COVID-19 relief: tenancy: federal rental assistance.
(1) Existing law prohibits a landlord from interrupting or terminating utility service furnished to a tenant with the intent to terminate the occupancy of the tenant, and imposes specified penalties on a landlord who violates that prohibition. Existing law, until February 1, 2021, imposes additional damages in an amount of at least $1,000, but not more than $2,500, on a landlord that violates that prohibition, if the tenant has provided a declaration of COVID-19 financial distress, as specified.
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California Legislature
20212022
SB 91
California SB 91 (20212022)
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COVID-19 relief: tenancy: federal rental assistance.
California SB 91 (20212022) — COVID-19 relief: tenancy: federal rental assistance.
(1) Existing law prohibits a landlord from interrupting or terminating utility service furnished to a tenant with the intent to terminate the occupancy of the tenant, and imposes specified penalties on a landlord who violates that prohibition. Existing law, until February 1, 2021, imposes additional damages in an amount of at least $1,000, but not more than $2,500, on a landlord that violates that prohibition, if the tenant has provided a declaration of COVID-19 financial distress, as specified.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
SB 91 B. & F. R. Senate Third Reading By REYES — 72–1 (pass) · lower
Unfinished Business SB91 B. & F.R. (Skinner) Concurrence — 34–0 (pass) · upper
Sponsors
Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
2020-12-16 Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print. introduction
2020-12-17 From printer. May be acted upon on or after January 16.
2021-01-11 Read first time. reading-1
2021-01-15 Withdrawn from committee. (Ayes 22. Noes 8. Page 76.)
2021-01-15 Ordered to second reading.
2021-01-15 Read second time. Ordered to third reading. reading-1, reading-2
2021-01-21 Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 22. Noes 2. Page 90.) Ordered to the Assembly. passage, reading-1, reading-3
2021-01-21 In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk. reading-1
2021-01-22 Referred to Com. on BUDGET. referral-committee
2021-01-25 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on BUDGET. amendment-passage, committee-passage, reading-1, reading-2, referral-committee