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Usually, this is because the landlord either was not aware the tenant had applied or was falsely claiming their tenant hadn’t filed all the required documentation for the application.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In late March, the state attorney general’s office sent warning letters to 91 law firms representing landlords across the state, reminding them that filing false declarations is against the law.[pullquote size=\"large\" align=\"left\"]With the new state legislation, you can’t be evicted for not paying rent before March 31 — but you \u003cem>can\u003c/em> be evicted for nonpayment after that date.[/pullquote]“Filing false averments in court violates multiple state laws,” wrote Deputy Attorney General Hunter Landerholm, “as does maintaining such a case after learning that the declaration used to initiate it is false.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The letter encouraged those law firms to “review” the eviction cases on file to “ensure that they comply with the law.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Evictions \u003cem>are\u003c/em> still happening, said Madeline Howard, senior attorney at the Western Center on Law and Poverty, “because the protections are imperfect. And it’s really hard to enforce them without an attorney.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Typically, a lawyer \u003cem>can\u003c/em> help a tenant combat these claims. So, if you applied for rent relief on or before March 31 and the application is still pending, but you’re getting an eviction notice, contact a lawyer. \u003ca href=\"https://www.lawhelpca.org/legal-information\">Find a legal aid office near you.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your landlord is asking for proof that you’ve applied to the rent relief program, Howard advises that you download your application document on the Housing Is Key website, and send that to them, to “make it very clear that you have applied.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A key thing to remember: For most tenants in California, starting April 1, landlords will still be able to take their tenants to court and start eviction proceedings over missed rent. That’s because \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11909880/california-lawmakers-extend-eviction-protections-for-tenants-awaiting-rent-relief\">this new state legislation\u003c/a> means a landlord can’t evict you for not paying rent you owed before March 31 — but it doesn’t protect you from eviction for not paying rent after that date.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>My city lets me apply for rent relief after March 31. Could I be evicted while waiting for funds?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you apply for rent relief, the funds will come either from the state or your own county, depending on where you live. You also can be eligible for both. When you \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index.html\">applied through the state’s COVID rent relief portal\u003c/a>, you would have been directed to the right place to apply depending on your location, whether it’s state assistance or local assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11909880/california-lawmakers-extend-eviction-protections-for-tenants-awaiting-rent-relief\">The state’s extension of eviction protections\u003c/a> only applies to tenants who applied for rent relief on or before March 31. That means that if you live in a jurisdiction where your city or county is administering the rent relief program (and it’s \u003cem>not\u003c/em> going through the state’s Housing Is Key program), and they allow you to submit an application for rent relief \u003cem>after\u003c/em> April 1, you could still be evicted even if you’re waiting on rent relief from your city or county.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11864604\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11864604 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4386433.jpg\" alt=\"A person's hands touching money in a wallet\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4386433.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4386433-800x500.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4386433-1020x638.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4386433-160x100.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4386433-1536x960.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Landlords can still take tenants to court after April 1 for rent not paid after that date. \u003ccite>(Karolina Grabowska/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>What if my landlord \u003cem>is\u003c/em> threatening to evict me?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Howard said if you do get an eviction notice, “Please contact a legal aid office as soon as you can, because those cases move very, very quickly.” \u003ca href=\"https://www.lawhelpca.org/legal-information\">Find a legal aid office near you.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember, since the official state eviction moratorium expired Sept. 30, 2021, renters affected by COVID hardship could prevent an eviction from moving forward if they presented their pending relief application as a defense in court — and this new extension of eviction protections means that’ll now stay true through June 30.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of the problems with the statewide protections is they’re very complicated and it’s really hard for a tenant to use the state protections if they don’t have an attorney,” Howard said. “And most tenants who face eviction have to go to court without an attorney.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the ACLU, \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/tenants-right-to-counsel-is-critical-to-fight-mass-evictions-and-advance-race-equity-during-the-pandemic-and-beyond/\">10% of tenants have an attorney in court, compared with 90% of landlords\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Howard’s colleague Lorraine López, senior attorney with the Western Center on Law and Poverty, recommends that you also look up community organizations and nonprofit legal services that assist tenants and access their information sheets, workshops and clinics to educate you about your rights in the event your landlord issues you with a legal notice. \u003ca href=\"https://www.lawhelpca.org/legal-information\">Find a legal aid office near you\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also critical that you \u003cem>don’t move out\u003c/em>, said López. “We call this ‘self-eviction,'” she explains, and said while “many tenants think that a notice is enough to evict them, in California a landlord needs to get a court order to remove you from your home.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So until a court has issued an order telling you to move? Don’t leave.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In some cities and counties, a landlord can face not only criminal penalties if they forcibly remove you from your home without a court order, but also monetary penalties if the tenant files a lawsuit. The moment you leave, you lose many valuable protections and you may even end up with a judgment against you,” said López.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>If it’s taking so long to process the claims, what happens if I’m still waiting by June 30?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If your application is still pending after this extension expires, yes: You could be evicted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it’s likely that many — tens of thousands of people — will find themselves in this category. Howard noted that an analysis of the rent relief program by the research group PolicyLink shows that at the current rate applications are being approved, \u003ca href=\"https://nationalequityatlas.org/CARentalAssistance\">some applicants will still be waiting for a decision at Thanksgiving\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That said, there are some things lawyers can do to help. If you find yourself in that situation — with a pending rent relief application and an eviction notice — you should contact a lawyer. \u003ca href=\"https://www.lawhelpca.org/legal-information\">Find a legal aid office near you\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Is there anything I can do to speed up my application?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“If you have an application in already and you’re just waiting, I would suggest reaching out to HCD [the Housing and Community Development Department],” Howard said. She recommends calling the help line at (833) 430-2122.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’ve gotten a “pay or quit” eviction notice from your landlord, Howard recommends telling HCD you need them to expedite your application. The department operates off a prioritization list, and your application could be considered sooner if you’re in an emergency situation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11909167\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11909167\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/RS50490_007_SanFrancisco_Housing_07292021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"red sign hangs in window of classic SF victorian building with downtown skyline in background\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/RS50490_007_SanFrancisco_Housing_07292021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/RS50490_007_SanFrancisco_Housing_07292021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/RS50490_007_SanFrancisco_Housing_07292021-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/RS50490_007_SanFrancisco_Housing_07292021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/RS50490_007_SanFrancisco_Housing_07292021-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A ‘For Rent’ sign hangs in the window of an apartment building in Nob Hill in San Francisco on July 29, 2021. In the first full year of the pandemic, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago saw the greatest population losses in the nation, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>My county is rolling out its own eviction protections on April 1. Do they overrule the state’s laws?