Bill Text: CA SB847 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: COVID-19 relief: tenancy: grant program.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2022-08-11 - August 11 hearing: Held in committee and under submission. [SB847 Detail]
Download: California-2021-SB847-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
June 16, 2022 |
Amended
IN
Senate
April 28, 2022 |
Amended
IN
Senate
March 28, 2022 |
Introduced by Senator Hurtado |
January 13, 2022 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YESBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:SEC. 2.
Chapter 17.1 (commencing with Section 50897.9) is added to Part 2 of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:CHAPTER 17.1. COVID-19 Tenancy Grant Program
50897.9.
As used in this chapter:(A)The landlord has applied for rental assistance funds pursuant to the State Rental Assistance Program and either of the following
is true:
(i)
(ii)
(I)Twenty days have passed since the application was submitted.
(II)A final decision on the application has not been rendered.
(B)
(2)(A)A landlord is a “tier
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(B)Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 50897.10,
for the first 60 days after the date on which the program first accepts grant applications, the program shall process applications and provide grants for tier one applicants exclusively. Thereafter, the program shall provide grants to all tier one applicants before processing applications from other applicants.
(h)“State Rental Assistance Program” means the rental assistance program created by Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 50897), including Option A, Option B, and Option C grantees.
50897.10.
(a) The COVID-19 Tenancy Grant Program is hereby created under the administration of the department.(2)
(3)
50897.11.
An application for a program grant submitted to the department shall include all of the following:(c)An agreement, signed by the landlord, not to terminate any tenancy for which the landlord is seeking a grant award except on the basis of an at-fault just cause, as defined in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 1946.2 of the Civil Code, for a period of ___ years commencing on the date of the application.