{"id":576903,"date":"2021-06-29T20:20:49","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T00:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=576903"},"modified":"2021-06-29T20:20:51","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T00:20:51","slug":"california-extends-eviction-moratorium-while-sitting-on-federal-funds-intended-to-cover-peoples-rent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-extends-eviction-moratorium-while-sitting-on-federal-funds-intended-to-cover-peoples-rent\/","title":{"rendered":"California Extends Eviction Moratorium While Sitting On Federal Funds Intended To Cover People\u2019s Rent"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-extends-eviction-moratorium-while-sitting-on-federal-funds-intended-to-cover-peoples-rent%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=576903&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stop-evictions-signs.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill Monday that extends eviction protections for another three months even though the state is sitting on federal funds intended to cover overdue rents.<\/p>\n<p>The statewide moratorium was set to expire after Wednesday, but lawmakers overwhelmingly approved legislation to continue the eviction freeze for tenants who pay at least 25% of their rent through the end of September, while paying off 100% past-due rent for eligible lower-income residents.<\/p>\n<p>Newsom\u2019s office called California\u2019s $5.2 billion COVID rent relief program \u201cthe largest and most comprehensive\u201d of any state in the nation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/politics\/article\/Relief-for-California-tenants-as-Legislature-16280505.php\">According<\/a> to the San Francisco Chronicle, \u201cA state rent relief program, funded by the federal coronavirus stimulus package, had paid out less than 10% of the money that had been requested last week, a glacial pace administrators blamed on complex application requirements and fraud prevention measures.\u201d The outlet reported, \u201cGroups representing property owners lobbied against the moratorium extension, criticizing the state\u2019s slow distribution of rental aid for creating the necessity to prolong the freeze on evictions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2021-06-28\/newsom-signs-into-law-extension-of-california-eviction-protections-rent-relief\">reported<\/a> that \u201csome Republicans complained that the state has mishandled distribution of the rent relief funds, and the extension has unduly harmed landlords.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat promise has not been kept,\u201d said Assemblymember Laurie Davis, a Republican from Laguna Niguel. \u201cThis extension would not be necessary if we had competent leadership ensuring the state and local governments were distributing rental assistance funds to tenants and housing providers in an expedited manner.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The eviction bill, known as AB 832, passed 34-0 in the Senate and 58-9 in the Assembly.<\/p>\n<p>Christine LaMarca, president of the California Rental Housing Association, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2021-06-28\/newsom-signs-into-law-extension-of-california-eviction-protections-rent-relief\">said<\/a> it \u201cwill not help the tens of thousands of small mom and pop rental providers who are financially suffering and are struggling to continue providing affordable and safe housing for their residents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The L.A. Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/story\/2021-06-23\/covid-rent-relief-deadline-june-30-tenants-fear-eviction\">cited<\/a> data from a racial and economic equity nonprofit called PolicyLink that estimated about 758,000 California households collectively owed $3.5 billion in unpaid rent as of late May.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite vaccinations and the economy reopening, many Californians are still in precarious financial situations,\u201d said Assemblymember David Chiu, a Democrat from San Francisco. \u201cEnding these protections now would seriously undermine our ability to help our most vulnerable Californians recover from the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Chronicle provides <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfchronicle.com\/politics\/article\/Relief-for-California-tenants-as-Legislature-16280505.php\">more details<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"28\">\n<p><em>Starting in October, tenants will owe their full rent again. But for six additional months, through March 2022, they cannot be evicted if they qualify for the state rental aid program.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>That program is available to lower-income tenants who earn 80% or less of the median income in their county \u2014 up to $114,480 for a family of four in San Francisco \u2014 and were financially affected by COVID-19.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Under an earlier, more limited version of the program, tenants were offered between 25% and 80% of the rent they missed during the pandemic, depending on whether the owner would forgive the rest of what they owed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Another infusion of money from the federal government has doubled the available funding to $5.2 billion. The new state plan will allow tenants to obtain 100% rental assistance, even if their property owner refuses to participate in the program, while tenants and property owners who already received aid will be able to apply again for full coverage.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill Monday that extends eviction protections for another three months even though the state is sitting on federal funds intended to cover overdue &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2313695,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stop-evictions-signs.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"California Extends Eviction Moratorium While Sitting On Federal Funds Intended To Cover People\u2019s Rent","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-576903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Stop-evictions-signs.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"California Extends Eviction Moratorium While Sitting On Federal Funds Intended To Cover People\u2019s Rent","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/576903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=576903"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/576903\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2313695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=576903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=576903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=576903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}