San Leandro tenants are protected from evictions related to Coronavirus/COVID-19 income disruptions.  During the Coronavirus/COVID-19 state of emergency, San Leandro landlords shall not endeavor to evict a tenant, including mobilehome tenants, for non-payment of rent due to financial disruption related to Coronavirus/COVID-19.

To qualify for eviction protections, San Leandro tenants must:

  1. Demonstrate that the Coronavirus/COVID-19 has impacted them;
  2. Within 30 days after the date that the rent is due, provide the landlord with written notice of inability to pay rent due to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 impact, with supporting documentation.

Under the San Leandro Coronavirus/COVID-19 eviction moratorium, impacts include:

  1. Contracting Coronavirus/COVID-19;
  2. Caring for a household or family member who has contracted Coronavirus/COVID-19;
  3. Income disruption via layoff, wage or hour reduction, work closure, business closure, or other income reduction resulting from Coronavirus/COVID-19;
  4. Complying with a government or health authority order to stay home, self-quarantine, or other similar order;
  5. Substantial out-of-pocket medical expenses; or,
  6. Child care needs arising from school closure due to Coronavirus/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.

Although San Leandro tenants must eventually pay the deferred rent, landlords may not charge a late fee for rent delayed under the San Leandro Coronavirus/COVID-19 eviction moratorium.  San Leandro tenants have 90 days following the expiration of the San Leandro Coronavirus/COVID-19 eviction moratorium to pay any deferred rent.

San Leandro 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, South Pasadena, Richmond, Emeryville, Ojai, Palo Alto, Clearlake, Palm Springs, Goleta, Santa Ana, San Louis Obispo County, West Sacramento, Watsonville, Woodland, Anaheim, Beverly Hills, Benicia, Camarillo, and Los Angeles.

Click here to read the unabridged San Leandro Coronavirus/COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium.

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