IMPORTANT INFO TO WILMONT RENTERS FROM SMRR - KNOW YOUR RIGHTS - 4/28/2020
Important Reminders for Santa Monica Renters Regarding Rent Payments and Evictions
May 1st is 30 days after April 1st, the day when many renters’ April rent payment was due. May 1st also is the day on which many renters’ May rent is due. SMRR urges all Santa Monica renters who failed to pay their full rent in April due to the COVID-19 crisis to ensure they have taken all necessary actions to protect their rights before the deadlines in the City’s current Executive Order. SMRR also urges all tenants to know their rights and obligations prior to the May rent coming due.
To assist you, SMRR is sharing a fact sheet for Santa Monica renters prepared by the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles. To view that fact sheet, click on the foregoing link or scroll down to the end of this email.
SMRR also repeats the following critical information—including how to obtain legal assistance—previously provided to you by a SMRR email on April 9th:
On April 7th, SMRR convened a panel of experts who spoke for 90 minutes about the changes in law affecting Santa Monica renters during the COVID-19 crisis. You can view the entire Webinar by clicking on this link: SMRR Webinar Some highlights of their remarks include:
On April 9, two days after our webinar, the City of Santa Monica issued a further revised Executive Order relating to rent payments and evictions during the coronavirus (COVID-19) state of emergency. The revised order is available by clicking on this link: Revised Order The City’s explanation of this revised order is available by clicking on this link:
https://www.santamonica.gov/press/2020/04/08/santa-monica-broadens-its-temporary-eviction-moratorium
Although SMRR cannot provide any legal advice, SMRR hotline volunteers are available to help answer questions you might have. The SMRR Tenant Hotline number is 310-394-0848. SMRR will continue to be there for you if you have questions about your tenancy in Santa Monica.
Discussions continue at all levels of government regarding the potential to further improve renter protections during the current emergency. We are staying closely connected with local leaders and our renters' rights allies during these times of uncertainty to help renters in any way that we can. We are continuously advocating to ensure that any modified or new tenant protections are as safe and secure as they can be for Santa Monica renters. Our top priority is the health and safety of Santa Monicans and their homes. We will continue to share new information with you by email and on our website.
We want you to stay safe and healthy and obtain the resources you need during our local emergency. Please forward this email to your neighbors and other residents of Santa Monica. We're here for you.
The SMRR Team thanks you for your support.
www.smrr.org
https://www.smrr.org/2020/04/fact-sheet-for-sm-renters-lafla/
https://www.smrr.org/2020/04/fact-sheet-for-sm-renters-lafla/
Copyright © 2020 Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights, All rights reserved.
Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights is a grassroots organization whose primary mission is to keep renters secure in their homes, and that advocates for policies and candidates that support renter protections in Santa Monica. SMRR has built a solid reputation as the city's voice for wise, thoughtful development that includes affordable housing, community benefits, neighborhood preservation, and promotes a sustainable Santa Monica.
Our mailing address is:
Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights
2633 Lincoln Blvd # 513
Santa Monica, CA 90405-4619
May 1st is 30 days after April 1st, the day when many renters’ April rent payment was due. May 1st also is the day on which many renters’ May rent is due. SMRR urges all Santa Monica renters who failed to pay their full rent in April due to the COVID-19 crisis to ensure they have taken all necessary actions to protect their rights before the deadlines in the City’s current Executive Order. SMRR also urges all tenants to know their rights and obligations prior to the May rent coming due.
To assist you, SMRR is sharing a fact sheet for Santa Monica renters prepared by the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles. To view that fact sheet, click on the foregoing link or scroll down to the end of this email.
SMRR also repeats the following critical information—including how to obtain legal assistance—previously provided to you by a SMRR email on April 9th:
On April 7th, SMRR convened a panel of experts who spoke for 90 minutes about the changes in law affecting Santa Monica renters during the COVID-19 crisis. You can view the entire Webinar by clicking on this link: SMRR Webinar Some highlights of their remarks include:
- If you are able to pay your rent despite the COVID-19 crisis, you are still required to and should do so in order to protect your home.
- If you are not able to pay your rent due to the financial impact of the COVID-19 emergency, you should notify your landlord of this fact in writing and provide supporting documentation as soon as possible, but in no event later than 30 days after the missed rent was due. It is essential that you maintain proof of what you provided to your landlord and when. Legal services organizations can provide advice to you about how best to do all of this (see below).
- If you receive from your landlord any notice, demand, threat, disagreement, request to enter into a repayment agreement, or any legal paper you should seek legal advice immediately from one of the legal services organizations about how to respond (see below).
- You can reach out for legal advice to the following organizations at the telephone numbers and/or online as follows:
- Santa Monica Office of Legal Aid Foundation Los Angeles
Phone: 800-399-4529
Web: https://lafla.org/get-help/ - Bet Tzedek Legal Services (no restrictions based on immigration documentation status)
Phone: 323-939-0506
Email: intake@bettzedek.org
Web: www.bettzedek.org - Mental Health Advocacy Services, Inc. (no restrictions based on immigration documentation status)
Phone: 213-389-2077
Web: http://mhas-la.org/connect/
On April 9, two days after our webinar, the City of Santa Monica issued a further revised Executive Order relating to rent payments and evictions during the coronavirus (COVID-19) state of emergency. The revised order is available by clicking on this link: Revised Order The City’s explanation of this revised order is available by clicking on this link:
https://www.santamonica.gov/press/2020/04/08/santa-monica-broadens-its-temporary-eviction-moratorium
Although SMRR cannot provide any legal advice, SMRR hotline volunteers are available to help answer questions you might have. The SMRR Tenant Hotline number is 310-394-0848. SMRR will continue to be there for you if you have questions about your tenancy in Santa Monica.
Discussions continue at all levels of government regarding the potential to further improve renter protections during the current emergency. We are staying closely connected with local leaders and our renters' rights allies during these times of uncertainty to help renters in any way that we can. We are continuously advocating to ensure that any modified or new tenant protections are as safe and secure as they can be for Santa Monica renters. Our top priority is the health and safety of Santa Monicans and their homes. We will continue to share new information with you by email and on our website.
We want you to stay safe and healthy and obtain the resources you need during our local emergency. Please forward this email to your neighbors and other residents of Santa Monica. We're here for you.
The SMRR Team thanks you for your support.
www.smrr.org
https://www.smrr.org/2020/04/fact-sheet-for-sm-renters-lafla/
https://www.smrr.org/2020/04/fact-sheet-for-sm-renters-lafla/
Copyright © 2020 Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights, All rights reserved.
Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights is a grassroots organization whose primary mission is to keep renters secure in their homes, and that advocates for policies and candidates that support renter protections in Santa Monica. SMRR has built a solid reputation as the city's voice for wise, thoughtful development that includes affordable housing, community benefits, neighborhood preservation, and promotes a sustainable Santa Monica.
Our mailing address is:
Santa Monicans for Renters' Rights
2633 Lincoln Blvd # 513
Santa Monica, CA 90405-4619