Ordinance O-21293 (New Series) (final passage Feb. 12, 2021) enacting a temporary moratorium on residential evictions

The record

Jurisdiction

City of San Diego, California · San Diego · California

Level

City

Authority

San Diego City Charter § 11; police power; Cal. Code Civ. Proc. §§ 1179.01-1179.07 (COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act) as the preempting State law

Issued

2021-02-12 Feb. 12, 2021

Effective

Sections 1 and 2: on the later of Mar. 14, 2021 or the expiration of State law preempting local eviction measures (which occurred Sept. 30, 2021 under AB 832), i.e., operative Oct. 1, 2021; Section 3 (Mayor's rent-relief authority): Mar. 14, 2021 (read as 2021-03-14)

End

60 days after the end of the local state of emergency as declared by the Mayor

In force

Mar. 14, 2021 (no end date recorded; counted as in force for 120 days)

Limitation types

Other

Addressees

• all residential landlords in the City
• residential tenants with COVID-19 financial impacts

Functions reached

• PM residential property management

Collection

San Diego MET-SAN

Operative words

Section 1.... (a) Except for eviction actions authorized by the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020... no landlord shall evict, or endeavor to evict, a tenant for not timely paying rent that initially became due during the time period beginning on the effective date of this Ordinance and ending 60 days after the end of the local state of emergency as declared by the Mayor... Section 2. That, except for the provisions of Section 3, this Ordinance shall be effective on the later of the thirtieth day from and after its final passage or the date any state law applicable to the City that prohibits adoption of local measures to protect tenants from eviction expires, as may be amended, and shall remain in effect for 60 days after the end of the local state of emergency as declared by the Mayor.

Enforcement

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