 6, 2023 – City Council to consider extension
of unpaid rent payments for one year related to the
eviction moratorium (1st reading)
February 21, 2023 - City Council to consider
termination of local state of emergency on February
28, to coincide with end of State of California state of emergency.
2 City Eviction
Moratorium
Covered residential and commercial renters, and
mobilehome/RV owners
Prohibited evictions due to nonpayment of rent
related to COVID-19
Upon expiration of the moratorium, tenants and
mobilehome owners have a maximum of 180 days
to repay unpaid rent that accumulated due to
income loss related to the COVID-19 emergency.
Note: City Council ended eviction moratorium for
commercial renters in Fall 2021
3 Alameda
County
Eviction
Moratorium
Adopted in 2020 and covered unincorporated
and incorporated cities, including San
Leandro
Broader application than City’s eviction
moratorium
Prohibited evictions of any kind except due to
government enforcement (e.g., red tag),
owner move in (Ellis Act) & 3) imminent
health or safety concern
Required repayment of late rent within 12
months of when rent was due, not from end of
the moratorium
Back due rent is consumer debt and may not
be used as basis for eviction
4 Tonight’s
Proposed
Ordinance to
Extend
Unpaid Rent
Repayment
Period
Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic lasted longer
than originally anticipated
For renters, repaying the entirety of the
accumulated rent within 180 days will cause
severe financial hardship that is exacerbated by
ongoing high inflation
City has received high call volume from
tenants in recent years on eviction moratorium,
rental assistance need, and tenant/landlord
issues
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance
tonight that:
readopts the existing eviction moratorium as a
regular ordinance
extends the time period for tenants and mobile
homeowners to repay unpaid rent during the
moratorium to one year.
5 Existing City
Renter
Assistance
Programs
Tenant-landlord counseling and legal aid
services
Annual City funding to nonprofits Centro Legal de
la Raza & ECHO Housing to administer this
program
Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance
Mobilehome Rental Stabilization Ordinance
Rent Review Board Program
Note: In 2020, the City created an Emergency
Rental Assistance Program with over $1.1
million in federal COVID-19 funding (CDBG- CV). ERAP provided grants to 148 renters to assist with unpaid rent and utilities. San
Leandro also had the second highest number of
residents who received County emergency
rental assistance due to COVID-19 impacts.
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