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<br />On March 12, 2020, pursuant to Chapter 10 of the Redwood City Code, the City Council proclaimed a local
<br />emergency throughout the City related to COVID-19, and this local emergency remains in effect.
<br />On March 16, 2020, the Governor issued Executive Order N-28-20, authorizing local agencies to prohibit
<br />residential and commercial evictions for failure to pay rent due to COVID-19, or the federal, state, and/or
<br />local response to the COVID-19, through May 31, 2020 (unless extended).
<br />Also on March 16, 2020, the Health Officer issued an order that, among other things, directs all individuals
<br />currently living within San Mateo County to shelter in their place of residence ("Shelter -in- Place Order"),
<br />and authorizes individuals to leave their residences only for certain "Essential Activities," Essential
<br />Governmental Functions," or to operate "Essential Businesses," all as defined in the Shelter -in Place -
<br />Order.
<br />On March 19, 2020, the Governor issued Executive Order N-33-20, which imposed a state-wide shelter -
<br />in -place order. (The state-wide order does not affect the validity of the County's order.)
<br />On March 23, 2020, San Mateo County adopted an urgency ordinance implementing a county -wide
<br />moratorium on residential evictions during the locally declared state of emergency. The Residential
<br />County Ordinance applies through the county, including within incorporated city jurisdictions.
<br />On March 27, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-37-20 extending the time for a
<br />commercial or residential tenant to respond to an unlawful detainer complaint from 5 to 60 days, and
<br />prohibits enforcement of writs of possession until May 31, 2020, provided certain requirements are met
<br />by the tenant.
<br />On March 31, 2020, the Health Officer issued an order that extended and revised the County's Shelter -in
<br />Place Order.
<br />On March 31, 2020, the President signed into law the CARES Act. It contains $350 billion in forgivable
<br />loans for businesses to cover payroll, health care, salaries, interest on mortgages, rent, utilities, and
<br />interest on other debt obligations. These loans first became available from certain banks working with the
<br />Small Business Administration beginning on Friday, April 3.
<br />On April 6, 2020, the California Judicial Council adopted new emergency rules for the court system that
<br />will be in effect during the state of emergency and 90 days afterward. The Judicial Rules prohibit: (1) the
<br />issuance of summons to all commercial and residential defendants in new unlawful detainer cases, which
<br />means eviction cases cannot proceed during the designated period; (2) a court entering default judgments
<br />against tenants which would result in evictions, unless the court determines that the action is necessary
<br />to protect public health and safety; and (3) any scheduled jury trials for already initiated actions from
<br />proceeding for at least 60 days.
<br />On April 7, 2020, the County adopted another urgency ordinance providing additional protections for
<br />commercial tenants in unincorporated areas of the County grossing up to $2.5M a year. Because the
<br />County's Commercial Ordinance does not regulate commercial evictions in Redwood City (it only applies
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