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This is where things get really complicated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your local jurisdiction enacted eviction protections before Aug. 19, 2020, those protections are grandfathered in and will remain in place. This includes those passed in Alameda County, Oakland and the city of Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your local jurisdiction enacted stronger local protections after that date, you are \u003cem>not\u003c/em> grandfathered in. That means residents in San Francisco and Los Angeles County who would have been protected under new local regulations will no longer be protected.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If this strikes you as counterintuitive, you’re not alone. Howard questions the “fundamental mismatch” in how California is effectively now “blocking these local protections that would have helped people for a time period that is not covered at all or addressed at all by the state law.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>I missed the rent relief application deadline of March 31. Is there anything I can do?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>It depends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have not submitted an application to Housing Is Key, you will not be able to submit a new one after March 31.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’ve already submitted a Housing Is Key application, it’s possible the state may allow you to reapply for additional funds, including for prospective months.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you live in a jurisdiction with its own rent relief program (like Sacramento, Oakland and Fresno), your local program may continue accepting applications beyond March 31.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That said, there may also be local resources that can help you with your rent. If you live in the Bay Area, call 311 to find out more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What other financial assistance is available?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The CalFresh food program is California’s version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, which provides food benefits (also known as food stamps) to lower-income families. New CalFresh applicants can \u003ca href=\"https://www.getcalfresh.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">start their application online in English, Spanish or Chinese\u003c/a> using the state’s official site, or by calling (877) 847-3663. You also can apply in person at your county’s designated CalFresh office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state says that if you receive assistance from its COVID-19 Rent Relief program, \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/program_overview.html\">this won’t disqualify you from any other state benefit assistance programs like CalFresh\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A version of this story was originally published on March 21, 2022. This story includes reporting from The Associated Press.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11909493/que-hacer-si-su-tramite-para-recibir-ayuda-para-la-renta-de-california-se-esta-demorando\">\u003cem>Leer en español\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the very last minute, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11909880/california-lawmakers-extend-eviction-protections-for-tenants-awaiting-rent-relief\">California extended eviction protections\u003c/a> for people who applied for the state’s COVID-19 Rent Relief program by the deadline of March 31.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means that if you’re a tenant who applied for the program to receive help with your back rent — either in partnership with your landlord, or by yourself — the fact that you’ve applied will technically continue to protect you against eviction through June 30.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But more than half a million people have applied to the state’s emergency rent relief program — called \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/\">Housing Is Key\u003c/a> — since it launched in March 2021, and \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/dashboard.html\">fewer than half of those applicants have received payments\u003c/a>, according to the state’s own dashboard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So if you’re one of those who’ve applied and are still waiting on your money, what can you practically do during this time? And what can your landlord do while you’re waiting for news on your application? Read on.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Does this extension of eviction protections mean there’s a statewide eviction moratorium again?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>No. California’s statewide moratorium on evictions expired last fall, on Sept. 30, 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the state’s COVID Rent Relief program has afforded its own kind of eviction protections, which started on Oct. 1, 2021. That’s because, since that date, \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/tenant/protection_guidelines.html\">any landlord wanting to evict a tenant for failing to pay rent as a result of COVID hardship needs to first apply for rental relief\u003c/a> before continuing with an eviction lawsuit. And renters affected by COVID hardship can prevent an eviction from moving forward if they show they’ve applied for the rent relief program as a defense in court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11909880/california-lawmakers-extend-eviction-protections-for-tenants-awaiting-rent-relief\">These protections would have expired on March 31\u003c/a>, but now have been extended through June 30 by California’s new legislation — although that’s only for people who applied for the rent relief program by March 31.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several cities and counties across the state had their own rent-related eviction moratoriums that stayed in place after the state moratorium expired. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11889738/covid-rent-relief-what-renters-and-landlords-need-to-know-as-californias-eviction-moratorium-ends#renters\">See if your Bay Area county still has an eviction moratorium.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11888869\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11888869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/EDD-UNEMPLOYMENT.jpg\" alt=\"A woman in a green sweater sits on a couch using a laptop.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/EDD-UNEMPLOYMENT.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/EDD-UNEMPLOYMENT-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/EDD-UNEMPLOYMENT-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/EDD-UNEMPLOYMENT-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/EDD-UNEMPLOYMENT-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">For renters and property owners who’ve applied for rent relief, there are still several important things to know about eviction protections. \u003ccite>(Liza Summer/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>I applied for rent relief before March 31. Am I guaranteed to get the money?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The state says that “\u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/resources.html\">all eligible applications received on or before March 31, 2022, for rent or utilities owed between April 1, 2020 through March 31, 2022, will be paid.\u003c/a>”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But, although the Department of Housing and Community Development maintains that their goal is to turn applications around in 30 days, \u003ca href=\"https://nationalequityatlas.org/CARentalAssistance\">the average wait time is much longer — four months, on average\u003c/a>, according to a recent report by the National Equity Atlas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state says as long as you’ve submitted your application by March 31, \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/resources.html\">you’ll still be able to access your application after that date\u003c/a> “to check the status, respond to tasks, and provide additional information requested by your case manager.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>If I applied by the deadline, is there any chance my landlord could still try to evict me?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>When the law is working as it should, if you filled out an application and hit “submit” on or before March 31, you should be protected from eviction under this law. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“Filing false averments in court violates multiple state laws,” wrote Deputy Attorney General Hunter Landerholm, “as does maintaining such a case after learning that the declaration used to initiate it is false.