{"id":"MET-SAN-033","kind":"order","level":"city","jurisdiction":"City of San Diego, California","state":"CA","metro":"SAN","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Council of the City of San Diego (emergency ordinance under Charter § 295)","authority":"San Diego City Charter §§ 11, 280(a)(3), 295; Cal. Gov\u0027t Code § 8634; Executive Order N-28-20 (Mar. 16, 2020)","instrument":"Ordinance O-21177 (New Series) (final passage Mar. 25, 2020)","title":"An Emergency Ordinance of the Council of the City of San Diego Pursuant to Charter Section 295 Enacting a Temporary Moratorium on Evictions Due to Nonpayment of Rent for Residential and Commercial Tenants Arising Out of a Substantial Decrease in Income or Substantial Out-of-Pocket Medical Expenses Resulting from the Novel Coronavirus, COVID-19, or Governmental Response to COVID-19","dateIssued":"2020-03-25","effective":"2020-03-25 (effective immediately)","end":"2020-05-31 (\u0027shall remain in effect through May 31, 2020\u0027; extension by Council resolution authorized by sec.","startDate":"2020-03-25","endDate":"2020-05-31","quarters":["2020Q2"],"types":["OTHER"],"addressees":["all residential and commercial landlords in the City","tenants unable to pay rent due on or after Mar. 12, 2020"],"clause":"Section 1. That a temporary moratorium on evictions for nonpayment of rent by residential and commercial tenants in the City of San Diego who are directly impacted by the novel coronavirus disease, known as COVID-19, is imposed as follows: (a) No landlord shall take action to evict a tenant for not timely paying rent that was due on or after March 12, 2020, if the tenant provided written notice to the landlord, on or before the date the rent was due, that the tenant is unable to pay rent due to financial impacts related to COVID-19.... (e)... a landlord shall not... charge or collect any late fees... serve a notice, file, or prosecute any action to obtain possession... Section 2. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately and shall remain in effect through May 31, 2020.","enforcement":"Affirmative defense in unlawful detainer (sec. 1(h)); City rules under sec. 3","functions":["PM property management: eviction, late fees and possession actions suspended","SV lenders\u0027 collateral cash flows","CM commercial leasing"],"notes":"Recitals record the Mar. 17, 2020 Council ratification of the Mayor\u0027s proclamation, the countywide school closures \u0027for three weeks beginning March 16, 2020,\u0027 and \u0027an estimated $220,000,000 in forecasted regional impact losses attributed to cancelled events at the San Diego Convention Center.\u0027 Scanned; read by OCR.","sourceUrl":"https://docs.sandiego.gov/council_reso_ordinance/rao2020/O-21177.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":239320,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"MET-SAN","url":"/library/MET-SAN-033","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/MET-SAN-033","citation":"Council of the City of San Diego (emergency ordinance under Charter § 295), Ordinance O-21177 (New Series) (final passage Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. MET-SAN-033)","stateName":"California","related":["MET-SAN-029"]}