Main Menu Close Menu

mail Contact

Search Close

Translate

Department

Community Development

Department

Community Response

Department

Convention and Cultural Services

Department

Finance

Department

Fire Department

Department

Human Resources

Department

Information Technology

Department

Mayor and Council

Department

Office of Public Safety Accountability

Department

Office of the City Attorney

Department

Office of the City Auditor

Department

Office of the City Clerk

Department

Office of the City Manager

Department

Office of the City Treasurer

Department

Police Department

Department

Public Works

Department

Utilities

Department

Youth, Parks, & Community Enrichment

Category

hiking Activities

Arts & Culture

Camps

Classes & Group Activities

Community Centers

Events & Entertainment

Sports

Swimming

Category

pets Animals & Pets

Animals & Pets

Category

domain_add Building & Planning

Construction

Inspections

Planning

Property Lines & Surveying

Zoning

Category

store Business

Business

Cannabis

Economic Development

Innovation

Suppliers & Vendors

Category

account_tree City Administration

Accountability & Oversight

Boards & Commissions

City Attorney

City Manager

City Structure & Policies

Customer Service

Elections

Mayor & City Council

Transparency

Category

category City Assets & Data

City Buildings & Property

City Vehicles

Records

Transparency

Category

explore City Regions

Council Districts

Neighborhoods

Property Lines & Surveying

Zoning

Category

diversity_4 Community Support

Accessibility

Community Centers

Community Engagement

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Homelessness

Housing

Older Adults

Volunteering

Youth

Category

theater_comedy Culture & History

Arts & Culture

Events & Entertainment

Sacramento History

Category

business_center Employment

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Employees & Retirees

Employment

Volunteering

Workforce Development

Category

directions Infrastructure

Bridges

Drinking Water

Information Technology

Infrastructure Finance

Stormwater & Flooding

Streets & Roads

Trails

Wastewater & Sewer

Category

gavel Law, Code & Compliance

Code Enforcement

Inspections

Law & Code

Permits

Category

payments Money

Accounting

City Budget

Claims, Rebates & Discounts

Debt Management

Economic Development

Grants

Infrastructure Finance

Investment & Cash Management

Payments & Fees

Taxes

Category

park Outdoors & Sustainability

Bicycles

Boating

Camps

Climate & Sustainability

Parks

Scooters

Sports

Swimming

Trails

Trees

Weather

Category

local_police Safety

Alternative Response

Crime

Emergency Management

Emergency Response

Fire

Inspections

Police Department

Prevention & Personal Safety

Stormwater & Flooding

Weather

Category

directions_car Transportation

Bicycles

Boating

Driving

Electric Vehicles

Parking

Public Transportation

Scooters

Traffic

Walking

Category

delete_sweep Utility Services

Drinking Water

Recycling

Trash

Wastewater & Sewer

Back to categories Back to Departments

Search for content

SITE NAVIGATION

Tenant Protection Program

COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium

Tenant Protection Program

COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium

The State of California COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act tenant eviction protections end on September 30, 2021. Other components of the act including rent relief are still in place. To assist renters and landlords, the following resources are available:

Sacramento Emergency Rental Assistance Program (SERA): Emergency Rent and Utilities Assistance

Rental assistance is available to support income-qualified Sacramento families impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and unable to pay monthly rent or utilities. Help is available regardless of immigration status.

Apply at www.shra.org/sera/

Sacramento Self Help Housing Renters Helpline

Sacramento Self Help Housing (SSHH) assists individuals and families with renter questions and those who have insufficient resources for adequate housing due to the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act.

Contact the Renters Helpline at 916-389-7877 or email info@sacselfhelp.org

Housing is Key: Tenant Eviction Protections

For an interactive guide to learn what protections you have under the COVID 19 Tenant Relief Act, please visit Housing is Key online.