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The letter encouraged those law firms to “review” the eviction cases on file to “ensure that they comply with the law.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Evictions \u003cem>are\u003c/em> still happening, said Madeline Howard, senior attorney at the Western Center on Law and Poverty, “because the protections are imperfect. And it’s really hard to enforce them without an attorney.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Typically, a lawyer \u003cem>can\u003c/em> help a tenant combat these claims. So, if you applied for rent relief on or before March 31 and the application is still pending, but you’re getting an eviction notice, contact a lawyer. \u003ca href=\"https://www.lawhelpca.org/legal-information\">Find a legal aid office near you.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your landlord is asking for proof that you’ve applied to the rent relief program, Howard advises that you download your application document on the Housing Is Key website, and send that to them, to “make it very clear that you have applied.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A key thing to remember: For most tenants in California, starting April 1, landlords will still be able to take their tenants to court and start eviction proceedings over missed rent. That’s because \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11909880/california-lawmakers-extend-eviction-protections-for-tenants-awaiting-rent-relief\">this new state legislation\u003c/a> means a landlord can’t evict you for not paying rent you owed before March 31 — but it doesn’t protect you from eviction for not paying rent after that date.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>My city lets me apply for rent relief after March 31. Could I be evicted while waiting for funds?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If you apply for rent relief, the funds will come either from the state or your own county, depending on where you live. You also can be eligible for both. When you \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index.html\">applied through the state’s COVID rent relief portal\u003c/a>, you would have been directed to the right place to apply depending on your location, whether it’s state assistance or local assistance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11909880/california-lawmakers-extend-eviction-protections-for-tenants-awaiting-rent-relief\">The state’s extension of eviction protections\u003c/a> only applies to tenants who applied for rent relief on or before March 31. That means that if you live in a jurisdiction where your city or county is administering the rent relief program (and it’s \u003cem>not\u003c/em> going through the state’s Housing Is Key program), and they allow you to submit an application for rent relief \u003cem>after\u003c/em> April 1, you could still be evicted even if you’re waiting on rent relief from your city or county.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11864604\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11864604 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4386433.jpg\" alt=\"A person's hands touching money in a wallet\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4386433.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4386433-800x500.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4386433-1020x638.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4386433-160x100.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/03/pexels-karolina-grabowska-4386433-1536x960.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Landlords can still take tenants to court after April 1 for rent not paid after that date. \u003ccite>(Karolina Grabowska/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>What if my landlord \u003cem>is\u003c/em> threatening to evict me?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Howard said if you do get an eviction notice, “Please contact a legal aid office as soon as you can, because those cases move very, very quickly.” \u003ca href=\"https://www.lawhelpca.org/legal-information\">Find a legal aid office near you.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember, since the official state eviction moratorium expired Sept. 30, 2021, renters affected by COVID hardship could prevent an eviction from moving forward if they presented their pending relief application as a defense in court — and this new extension of eviction protections means that’ll now stay true through June 30.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“One of the problems with the statewide protections is they’re very complicated and it’s really hard for a tenant to use the state protections if they don’t have an attorney,” Howard said. “And most tenants who face eviction have to go to court without an attorney.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the ACLU, \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/news/racial-justice/tenants-right-to-counsel-is-critical-to-fight-mass-evictions-and-advance-race-equity-during-the-pandemic-and-beyond/\">10% of tenants have an attorney in court, compared with 90% of landlords\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Howard’s colleague Lorraine López, senior attorney with the Western Center on Law and Poverty, recommends that you also look up community organizations and nonprofit legal services that assist tenants and access their information sheets, workshops and clinics to educate you about your rights in the event your landlord issues you with a legal notice. \u003ca href=\"https://www.lawhelpca.org/legal-information\">Find a legal aid office near you\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s also critical that you \u003cem>don’t move out\u003c/em>, said López. “We call this ‘self-eviction,'” she explains, and said while “many tenants think that a notice is enough to evict them, in California a landlord needs to get a court order to remove you from your home.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So until a court has issued an order telling you to move? Don’t leave.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In some cities and counties, a landlord can face not only criminal penalties if they forcibly remove you from your home without a court order, but also monetary penalties if the tenant files a lawsuit. The moment you leave, you lose many valuable protections and you may even end up with a judgment against you,” said López.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>If it’s taking so long to process the claims, what happens if I’m still waiting by June 30?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If your application is still pending after this extension expires, yes: You could be evicted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And it’s likely that many — tens of thousands of people — will find themselves in this category. Howard noted that an analysis of the rent relief program by the research group PolicyLink shows that at the current rate applications are being approved, \u003ca href=\"https://nationalequityatlas.org/CARentalAssistance\">some applicants will still be waiting for a decision at Thanksgiving\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That said, there are some things lawyers can do to help. If you find yourself in that situation — with a pending rent relief application and an eviction notice — you should contact a lawyer. \u003ca href=\"https://www.lawhelpca.org/legal-information\">Find a legal aid office near you\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Is there anything I can do to speed up my application?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>“If you have an application in already and you’re just waiting, I would suggest reaching out to HCD [the Housing and Community Development Department],” Howard said. She recommends calling the help line at (833) 430-2122.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’ve gotten a “pay or quit” eviction notice from your landlord, Howard recommends telling HCD you need them to expedite your application. The department operates off a prioritization list, and your application could be considered sooner if you’re in an emergency situation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11909167\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11909167\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/RS50490_007_SanFrancisco_Housing_07292021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"red sign hangs in window of classic SF victorian building with downtown skyline in background\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/RS50490_007_SanFrancisco_Housing_07292021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/RS50490_007_SanFrancisco_Housing_07292021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/RS50490_007_SanFrancisco_Housing_07292021-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/RS50490_007_SanFrancisco_Housing_07292021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/RS50490_007_SanFrancisco_Housing_07292021-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A ‘For Rent’ sign hangs in the window of an apartment building in Nob Hill in San Francisco on July 29, 2021. In the first full year of the pandemic, San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles and Chicago saw the greatest population losses in the nation, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>My county is rolling out its own eviction protections on April 1. Do they overrule the state’s laws?