South Pasadena tenants are protected from evictions related to Coronavirus/COVID-19 income disruptions. During the Coronavirus/COVID-19 state of emergency, South Pasadena landlords cannot evict a tenant for non-payment of rent due to financial disruption related to Coronavirus/COVID-19.

To qualify for eviction protections, South Pasadena tenants must:

  1. Demonstrate that the Coronavirus/COVID-19 has impacted them;
  2. Provide a written notice to the landlord of inability to pay rent due to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 impact, with supporting documentation.

Under the South Pasadena Coronavirus/COVID-19 eviction moratorium, impacts include:

  1. Contracting Coronavirus/COVID-19;
  2. Caring for a household or family member who has Coronavirus/COVID-19;
  3. Layoffs, loss of hours, or other income reduction resulting from business closure or other Coronavirus/COVID-19 related economic impacts;
  4. Compliance with a requirement from a government health authority to stay home, self-quarantine, or avoid congregating with others during the state of emergency;
  5. Extraordinary out-of-pocket medical expenses; or,
  6. Child-care needs arising from school closures related to COVID-19.

Supporting documentation likely includes, paystubs, time cards, proof of out-of-pocket medical expenses related to Coronavirus/COVID-19, proof of medical care or quarantine, employer or school notes, or doctors citing the Coronavirus/COVID-19.

South Pasadena tenants have six months following the expiration of the local Coronavirus/COVID-19 state of emergency to pay any deferred rent.

Additionally, water and sewer shut-offs are suspended for sixty days for tenants who demonstrate that the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic has impacted them.

South Pasadena joins numerous other California cities that have, or will soon pass, Coronavirus/COVID-19 eviction moratoriums, including San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, San Jose, Santa Monica, Culver City, Stockton, Sacramento, San Diego, Alameda, Burbank, Pasadena, Vallejo, Inglewood, Glendale, El Monte, and Los Angeles.

Click here to read the unabridged South Pasadena Coronavirus/COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium.

If you are a South Pasadena tenant with questions about your rights under the South Pasadena Coronavirus/COVID-19 eviction moratorium or have questions about California Rent Control (AB 1482), contact Astanehe Law to speak with a tenant attorney.