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Simi Valley tenants are protected from evictions related to Coronavirus/COVID-19 income disruptions. During the Coronavirus/COVID-19 state of emergency, Simi Valley landlords cannot evict a tenant for nonpayment of rent due to financial disruption related to Coronavirus/COVID-19. To qualify for eviction protections, Simi Valley tenants must:
  1. Demonstrate that the Coronavirus/COVID-19 has impacted them;
  2. Provide to the landlord a written notice of inability to pay rent due to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 impact, with supporting documentation.
Under the Simi Valley Coronavirus/COVID-19 eviction moratorium, impacts include:
  1. Non-payment of rent due to substantial decrease in household income caused by layoffs, or a reduction in work hours; or,
  2. Substantial out-of-pocket medical expenses.
Permissible supporting documents likely include employer letters citing the Coronavirus/COVID-19 as a reason for adverse impact, paystubs from before and after the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, bank statements showing the tenants financial position before and after the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, or medical bills related to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. Although Simi Valley tenants must eventually pay rent suspended under the law, the Simi Valley Coronavirus/COVID-19 eviction moratorium does not provide a repayment due date. Simi Valley 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, Oxnard, and Los Angeles. Click here to read the unabridged Simi Valley Coronavirus/COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium. If you are a Simi Valley tenant with questions about your rights under the Simi Valley Coronavirus/COVID-19 eviction moratorium or have questions about California Rent Control (AB 1482), contact Astanehe Law to speak with a tenant attorney.