The City Extends Temporary Residential and Commercial Eviction Moratoriums to Those Financially Impacted by COVID-19

May 5, 2020

The West Hollywood City Council, at its regular meeting on Monday, May 4, 2020, approved an amendment to extend the timelines of its Residential Eviction Moratorium and Commercial Eviction Moratorium through Friday, July 31, 2020. (The previously approved timelines would have ended the moratoriums on Sunday, May 31, 2020.) The timeline remains subject to amendment and extension by the City Council.

In order to provide clear, concise information to renters facing financial hardship due to the impacts of the coronavirus crisis the City has produced two informational resources on the eviction moratoriums — each of these guides is currently being edited to reflect the new July 31 extension:

Residential Eviction Moratorium (Booklet): https://www.weho.org/Home/ShowDocument?id=46287

Commercial Eviction Moratorium (Fact Sheet): https://www.weho.org/home/showdocument?id=44255

The City has also developed printed versions of these guides, which have been mailed to residential and commercial recipients, and will begin arriving in mailboxes this week.

The City of West Hollywood approved a Residential Eviction Moratorium on Monday, March 16, 2020. The City amended that Moratorium and approved a Commercial Eviction Moratorium on April 6, 2020. The moratoriums apply to nonpayment eviction notices served or filed on or after March 16, 2020 and now will remain in effect through Friday, July 31, 2020.

The City regularly updates its Renters Resources and Small Business Resources as part of coronavirus information available on the City’s website at www.weho.org/coronavirus. At this webpage, community members can find up-to-date details about relief available during the coronavirus crisis on a variety of topics.

In addition, the City has produced two webinars with helpful information about each eviction moratorium. These webinar recordings can be viewed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5t3CTQP1K8 (Residential Eviction Moratorium) and at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r4vRWdei6k (Commercial Eviction Moratorium). This is part of regular programming on the City of West Hollywood’s WeHoTV YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/wehotv and broadcast on Channel 10 on Spectrum in West Hollywood and on Channel 99 on AT&T U-verse throughout Southern California.

The City of West Hollywood has declared a local emergency in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and is advising community members to adhere to Los Angeles County Safer at Home and California State Stay at Home orders, which remain in effect until May 15, 2020. The City urges everyone to stay in place, maintain your space, and cover your face. Leave home only for essential needs; always use social distancing of at least six feet; and follow guidelines to use cloth face coverings such as bandanas or scarves so that medical masks, which are in short supply, are prioritized for health professionals.

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