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>This is where things get really complicated.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your local jurisdiction enacted eviction protections before Aug. 19, 2020, those protections are grandfathered in and will remain in place. This includes those passed in Alameda County, Oakland and the city of Los Angeles.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your local jurisdiction enacted stronger local protections after that date, you are \u003cem>not\u003c/em> grandfathered in. That means residents in San Francisco and Los Angeles County who would have been protected under new local regulations will no longer be protected.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If this strikes you as counterintuitive, you’re not alone. Howard questions the “fundamental mismatch” in how California is effectively now “blocking these local protections that would have helped people for a time period that is not covered at all or addressed at all by the state law.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>I missed the rent relief application deadline of March 31. 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In that speech he announced a test-to-treat program “so people can get tested at a pharmacy, and if they’re positive, receive antiviral pills on the spot at no cost.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The antiviral pills, especially Paxlovid from Pfizer, are highly effective at preventing hospitalization and death among people who are at high risk of severe disease from COVID infection. But they have to be taken within the first five days of the onset of symptoms. There’s been a disconnect between people getting diagnosed and actually getting these life-saving medications.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Up until this point, actually finding participating clinics and pharmacies wasn’t simple. According to the White House, there are now more than 2,000 test-to-treat locations around the country where people can get tested for COVID-19 and, if a prescriber says they need it, immediately get antiviral pills. 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But this puts them all in one place at a time when the White House is trying to move from the crisis phase of the pandemic to a time when it is manageable and not as disruptive as it has been.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label='Coronavirus Resources and Explainers' tag='coronavirus-resources-and-explainers']“The nation’s medicine cabinet is full of effective treatments, we have free at-home tests, high quality masks, vaccines and boosters all available, so the website brings all these tools together and makes it convenient,” said Zients, who is leaving his role at the White House soon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But, Zients added that if Congress doesn’t come through with the additional COVID relief funds the White House has been asking for, these tools may not be there when people really need them. At the moment, with COVID case numbers, hospitalizations and deaths are all on the decline, there are plenty of rapid tests. And antiviral pills, which had been scarce, are plentiful now, too. But that’s largely thanks to government purchasing contracts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Already the White House has had to forgo a new contract for monoclonal antibody treatments and a program to reimburse providers for testing and treating people who are uninsured is winding down.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Congressional negotiations are ongoing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Biden on Wednesday is scheduled to give an update on the country’s fight against COVID-19. In addition to drawing attention to the new website, Zients said Biden will “once again issue the urgent call for Congress to act and provide the funding.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The concern is less about today. There’s plenty of supply. 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"content": "\u003cp>The Biden administration has given the go-ahead for another COVID vaccine booster for people aged 50 and older and certain people who are immunocompromised. They can now get another Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech booster at least four months after their last dose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But just because you can get an additional booster, does that mean you need to?\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Health officials argue that the protection provided by the COVID vaccine booster shots wanes over time. And they are concerned about people considered to be at highest risk of getting severe COVID.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention didn't make it clear how urgently people should be lining up for second boosters. The agency says these groups are \"eligible\" for the shots but it stopped short of saying they \u003cem>should\u003c/em> get them. And some infectious disease experts say not everyone in this age group needs another shot now.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So, if you're wondering whether to get a second booster, here are a few key factors to consider.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Risk of serious illness increases with age\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Risk tracks with age, and older people have the highest risk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A recent study among people 60 and older in Israel found that r\u003ca href=\"https://assets.researchsquare.com/files/rs-1478439/v1/24514bba-2c9d-4add-9d8f-321f610ed199.pdf?c=1648141784\">ates of COVID-19 infection and serious illness were lower in people who had a fourth dose\u003c/a> of the Pfizer vaccine compared to three shots.\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside postID=\"news_11855623,news_11898455,news_11904834\" label=\"More COVID Resources\"]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We're talking about extra protection from the most serious outcome of COVID,\" says \u003ca href=\"https://drerictopol.com/meet-eric-topol/\">Dr. Eric Topol,\u003c/a> founder and director of the Scripps Research Translational Institute.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://profiles.ucsf.edu/robert.wachter\">Dr. Bob Wachter,\u003c/a> chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco, says he personally plans to sign up for a second booster.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I'm 64 and pretty healthy,\" he says. \"But the evidence is clear that six months out from my first booster shot, the effectiveness of that booster has waned considerably.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He says another dose will boost his immunity and decrease the probability of infection. \"The benefits are very real,\" Wachter says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But for people under 60 it's less clear a second booster is necessary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I don't think we have the data for younger people, 50 to even 60,\" says \u003ca href=\"https://profiles.ucsf.edu/monica.gandhi\">Dr. Monica Gandhi\u003c/a>, an infectious disease specialist at the University of California, San Francisco. The study out of Israel didn't include this younger age group.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She points out that other countries are targeting additional boosters for older people. Germany has authorized a fourth shot for people over 70. The U.K. is targeting people over the age of 75 and Sweden is giving fourth shots to people over 80. Gandhi says the U.S. \"is jumping the gun\" by forging ahead with shots for everyone over 50 without the relevant data.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still the trendline is clear, says \u003ca href=\"https://profiles.ucsf.edu/peter.chin-hong\">Dr. Peter Chin-Hong,\u003c/a> an infectious disease specialist at UCSF.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The older you are, the bigger the benefit,\" he says. Although \u003ca href=\"https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#demographics\">the majority of deaths from COVID have been people older than 65\u003c/a>, \"there's a clear association with age and mortality with COVID,\" Chin-Hong says. \"It's really, really striking and it starts at age 50.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His advice? \"Walk to get the second booster if you're eligible.\" Then he says \"walk a little faster the older you get.\" His mom is in her 80s and he wants to protect her as much as possible. \"I'm telling her to walk quickly,\" he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://vaccines.emory.edu/faculty/primary-faculty/delrio-carlos.html\">Dr. Carlos del Rio,\u003c/a> an infectious disease researcher at Emory University, thinks it's reasonable for people under 60 to wait. \"The vaccines are holding up pretty well against severe disease and death,\" he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It's also worth noting that even for people over 60, the added protection of an additional booster shot is small in absolute terms. People who got the first booster already have a very low risk of dying from COVID. Chin-Hong points out that in \u003ca href=\"https://assets.researchsquare.com/files/rs-1478439/v1/24514bba-2c9d-4add-9d8f-321f610ed199.pdf?c=1648141784\">the Israeli study less than .1% of people with a third shot died,\u003c/a> a risk so low he calls it \"remarkable.