Gov. Newsom signs eviction relief bill amid virus

Lonnie Wong reports

AS FOX FORTY'S LONNY WONGSHOWS US TONIGHT THATEMERGENCY BILL IS NOT A CUREALL.TALK ABOUT A DEADLINE COURTEVICTION PROCEEDINGS WERE TOBEGIN AGAIN TODAY AFTER THECOURTS DECIDED TO RESUMEEVICTION CASES AFTER THETEMPORARY STATE MORATORIUM ONEVICTIONS HAD EXPIRED WEHAVEN'T CHANGED STATE LAW.ANYONE WHO OWED ANY RENT INRECENT MONTHS COULDIMMEDIATELY IT EVICTED BUT THEBILL SIGNED IMMEDIATELY BYGOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOME IS ATEMPORARY FIX THE LAST THROUGHFEBRUARY.AND AT THE INSISTENCE OFAPARTMENT OWNERS TENANTS MUSTPAY 25% OF THE RENT AND ARESTILL ON THE HOOK FOR BACKRENT AFTER FEBRUARY.NOW WE GET SOME TENANTSWON'T BE ABLE TO DO THAT YOUCAN'T BE EVICTED FOR IT BUTREALLY IT'S A GOOD FAITHATTEMPT TO GET.

TENDS TO STARTREPAYING THAT DEBT BUT THEBILL SAYS YOU CAN'T BE EVICTEDFOR NOT COMING UP WITH THEREDUCED RENT UNDER THE BILLEVICTIONS CAN RESUME INFEBRUARY AFTER FIRST GOING TOA SMALL CLAIMS COURT PROCESSAPARTMENT INTERESTS, A 35% OFLANDLORDS ARE SMALL OPERATORSWITH 4 OR FEWER RENTALS WHOFACEBOOK CLOSURES OF THEYDON'T MAKE THEIR MORTGAGEPAYMENTS.THEY ALSO HAVE TO PAYPROPERTY TAX INSURANCE ANDMAINTENANCE PILLS APARTMENTOWNERS ALSO SAY THEY'RE PARTOF THE LARGER ECONOMY, THEYEMPLOYED.MANY PEOPLE JUST TO KEEPTHE PROPERTY GOING.

AND SO WEWANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THEOWNERS CAN STILL PAY THOSEBILLS THOSE IN FAVOR OFSTRONGER EVICTION PROTECTIONSSUCH AS FORGIVING OVERDUE RENTSAY MILLIONS RISK HOMELESSNESSIF YOU ARE TO GET TO MASSNUMBER OF PEOPLE IT WOULD TURNA RECESSION INTO A GREATRECESSION WITH A DEADLINEMOVING BOTH SIDES HAD TOCOMPROMISE WHICH MEANS BOTHSIDES ARE NOT HAPPY WITH MANYOF THE BILL'S PROVISIONS THECHOICE WASN'T BETWEEN WHAT WEVOTED ON LAST NIGHT AND ABETTER PROPOSAL IT WAS BETWEENLAST NIGHT'S BILL AND NOTHING