Just days before courts resumed processing eviction filings after a five-month freeze, California this week enacted statewide protections through next year for tenants struggling to pay rent amid the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.

More than 8 million Californians have filed for unemployment since mid-March and advocates fear a massive eviction wave as both tenants and landlords have lost income.

Here’s what you need to know about the new rules, according to the state, lawyers and housing advocates.

Read More: https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2020/09/california-eviction-protections/