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Among people who got the fourth shot in this study just .03% died.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Three shots is the magic number, we think, so far,\" he says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Underlying conditions put you at higher risk\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Certain medical conditions also increase the risk of serious illness and death from COVID-19 and that's the reason the FDA decided to authorize the additional boosters starting at age 50.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We know that people in the age range from about 50 to 65 — about a third of them have significant comorbidities,\" said \u003ca href=\"https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/fda-organization/peter-marks\">Dr. Peter Marks\u003c/a>, director of the FDA's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, at a press conference Tuesday. \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/need-extra-precautions/people-with-medical-conditions.html#:~:text=Having%20heart%20conditions%20such%20as,very%20sick%20from%20COVID%2D19.\">People with heart disease, lung disease, obesity and diabetes\u003c/a> are at higher risk for serious illness and death and people over 50 — particularly people of color — are more likely to have an additional risk factor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"So by choosing age 50 and up, to consider those at high risk or higher risk,\" Marks said. \"We felt like we would capture the population that might most benefit from this fourth dose.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When it comes to age, \"there's no bright cutoff of risk,\" agrees Wachter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are likely incremental increases in risk, year after year, as a person ages. A 50-year-old typically has lower risk than a 65-year-old, but health status matters, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"An unhealthy 55-year-old is probably at the same risk as a healthier 65-year-old,\" Wachter says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bottom line, risk goes up with age and underlying conditions, and Wachter says many people over 50 may benefit from another dose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Anyone who has a serious medical condition, I would certainly suggest thinking about getting a booster,\" says \u003ca href=\"https://www.uofmhealth.org/profile/922/preeti-n-malani-md\">Dr. Preeti Malani,\u003c/a> an infectious disease professor at University of Michigan Health. \"For my own family, for my parents and my in-laws, this is something that I will recommend,\" she says. \"Because that extra layer of protection does help ensure that if they get COVID, it's going to be milder.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Immunocompromised people may need an extra boost\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Health officials are particularly concerned about people who are immunocompromised because their immune responses to the vaccine tends to wane faster and they are at higher risk of getting severely ill or dying from COVID-19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's why \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/recommendations/immuno.html\">anyone 12 or older with certain immunocompromised conditions can now get an additional shot \u003c/a>of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, four months after their last dose. A second booster of the Moderna vaccine can be given to people 18 years of age and older.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This includes people who have undergone solid organ transplants, or who are living with conditions that have a similar level of immunocompromise.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Timing from last dose or infection is important\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>There is mounting evidence of waning vaccine protection against serious illness from COVID-19 in older and immunocompromised people, who are at least four to six months past their first booster.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7107e2.htm?s_cid=mm7107e2_w\">Evidence of waning immunity comes from a recent CDC analysis\u003c/a> of COVID-19 emergency room visits and hospitalizations visits during the omicron-predominant period. Two months after a third dose, people were 91% protected against hospitalization. But by four months, that protection dropped down to about 78%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It means that people who were boosted three, four, five, six months ago probably have limited protection against current infection,\" Malani says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means a second booster can help shore up that protection, \"but it's not going to be long lasting.\" So the timing of the additional shot can be tricky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Right now the rate of viral infections has come down significantly since the peaks in January, but there are signs that infections are rising in some areas. The even more contagious omicron variant \u003ca href=\"https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions\">BA.2 is now the dominant variant in the U.S\u003c/a>., and hospitalizations are also creeping up in some places.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peter Chin-Hong says some people might want to wait to get a booster until a time when cases start to rise in their community and they need the added protection more urgently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He also notes there may be more effective vaccines on the horizon. As vaccine makers test omicron-specific vaccines and continue research on vaccines that could fend off multiple variants, it may make more sense for people at lower risk to wait.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, if you're high-risk, you may not want to wait too long. Polls show \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/poll-finding/kff-covid-19-vaccine-monitor-january-2022/\">many vaccinated people held off on a first booster dose \u003c/a> when they became available last year. But waiting until you see another outbreak in your community could be risky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It reminds me a little bit of trying to time the stock market. It turns out nobody's actually good at it,\" Wachter says. If there's another outbreak on the horizon, it's best to maximize your protection in advance of it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There's one more factor to consider when deciding on the timing of a fourth dose: Have you had a recent COVID-19 infection? If you've had three shots and you've had an omicron infection sometime between December and now, \"I think it's reasonable to wait.\" Wachter says. 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A 50-year-old typically has lower risk than a 65-year-old, but health status matters, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"An unhealthy 55-year-old is probably at the same risk as a healthier 65-year-old,\" Wachter says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bottom line, risk goes up with age and underlying conditions, and Wachter says many people over 50 may benefit from another dose.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Anyone who has a serious medical condition, I would certainly suggest thinking about getting a booster,\" says \u003ca href=\"https://www.uofmhealth.org/profile/922/preeti-n-malani-md\">Dr. Preeti Malani,\u003c/a> an infectious disease professor at University of Michigan Health. \"For my own family, for my parents and my in-laws, this is something that I will recommend,\" she says. \"Because that extra layer of protection does help ensure that if they get COVID, it's going to be milder.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Immunocompromised people may need an extra boost\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Health officials are particularly concerned about people who are immunocompromised because their immune responses to the vaccine tends to wane faster and they are at higher risk of getting severely ill or dying from COVID-19.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That's why \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/recommendations/immuno.html\">anyone 12 or older with certain immunocompromised conditions can now get an additional shot \u003c/a>of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, four months after their last dose. A second booster of the Moderna vaccine can be given to people 18 years of age and older.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This includes people who have undergone solid organ transplants, or who are living with conditions that have a similar level of immunocompromise.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Timing from last dose or infection is important\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>There is mounting evidence of waning vaccine protection against serious illness from COVID-19 in older and immunocompromised people, who are at least four to six months past their first booster.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7107e2.htm?s_cid=mm7107e2_w\">Evidence of waning immunity comes from a recent CDC analysis\u003c/a> of COVID-19 emergency room visits and hospitalizations visits during the omicron-predominant period. Two months after a third dose, people were 91% protected against hospitalization. But by four months, that protection dropped down to about 78%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It means that people who were boosted three, four, five, six months ago probably have limited protection against current infection,\" Malani says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means a second booster can help shore up that protection, \"but it's not going to be long lasting.