Gavin Newsom halts commercial evictions until June, evictions of commercial tenants affected by COVID-19 pandemic.
Pamela Cruz. Pen sula 360 Press [P360P].
The California Governor Gavin Newsom, signed on Thursday afternoon, an executive order extending the authorization to local governments to stop evictions of commercial tenants affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, until June 30, 2021.
The order also extends price gouging protections for emergency supplies and medical supplies amid the ongoing emergency response to the pandemic, which will be in effect through Sept. 4.
Newsom said the executive order comes as the Legislature has declared its intent to protect residents from price gouging during states of emergency, as was the case on March 4, 2020, when such a situation was declared in California as a result of the threat of COVID-19.
I recall that the March 4, 2020 Proclamation of a State of Emergency triggered certain protections against price gouging set forth in Penal Code 396, and Executive Orders issued pursuant to the Emergency Services Law – including Executive Orders N-44-20 and N-78-20 – which have implemented additional protections against price gouging.
In turn, he stressed that to combat the spread of COVID-19, support remains essential to ensure that all Californians maintain uninterrupted, reasonable access to medical and emergency supplies.
He added that in addition to price gouging protections provided by state law, numerous local jurisdictions have determined that promoting stability among commercial leases is necessary to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19 and have therefore enacted restrictions on lease-related evictions.
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