AB 832 Summary

• Extends COVID-19 tenant protections through October 1, 2025, including eviction protections for nonpayment of rent accrued between March 1, 2020, and September 30, 2021, with enhanced notice requirements and rental assistance application procedures.

• Prohibits sale or assignment of COVID-19 rental debt through September 30, 2021, and implements new unlawful detainer requirements mandating landlords apply for government rental assistance and provide proof of denial before pursuing eviction.

• Establishes the COVID-19 Rental Housing Recovery Act with restrictions on unlawful detainer actions for rental debt accumulated due to COVID-19 hardship, effective through September 30, 2024.

• Revises state rental assistance program structure for both Round 1 and Round 2 federal funding, increasing compensation for rental arrears to 100 percent of unpaid debt and prospective rent to 100 percent of monthly rent, with enhanced allocation formulas for smaller counties.

• Restricts public access to court records in COVID-19 rental debt cases indefinitely and limits attorney's fees awards to $500 (uncontested) or $1,000 (contested) in such actions through October 1, 2025.