\" So the timing of the additional shot can be tricky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Right now the rate of viral infections has come down significantly since the peaks in January, but there are signs that infections are rising in some areas. The even more contagious omicron variant \u003ca href=\"https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#variant-proportions\">BA.2 is now the dominant variant in the U.S\u003c/a>., and hospitalizations are also creeping up in some places.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Peter Chin-Hong says some people might want to wait to get a booster until a time when cases start to rise in their community and they need the added protection more urgently.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He also notes there may be more effective vaccines on the horizon. As vaccine makers test omicron-specific vaccines and continue research on vaccines that could fend off multiple variants, it may make more sense for people at lower risk to wait.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, if you're high-risk, you may not want to wait too long. Polls show \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/poll-finding/kff-covid-19-vaccine-monitor-january-2022/\">many vaccinated people held off on a first booster dose \u003c/a> when they became available last year. But waiting until you see another outbreak in your community could be risky.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It reminds me a little bit of trying to time the stock market. It turns out nobody's actually good at it,\" Wachter says. If there's another outbreak on the horizon, it's best to maximize your protection in advance of it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There's one more factor to consider when deciding on the timing of a fourth dose: Have you had a recent COVID-19 infection? If you've had three shots and you've had an omicron infection sometime between December and now, \"I think it's reasonable to wait.\" Wachter says. 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"content": "\u003cp>Starting Wednesday, March 23, \u003ca href=\"https://www.hrsa.gov/coviduninsuredclaim/submission-deadline\">the federal program that’s been funding COVID testing and care for people without health insurance has ended\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means that finding a test if you’re uninsured just became a little more complex.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Until now, the providers of COVID tests and care could bill the COVID-19 Uninsured Program from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for the costs of giving these services to uninsured folks. This change — which was announced only one week ago, on March 16 — means COVID testing sites can no longer bill the federal government for testing uninsured people. In some cases, this means they’ll no longer be able to provide those services to people without insurance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the \u003ca href=\"https://www.wsj.com/articles/omicron-ba-2-variant-represents-rising-share-of-u-s-covid-19-cases-11647979879\">potential of another COVID surge ahead from the new BA.2 omicron variant\u003c/a>, it’s important to know how your testing and care options might have changed if you don’t have health insurance. Keep reading for what you need to know.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Your county will almost certainly still offer you a free COVID test with no insurance\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While private providers are most affected by this change because they are now unable to bill the federal government for COVID tests for uninsured people (more on that below), your Bay Area county is most likely unaffected by this change. So far, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma and Marin counties all have confirmed to KQED that there’s no change in their ability to offer uninsured folks free COVID testing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is because counties usually draw their funding for testing and vaccination from other sources. For example, a spokesperson for Contra Costa County said that its Board of Supervisors “allocated funding from the American Rescue Plan Act for health services for COVID-19 activities, including supporting vaccination and testing services for the community.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means that if you need a COVID test quickly, and don’t have health insurance, going to a county-sponsored site might be your most reliable route.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Use the links below to find your county’s community testing sites:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://covid-19.acgov.org/testing.page\">Alameda County COVID tests\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cityofberkeley.info/covid19-testing/\">City of Berkeley COVID tests\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.coronavirus.cchealth.org/get-tested\">Contra Costa County COVID tests\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://coronavirus.marinhhs.org/covid-19-testing-information\">Marin County COVID tests\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.countyofnapa.org/2776/COVID-19-Testing\">Napa County COVID tests\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/find-out-about-your-covid-19-testing-options\">San Francisco County COVID tests\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smcgov.org/testing\">San Mateo County COVID tests\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.sccgov.org/sites/covid19/Pages/covid19-testing.aspx\">Santa Clara County COVID tests\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/ph/coronavirus_links/faq___community_testing_sites.asp\">Solano County COVID tests\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://socoemergency.org/emergency/novel-coronavirus/testing-and-tracing/\">Sonoma County COVID tests\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>Other testing sites might have stopped offering free COVID tests for uninsured people\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Now that providers can no longer claim the costs of testing uninsured folks for COVID from the federal government, you might find that the testing site down the street from you has stopped offering free tests to people without insurance. But different testing providers are handling it in different ways.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some sites may continue offering free COVID tests to those without insurance. In the Bay Area, the provider Virus Geeks promises that now that the HRSA funding has ended, they will cover the costs of free testing for uninsured people. “Everyone who does not have insurance is welcome to get testing at any of our sites for free,” said Virus Geeks CEO Frank Lee in an email.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label='Related Coverage' tag='coronavirus']Virus Geeks has sites across the Bay Area, including in San Francisco, Oakland, Redwood City and San Pablo. \u003ca href=\"https://my.virusgeeks.com/\">The full list of Virus Geeks testing centers is available here.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Other testing sites may now ask you to pay an out-of-pocket fee to get a test if you don’t have health insurance. \u003ca href=\"https://www.totaltestingsolutions.com/\">Total Testing Solutions\u003c/a>, for example, says they will “be moving to self-pay testing, but are doing our best to keep it as low as possible,” and offering rapid testing for $49 or virtual testing [at-home tests done with the assistance of a testing expert provided through a video call] for $25.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some testing sites may make changes to their eligibility criteria for uninsured people. This includes \u003ca href=\"https://www.testthepeople.org/\">Test the People\u003c/a>, which has sites in Oakland and San Francisco where — starting Friday, March 25 — only uninsured people who have COVID symptoms will be able to get a free COVID test.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Craig Rouskey, CEO of renegade.bio which operates Test the People, estimates that currently 16% to 20% of people using the program’s sites are uninsured. As of Friday, these patients without insurance will be asked to attest to having symptoms before getting their test.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rouskey says that Test the People is “currently reaching out to our partners in public health and nonprofit sectors to support the testing of asymptomatic uninsured individuals,” and that focusing on testing symptomatic people will allow the organization to at least “sequence those positive results from symptomatic people and help track the next variants of concern, which is really where we’re going with the pandemic.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All of this is to say: Getting a COVID test without insurance from a noncounty testing site has now become far less straightforward. So we strongly advise that you check the provider’s website before heading to their testing site — because you might find that if you don’t have insurance, they might charge you for the test, or not provide it at all.