b'SACRAMENTO SUMMARYBy Michael J. Arnold & Michael Belote, Esq.Legislative Advocatesrazy times in Sacramento.Thisto request opposition to these billyourthe effective time period and includes is definitely the most unusualefforts produced results! other problematic provisions.legislative session we have seen In the history of our work here in theOther bad bills still remain.We continueAmendments still coming!In addition to state capital.The COVID-19 impact onto work against the following bills whichthe above, many bills are being amended the legislative session has been felt inare still under consideration in Sacramento: on a daily basis.We read every amendment many ways.As we write this article, weto determine if the revised bill will have an have just learned that the Legislature isAB 828 (Ting) Would enact a temporaryimpact on the CMA membership.Many extending the summer recess until Julymoratorium on foreclosures and unlawfulLegislators feel they must do something 27.Even if they had returned on Julydetainer actions during COVID-19. to help those in need during these 13th, as originally planned, time woulddifficult times.Unfortunately, many of the have been very short to accomplish theirAB 1079 (Skinner) Would alter theproposals intended to help will actually business.This decision was made due toforeclosure sale process for residentialharm the exact people they are trying the fact that several staff members and atforeclosures by requiring the trustee toto help.least two legislators (Assembly Membersconsider offers from owner-occupants Burke and Lackey) have been diagnosed asof the home and from a public entity thatContact your Senator. Continued contact positive for COVID-19.One huge problemis utilizing public funds to purchase thewith Legislators by CMA members is presented by these developments is thatproperty. essential if we are to defeat the remaining the legislature will have only five weeksbad bills noted above.Please contact your to consider the 700 bills awaiting action.AB 1436 (Chiu) Would create a newstate senator and request opposition to AB These measures have all passed the Housedefinition of covered tenant as a828, AB 1079 and AB 1436.of origin and are awaiting action in thetenant who provides the landlord with second house.It will be a virtual sprinta written statement that the tenant isGovernors Executive Order N-71-20, to the August 31st adjournment date.Ourunable to satisfy rent accrued duringJune 30, extends the authorization for concern is that a thorough discussion ofthe effective time period (definedlocal governments to halt evictions for these measures may not be possible inas the time from the declaration of arenters impacted by COVID-19, through light of the compressed timeline. state of emergency and 4/1/2021 or 90September 30.The order also extends days from the termination of the stateprovisions in earlier orders. In addition, the Success in stopping AB 2501(Lemon) and SBof emergency) due to a loss of incomeorder extends timeframes related to the 939(Wiener).We are pleased to report thator increased expenses resulting frompayment of real estate license application two very bad bills for the CMA membershipCOVID-19.The bill would exempt theand renewal fees and continuing education have been defeated.AB 2501 was stoppedtenant from an unlawful detainer duringrequirements for licensees.on the floor of the assembly and SB 939 was held in the Senate Appropriations Committee.AB 2501 would have imposed a blanket one-year foreclosure moratorium and required forbearances on residential mortgages based upon a self-attestation from borrowers.SB 939 would have prohibited evictions on commercial properties where the tenant was impacted by the pandemic.Your CMA lobbyists worked closely with other groups in opposition to these measures.A huge thank you to the CMA members who contacted their Legislators Points of InterestSummer 2020Page 5'