Please call 916-850-9010 or email sacramento@calawyersforthearts.org

Sacramento CARES Meditation Program: Tenant and landlord mediation services

Residential and commercial landlords and tenants who are interested in addressing and resolving rent payments and tenancy issues related to COVID-19 eviction moratorium can get help resolving their issues through conversations facilitated by a third-party mediator.

Please call 916-850-9010 or email sacramento@calawyersforthearts.org

Residential tenants (covid-19 related income loss/and or increased expense); covid-19 rental housing recovery act

Although on September 30, 2020, the City of Sacramento moratorium allowing non-payment of rent for residential tenants expired, tenants who continue to experience a loss of income or increased expenses due to COVID-19 are extended eviction protection under state law (AB 3088 and AB 832) through September 30, 2021.

On June 28, 2021, the new state law (AB 832) was signed by the Governor. The law is applicable to ALL residential tenants experiencing a financial impact due to COVID 19.

The landlord must send tenants a COVID-19 declaration and tenants must sign and return it within 15 days if you have a COVID-19 loss of income and/or increased expense and are unable to pay the full amount of rent. This declaration can be required each month and must be submitted to avoid eviction.
Pay minimum of 25% of the rent due each month through September 30, 2021, or if you’re unable to pay that amount, you can pay the 25% owed by September 30, 2021, to avoid eviction.
Evictions for non-payment of the 25% owed cannot occur before April 1, 2022.
A landlord cannot evict for nonpayment of back rent owed between March 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021, but can collect through small claims court process commencing on November 1, 2021.
A landlord must first make a good faith effort to seek state rental assistance for 100% of the back rent owed by low-income tenants (household income does not exceed 80% of the area median).
Low-income tenants can now also apply for this assistance directly and they cannot be evicted before March 2022 if they have applied for such assistance. This rental assistance program is administered by the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency https://www.shra.org/sera.

Please visit https://www.bcsh.ca.gov/covidrelief, the State of California resource for tenants and landlords for more detailed information on AB 832and its requirements and the state rental subsidy program (SB 91).

Commercial tenants (covid-19 related income loss)

March 24, 2020

Eviction moratorium ordinance was amended to include commercial tenants and to waive late fees. Commercial tenants must submit a Delay of Rent form prior to the day rent is due for each month, and have 120 days after the ordinance expiration to pay the back rent.

June 30, 2020

Eviction moratorium amended to protect only first floor commercial tenants. Eviction moratorium ends for all other commercial tenants.

October28, 2020

Deadline for commercial tenants other than first floor tenants to pay unpaid rents for the period of March 2020 to June 2020.

June 29, 2021

Governor order extends commercial eviction moratorium (first floor tenants only) to September 30, 2021.

September 30, 2021

Commercial eviction moratorium expires.

January 28, 2022

Deadline for first floor commercial tenants to pay unpaid rents for the period March 2020 to September 2021.

Additional Resources and Information

Commercial Tenant Delay of Rent Payment - COVID-19 Form
Temporary Moratorium on Evicting Tenants Ordinance (2020-0015 - Adopted March 17, 2020)
Temporary Moratorium on Evicting Tenants to Include Commercial Tenants Ordinance (2020-0017 - Adopted March 24, 2020)
Emergency Ordinance Amending the Temporary Moratorium on Evicting Commercial Tenants (2020-0027 – Adopted June 30, 2020)
Governor order extends commercial eviction moratorium (first floor tenants only) to September 30, 2021

Mediation Services now available

Residential and commercial landlords and tenants who are interested in addressing and resolving rent payments and tenancy issues related to COVID-19 can contact the Sacramento CARES Mediation Services at sacramentocovidrelief.org or call (916) 850-9010 for assistance. There is no charge to landlords or tenants to participate in mediation and they can request multiple sessions.

COVID-19 Business Video Series: City of Sacramento’s Temporary Moratorium on Commercial Evictions

COVID-19 Business Video Series: City of Sacramento

ON THIS PAGE