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11898455/where-to-find-a-covid-test-near-you-in-the-bay-area#locations\">Find a noncounty testing site near you.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>You can still get free at-home COVID tests from the federal government via USPS\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You can order up to eight free at-home COVID-19 antigen tests online from the federal government and the United States Postal Service. Previously, the federal government only provided four free tests per household but, as of March 7, people who have already received their original can make a second order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tests and shipping are completely free of charge. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11901928/you-can-now-order-free-covid-at-home-tests-via-usps\">Find out more about ordering your free COVID at-home tests via USPS.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Sign up for California’s Uninsured Group program\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>California is still covering tests for some residents without coverage through the COVID-19 Uninsured Group program, managed by the Department of Health Care Services. Thanks to state legislation from 2020, the program offers free COVID-19 testing, hospital care and treatment to anyone in California who doesn’t have insurance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Any uninsured person can apply to the program, regardless of income or immigration status. Once you’re enrolled, you can receive COVID-19 testing and treatment from any Medi-Cal provider for free across California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The catch: To enroll, “you first have to find a medical provider in your community that has been designated by the state as a qualified provider,” explains David Kane, senior attorney with the Western Center on Law and Poverty — and you can’t submit the application yourself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/eligibility/Documents/COVID-19UninsuredGroupProgram/MC-374-ENG-09-2020.pdf\">COVID-19 Uninsured Group program application is available online\u003c/a>, and you can fill it out yourself — but it can only be submitted to Medi-Cal \u003cem>through\u003c/em> that qualified provider (QP). There are dozens of QPs across the Bay Area that can help you file your application so it reaches Medi-Cal. You can find an \u003ca href=\"https://cadhcs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=62f87cadcea54cf887289e7eceda14f5\">interactive map of all the QPs in the Bay Area, along with their contact information here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Once you find a qualified provider, that provider has to know how to process an application,” Kane said. He added that because this program is not as widely known, unfortunately some qualified providers may be unfamiliar with how to file an application.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kane acknowledges that the burden of explaining what the Uninsured Group program is should not be placed on the patient, but adds that there are several options available if someone calls a provider who is not aware that this resource exists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Patients should tell a provider they are uninsured, or underinsured, and need coverage to access this care and that they know specifically about the COVID-19 Uninsured Group program, and ask to be enrolled in that program,” he explained.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kane says that if the provider insists they still don’t know what you’re talking about or that you’re not eligible for the program, you should either:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Request to speak to someone who works at that provider who is informed about this resource.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Reach out to another qualified provider.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://healthconsumer.org/contact/\">Contact the Health Consumer Alliance\u003c/a>, an advocacy group that supports Californians seeking health coverage and offers free legal aid.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“This program exists for people who need it,” Kane said. “Just about everybody [who’s uninsured] in California is eligible. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>You can still get free at-home COVID tests from the federal government via USPS\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>You can order up to eight free at-home COVID-19 antigen tests online from the federal government and the United States Postal Service. Previously, the federal government only provided four free tests per household but, as of March 7, people who have already received their original can make a second order.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The tests and shipping are completely free of charge. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11901928/you-can-now-order-free-covid-at-home-tests-via-usps\">Find out more about ordering your free COVID at-home tests via USPS.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Sign up for California’s Uninsured Group program\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>California is still covering tests for some residents without coverage through the COVID-19 Uninsured Group program, managed by the Department of Health Care Services. Thanks to state legislation from 2020, the program offers free COVID-19 testing, hospital care and treatment to anyone in California who doesn’t have insurance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Any uninsured person can apply to the program, regardless of income or immigration status. Once you’re enrolled, you can receive COVID-19 testing and treatment from any Medi-Cal provider for free across California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The catch: To enroll, “you first have to find a medical provider in your community that has been designated by the state as a qualified provider,” explains David Kane, senior attorney with the Western Center on Law and Poverty — and you can’t submit the application yourself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/eligibility/Documents/COVID-19UninsuredGroupProgram/MC-374-ENG-09-2020.pdf\">COVID-19 Uninsured Group program application is available online\u003c/a>, and you can fill it out yourself — but it can only be submitted to Medi-Cal \u003cem>through\u003c/em> that qualified provider (QP). There are dozens of QPs across the Bay Area that can help you file your application so it reaches Medi-Cal. You can find an \u003ca href=\"https://cadhcs.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=62f87cadcea54cf887289e7eceda14f5\">interactive map of all the QPs in the Bay Area, along with their contact information here\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Once you find a qualified provider, that provider has to know how to process an application,” Kane said. He added that because this program is not as widely known, unfortunately some qualified providers may be unfamiliar with how to file an application.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kane acknowledges that the burden of explaining what the Uninsured Group program is should not be placed on the patient, but adds that there are several options available if someone calls a provider who is not aware that this resource exists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Patients should tell a provider they are uninsured, or underinsured, and need coverage to access this care and that they know specifically about the COVID-19 Uninsured Group program, and ask to be enrolled in that program,” he explained.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kane says that if the provider insists they still don’t know what you’re talking about or that you’re not eligible for the program, you should either:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Request to speak to someone who works at that provider who is informed about this resource.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Reach out to another qualified provider.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://healthconsumer.org/contact/\">Contact the Health Consumer Alliance\u003c/a>, an advocacy group that supports Californians seeking health coverage and offers free legal aid.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>“This program exists for people who need it,” Kane said. “Just about everybody [who’s uninsured] in California is eligible. So be persistent until you are enrolled.” Read a \u003ca href=\"https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/eligibility/Documents/COVID-19UninsuredGroupProgram/COVID-19UninsuredGroupFAQ.pdf\">FAQ on the state’s COVID-19 Uninsured Group program\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11892641/ayuda-para-la-renta-durante-covid-19-lo-que-los-inquilinos-y-los-propietarios-deben-saber\">\u003cem>Leer en español.\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Update, 1 p.m. April 1:\u003c/strong> At the very last minute, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11909880/california-lawmakers-extend-eviction-protections-for-tenants-awaiting-rent-relief\">California extended eviction protections\u003c/a> for people who applied for the state’s COVID-19 Rent Relief program by the deadline of March 31.