Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, serving as acting governor while Gov. Gavin Newsom is out of state, today signed AB 2179 into law, which, among other provisions, extends the ban on local governments  adopting new COVID-19 eviction moratoria before July 1, 2022. This ban was set to expire on March 31, 2022, with several localities poised to adopt onerous local eviction moratoria on April 1, 2022. Under AB 2179, they are now prohibited from doing so for an additional three months.

Moreover, under AB 2179, California's statewide emergency eviction protections will now be limited to only apply where an application for rent relief was submitted on or before March 31, 2022. These protections are set to expire on June 30, 2022.

AB 2179, representing a compromise crafted by Legislative Leadership, passed out of the Legislature with bipartisan support. Major industry groups such as C.A.R. and the California Apartment Association were neutral on the measure.

NOTE: C.A.R. notices demanding rent or other monetary consideration have been revised accordingly. Please see C.A.R.'s "COVID Rent Bill Extension Summary Sheet (Assembly Bill 2179)" and C.A.R.'s updated Q&A "State Rent Moratorium, The COVID Rental Housing Recovery Act (AB 832) and AB 2179 Extension."

March 31, 2022

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