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REPORT - EVICTION ORDINANCE
BACKGROUND: Over the past year, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused tremendous financial hardship in our community. Many have faced substantial loss of income or significant out-of-pocket medical expenses. Among those hardest hit are residential tenants unable to meet their rent obligations due to COVID-related financial loss.
On March 24, 2020, the Board of Supervisors adopted the County of Sonoma Eviction Defense Ordinance (Ordinance 6301), prohibiting residential evictions for failure to pay rent, if that failure was due to COVID-related financial loss. The Ordinance was expressly intended to apply, and has applied, throughout the County, including in both incorporated and unincorporated areas.
On February 9, 2021, the Board of Supervisors amended the County’s Eviction Defense Ordinance to prohibit all evictions except (a) when necessary due to violence or threats to the health or safety of another, (b) when sought for the purpose of immediately remo...
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