On July 21, 2020, the Richmond City Council extended the Richmond Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic Rent Increase Moratorium through September 30, 2020. Residential Richmond tenants are protected from rent increases during the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. The Richmond Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic Rent Increase Moratorium does not apply to Richmond tenants in single-family homes, housing built after February 1995, tenants in project-based section 8, section 2020, or public housing units.
Click here to read the unabridged Richmond/COVID-19 Rent Increase Moratorium Extension.
If you are a Richmond tenant with questions about your rights under the Richmond Coronavirus/COVID-19 Pandemic Rent Increase Moratorium or have questions about, Richmond Rent Control, the Richmond Rent Ordinance, or California Rent Control (AB 1482), contact Astanehe Law to speak with an experienced tenant attorney.