As you may remember from our previous blog regarding the Tenant Relief Act of 2020, if a tenant has missed a rent payment between March 2020 and August 2020, a landlord is required to serve a notice on the tenant. The notice requires them to pay within 15 days or submit a declaration stating they cannot pay their rent because of COVID-19. 

The notice must be submitted to all tenants who failed to pay rent during the prescribed period, regardless of the landlord’s intent to move forward with a collection. Only tenants who submit the declaration will be afforded the protections under the Tenant Relief Act of 2020. 

At the time the original blog was posted, the California Association of Realtors had not released a form addressing the new legislation and the notice requirement. 

CAR has now released the new “Notice of Intent of COVID-19 Relief Act of 2020” (“NTRA”). This form provides all the necessary information that is required to be disclosed to tenants. 

CAR has also provided us with two guides below. Download by clicking on the link. 

1) Unpaid Rent Eviction Guide During COVID Protected and Transition Periods

2) Unpaid Rent Eviction Guide For Pre and Post COVID Periods

Blog written by Tim Burke, JohnHart in-house counsel

Originally published on September 26, 2020 

Tim is a licensed attorney in California and Nevada. He brings over 19 years of transactional and litigation experience to JohnHart. Prior to joining JohnHart, Tim was in private practice providing legal guidance to clients on Real Estate, financial, corporate, estate planning, and employment matters.