Originally posted by @Ed Zhao:
@Jaimin Patel he is not paying, why that's not a valid reason to evict?
It's in San Francisco....you can't evict for non-payment of rent...
In addition, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed Ord. No. 216-20, which was later extended, that prohibits the eviction of residential tenants before September 30, 2021, unless the eviction is based on the non-payment of rent (in which case the statewide eviction protections described below apply), the Ellis Act, or is necessary due to violence-related issues or health and safety issues.The State of California Enacts Statewide Eviction Protections for Non-Payment of Rent.On August 31, 2020, after the local COVID-19 eviction protections went into effect, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB-3088, also known as the “COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020”. AB-3088 is a statewide law, which provides in part that residential tenants who are unable to pay rent due to COVID-19 cannot be evicted (now, or in the future) for unpaid rent that became due between March 1, 2020 and January 31, 2021, if certain requirements are met. On January 29, 2021, these tenant protections were extended through June 30, 2021. On June 28, 2021, the Governor signed AB-832, which extends these tenant protections once again, through September 30, 2021. AB-832 requires the tenant to provide the landlord a signed declaration in response to a 15-day notice to pay rent, AND to pay at least 25% of the rent owed for the period between September 2020 and September 2021 by no later than September 30, 2021. The 25% rent amount can be paid in monthly increments, or in one lump-sum. Although AB-832 protects tenants from eviction if they comply with the requirements, the unpaid rent is not forgiven or cancelled, and the landlord may take the tenant to small claims court starting on November 1, 2021 for any rent that is still unpaid.
