Renters & Evictions

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<aside> 🚨 If you have specific issues you're looking for answers to, check our list below to help guide your search:

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If you are at risk of eviction, visit section 1, section 2, and section 3.
If you are currently being evicted before July 15th, 2020, visit section 2, section 3, and section 4.
If you are currently being evicted after July 15th, 2020, visit section 3 and section 4.
If you have questions about evictions in general, visit section 1.
If you have questions about a specific step of eviction, visit section 3.
If you are facing eviction due to difficulties caused by COVID-19, visit section 2 and section 3.

<aside> 🚨 || Updates ||

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For California: June 30th- Governor Newsom Executive Order:

Governor Newsom issued an extension for the halt on evictions for renters affected by COVID-19, through September 30th.
Federal eviction protection ends July 25th.
- This means the earliest your landlord can ask you to leave (and charge late fees) is July 25th. The CARES Act requires a 30-day notice to vacate, so the soonest your landlord can file an eviction to force you to leave is August 24th.
- These protections only apply to properties receiving federal funds or those which are under federal programs.
- Some states (ie. CA, NY, FL) have extended their eviction moratoriums, whilst others (ie. TX) have no statewide protections and often allow individual counties the jurisdiction to set these policies.

1. What is Eviction?

While many understand the general concept of eviction, what actually happens during an eviction is far less clear. Fortunately, landlords and tenants want to avoid this process and there is a federally mandated process that has to be followed.