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Vallejo tenants are protected from evictions related to Coronavirus/COVID-19 income disruptions. During the Coronavirus/COVID-19 state of emergency, Vallejo landlords cannot evict a tenant for non-payment of rent due to Coronavirus/COVID-19 financial disruption or out-of-pocket medical costs related to the pandemic. To qualify for eviction protections, Vallejo tenants must:
  1. Demonstrate that the Coronavirus/COVID-19 or a government emergency measure has impacted them;
  2. Provide, in writing, notice of inability to pay rent due to the Coronavirus/COVID-19 impact, with supporting documentation.
Under the Vallejo Coronavirus/COVID-19 eviction moratorium, impacts include:
  1. A substantial decrease in household income caused by a layoff, 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 evidencing substantial out-of-pocket medical expenses. Although Vallejo tenants must eventually pay rent suspended under the law, the Vallejo Coronavirus/COVID-19 eviction moratorium does not provide a repayment due date. The Vallejo Coronavirus/COVID-19 eviction moratorium also prohibits the City of Vallejo from disconnecting or restricting water during the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. However, customers who lost water prior to March 1, 2020, will not see automatic service restoration. The Vallejo Coronavirus/COVID-19 eviction moratorium will remain in effect until the Vallejo state of emergency has ceased. Vallejo 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, and Los Angeles. Click here to read the unabridged Vallejo Coronavirus/COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium Ordinance. If you are a Vallejo tenant with questions about your rights under the Vallejo Coronavirus/COVID-19 eviction moratorium or have questions about California Rent Control (AB 1482), contact Astanehe Law to speak with a tenant attorney.