>>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS

MIDDAY. I'M AGREEING

BLEDSOE. >> AND I'M

MARIANNE KUSHI. RENTERS IN OUR

STATE CAN BREATHE A SIGH OF RELIEF, AT LEAST FOR A

FEW

MONTHS. THE GOVERNOR SIGNED A BILL

OVERNIGHT THAT WOULD PROTECT

TENANTS FROM

EVICTION THROUGH AT LEAST THE END OF JANUARY OF NEXT

YEAR.

NBC 7'S NICOLE GOMEZ IS

LIVE WITH REACTION FROM ONE OF OUR

LOCAL HOUSING ASSOCIATIONS.

NICOLE? >> IT WAS A RACE AGAINST THE

CLOCK. THE MORATORIUM WAS SET TO EXPIRE

TODAY.

THIS DOES BUY TENANTS AND

RENTERS SOME TIME.

BUT NOT EVERYBODY WAS SO

HAPPY WITH THE

OUTCOME.

THIS BILL WAS SIGNED

OVERNIGHT BY GOVERNOR NEWSOM.

IT WOULD BAN EVICTIONS FOR

TENANTS THAT HAVE NOT PAID THEIR

RENT SINCE MARCH 1st

. IT WOULD PROTECT THEM

THROUGH JANUARY 31st,

2021. THEONE CAVEAT IS THEY HAVE

TO PAY 25% OF RENT OWED DURING THAT

TIME.

THE LEGISLATION DOES NOT

FORGIVE MISSED PAYMENTS AND TENANTS WILL

STILL OWE THAT MONEY IN FULL.

LANDLORDS CAN ASK THE TENANT TO PAY IT BACK BUT

THEY CAN'T ASK

A JUDGE FOR AN EVICTION

SOLELY FOR NOT PAYING RENT IN IT

FULL. THEY WOULD HAVE TO SIGN A

DOCUMENT UNDER PENALTY OF

PERJURY THAT SAYS THEY HAVE

EXPERIENCED FINANCIAL

HARDSHIP DUE TO

COVID-19. WE REACHED OUT TO THE SOUTHERN

CALIFORNIA RENTAL

HOUSING ASSOCIATION BASED RIGHT HERE IN

SAN DIEGO WHICH REPRESENTS

PROPERTY OWNERS AND THEY SAID,

WE WERE HOPEFUL THAT

LEGISLATION WOULD COME TO FRUITION AND

CREATE A STATEWIDE

FRAMEWORK FOR

TENANTS WHO ARE TRULY IN NEED

THAT ALSO PROTECTS PROPERTY

OWNERS FROM FINANCIAL

RUIN. THE BILL APPROVED BY THE

LEGISLATURE AND SIGNED BY THE

GOVERNOR CLAIMS TO HAVE

SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

BUT THAT IS SIMPLY NOT THE CASE."

NOW THE BILL'S AUTHOR SAYS HE IS

AWARE THAT THIS IS NOT A PERFECT

BILL. IT'S VERY

IMPERFECT. BUT IT'S THE BEST

COMPROMISE THAT THEY CAN REACH