At their Board meeting on February 2, 2021, the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed Urgency Ordinance No. 2021-04 that continues a temporary eviction moratorium for certain residential tenants and a moratorium on certain residential rent increases through June 30, 2021. The Urgency Ordinance also continues a temporary eviction moratorium for certain commercial tenants through March 31, 2021. Ordinance No. 2021-04 supersedes Ordinance No. 2020-29.
“Even as COVID-19 vaccines distribution gives us hope to ending the pandemic, we recognize the need to continue protections for Contra Costa residents and businesses,” said Supervisor Diane Burgis, Board Chair. “Now is not the time to let down our guard against the virus. We encourage residents to stay vigilant and to seek resources. We will get through this together.”
Read the full document Ordinance No. 2021-04 (PDF). Find answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding this ordinance on the County website soon.
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Does the rent freeze include Section 8 tenants as well? If so, my slumlord landlord has raised our rent portion from $288 to $450 next month. Our income is only $954 from my Social Security Disability. Our rent is suppose to be 30% of our adjusted income minus the utility allowance and the disability allowance I’m suppose to get and haven’t.
You’ll have to check with the Contra Costa Housing Authority. – http://www.contracostahousing.org/contactus.htm