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Receive an update on the status of the eviction moratorium in Solano County because of the inability to pay rent due to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Published Notice Required? Yes ____ No _X__
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board receive an update on the status of the eviction moratorium in Solano County because of the inability to pay rent due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
SUMMARY:
On April 28, 2020, the Board adopted Resolution 2020-67 which established a countywide moratorium on the eviction of residential and commercial tenants who are unable to pay rent as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, unless the eviction is necessary for the health and safety of the tenant or the landlord, and no-fault terminations of residential tenancies. The County's moratorium is currently in effect until 90 days after the termination of the Proclamation of State of Emergency or until earlier action by this Board to terminate it.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The cost associated with preparing the agenda item are nominal and absorbed by the department's FY 2020/21 Preliminary Budget while the financial impact of the State Emergency is anticipated to be the steepest economic downturn since the Great Depression. The effect of this moratorium does not waive rental payments otherwise due to landlords but rather merely delays a tenant's obligation to pay rent due to financial hardship related to COVID-19.
DISCUSSION:
Soon after the initial COVID-19 Proclamation of a Local Public Health Emergency on March 3rd, the declaration of a statewide State of Emergency on March 4th and the resulting stay-at-home orders, there was a recognition of the need to ensure that residents had stable housing in which to actually shelter as well as the looming economic and housing crisis that could develop as a result of so many businesses closed and people unable to work. To address this crisis, emergency regulations were put ...
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