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The Fresno County Superior Court on June 17, 2022. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

Got an eviction notice? This California website will help you file a response.

by Manuela Tobias July 19, 2022July 18, 2022

Failure to file an answer within five days can result in an eviction. Tenant advocates and attorneys built an online tool to buy tenants some time.

A for rent sign in Sacramento on June 28, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

Thousands of Californians in limbo as eviction protections end

by Manuela Tobias July 1, 2022July 20, 2022

Protesters surround the LA Superior Court to prevent an upcoming wave of evictions and call on Gov. Gavin Newsom to pass an eviction moratorium in Los Angeles on Aug. 21, 2020. Photo by Lucy Nicholson REUTERS

California has a new law on eviction protections. What does it mean for tenants?

by Manuela Tobias March 28, 2022March 31, 2022

Tenants and housing rights activists protest for a halting of rent payments and mortgage debt, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Los Angeles on October 1, 2020. Photo be Lucy Nicholson, REUTERS

How long are Californians waiting for rent relief?

by Manuela Tobias March 3, 2022March 15, 2022

An aerial view of the 400 Catalina apartment building (center) and the historic condominium at 416 Catalina Street (in front), which is the site of a potential eviction under the Ellis Act, in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles. Photo by Bing Guan for CalMatters

Why is a tenant protection bill failing in the California Legislature, again?

by Manuela Tobias February 9, 2022February 11, 2022

Maybelle Manio, right, and her son, Jake Cruz at their new apartment in San Mateo on Oct. 4, 2021. They moved into the new place in August. Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group

California Divide

‘I don’t recognize myself anymore’; How the pandemic drowned a working mom in debt

by Jesse Bedayn November 2, 2021November 2, 2021

Phuong Vo, a program director for the California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative, stands outside her office in Garden Grove, on Oct. 7, 2021. She is helping non-English speaking clients apply for rent relief. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters

Are immigrants getting left out of California’s rent relief?

by Manuela Tobias October 13, 2021October 13, 2021

Demonstrators hold signs during a press conference at Fresno City Hall on April 8, 2021 held by the Right to Counsel coalition, which is seeking help on legal support and protection for renters. The California eviction moratorium ends after Thursday. Photo by John Walker, Fresno Bee

What you need to know as California eviction moratorium ends

by Manuela Tobias September 30, 2021September 29, 2021

Jordan Lyric holds a rent strike poster in Los Angeles on May 6, 2021. Photo by Shae Hammond for CalMatters

Contractor’s deal on California rent relief gets more lucrative

by Manuela Tobias September 23, 2021September 23, 2021

Housing activists and rent strikers participate in a vigil for tenants who they say will not be covered by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s rent relief plan at the Elihu M. Harris, State of California office building in Oakland on Jan. 29, 2021. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Out of time: California legislators won’t extend eviction ban

by Manuela Tobias September 9, 2021September 13, 2021