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means that if you’re a tenant who applied for the program to receive help with your back rent — either in partnership with your landlord, or by yourself — the fact that you’ve applied will technically continue to protect you against eviction through June 30. But for most tenants in California, starting April 1, landlords will still be able to start eviction proceedings for any rent not paid after March 31.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Applications to the state’s rent relief program are now officially closed, and we won’t be updating this post further. If you applied before the deadline and you’re still waiting on your application,\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11908640/covid-rent-relief-taking-a-long-time-to-process-what-you-can-do-if-youre-waiting\"> read our guide for what you can now do before June 30\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Original post, 9 a.m. March 22.\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Skip straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#renters\">Guide to rent relief for renters\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#owners\">Guide to rent relief for property owners\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>California’s eviction moratorium — the state’s protections for renters who have been unable to pay their rent — expired at the end of September.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This means that, as of October 1, 2021, property owners in many places in California could once again evict tenants for not paying their rent. And to avoid being evicted, renters who have been financially affected by COVID-19 must pay a portion of their back rent, and can apply for rent relief through state or local programs. But the deadline to apply — March 31, 2022 — is fast approaching.\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[aside postID=news_11908640 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/03/pexels-thuongdaihua-4203996-1020x680.png']\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you think you might qualify for rent relief, then apply for it — and you’re always better off doing it sooner rather than later,” Russ Heimerich, spokesperson for the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, said back in September 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heimerich said then that the agency understood that between 800,000 and 1.5 million households in the state were financially burdened by the coronavirus pandemic, and had lost income because their hours were reduced or they got sick, were laid off or had extra care responsibilities. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11907165/only-16-of-californias-rent-relief-applicants-have-received-checks-new-study-finds\">The state, however, has been slow to distribute rent relief.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates advise people not only to apply for rent relief, but also to seek legal aid if they’re facing eviction. However, they’ve warned that you might have to be patient, as both the rent relief programs and legal aid groups are handling a lot of demand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for what renters need to know about applying for rent relief, or skip to \u003ca href=\"#owners\">rent relief advice for property owners\u003c/a>. And remember: After March 31, you won’t be able to apply for rent relief.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"renters\">\u003c/a>Rent relief: What renters should know\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How do I know whether I qualify for rent relief?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You qualify for rent relief if you have been financially affected by the pandemic and you earn less than 80% of your area’s median income. \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index.html\">Check to see whether you qualify, and apply for help.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889138\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11889138\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1321379102-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1739\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1321379102-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1321379102-800x544.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1321379102-1020x693.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1321379102-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1321379102-1536x1044.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1321379102-2048x1392.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1321379102-1920x1305.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A ‘For Rent’ sign posted on the exterior of an apartment building on June 2, 2021, in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do I need to be a U.S. citizen to qualify for rent relief?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No, you do \u003cem>not\u003c/em> need to be a citizen to qualify. Your legal status will not be disclosed to any other government agency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is it possible to apply for rent relief in languages other than English?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, there are applications available in \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index_esp.html\">Spanish\u003c/a>,\u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index_ch.html\">Chinese\u003c/a>,\u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index_kor.html\">Korean\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index_vt.html\">Vietnamese\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index_tag.html\">Tagalog\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Where will my rent relief come from?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you apply for rent relief, the funds will come either from the state or your own county, depending on where you live. You also can be eligible for both.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index.html\">apply through the state’s COVID rent relief portal\u003c/a>, you’ll be directed to the right place to apply depending on your location, whether it’s state assistance or local assistance. You also can use the following state map to see whether you’re eligible for state or local rent assistance, or both:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.arcgis.com/apps/instant/lookup/index.html?appid=f32435102af34d24a7420ffc432a33a6\" height=\"800\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is the rent relief a loan? Do I need to pay back the money I get?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No, you do not need to pay the state or your county back for the relief money they give you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is there still a statewide eviction moratorium?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s statewide moratorium on evictions expired last fall, on Sept. 30, 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the state’s COVID Rent Relief program has afforded its own kind of eviction protections starting Oct. 1, 2021. That’s because since that date, \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/tenant/protection_guidelines.html\">any landlord wanting to evict a tenant for failing to pay rent as a result of COVID hardship needs to first apply\u003c/a> for rental relief before continuing with an eviction lawsuit. (\u003ca href=\"#owners\">Read more about rent relief for property owners.\u003c/a>) And renters affected by COVID hardship could prevent an eviction from moving forward, if they showed they’ve applied for the rent relief program as a defense in court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because the deadline to apply for California’s rent relief program is on March 31, 2022, this means that on April 1, these eviction protections put in place by the program are no longer in effect. This is why it’s really important to apply for rent relief before the deadline at the end of the month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>My city or county has its own eviction moratorium. Is that expiring, too?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several cities and counties across the state had their own rent-related eviction moratoriums that stayed in place after the state moratorium expired. In the Bay Area, those places are:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.acgov.org/cda/hcd/\">Alameda County\u003c/a>: The eviction moratorium ordinance will remain in effect until 60 days after the local health emergency is lifted. \u003ca href=\"https://www.acgov.org/cda/hcd/\">Read more about Alameda County’s eviction moratorium.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Rent_Stabilization_Board/Home/Can_t_Pay_Rent_Due_to_COVID-19_.aspx\">City of Berkeley\u003c/a>: Berkeley’s eviction moratorium will end once the local COVID-19 emergency order is lifted. \u003ca href=\"https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Rent_Stabilization_Board/Home/Can_t_Pay_Rent_Due_to_COVID-19_.aspx\">Read more about the city of Berkeley’s eviction moratorium.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/news/2021/state-extends-eviction-moratorium-what-this-means-for-oakland-tenants-and-property-managers\">City of Oakland\u003c/a>: Oakland’s moratorium on evictions and rent increases will last until the local emergency is terminated by the Oakland City Council. \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/news/2021/state-extends-eviction-moratorium-what-this-means-for-oakland-tenants-and-property-managers\">Read more about the city of Oakland’s eviction moratorium.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/ph/coronavirus_links/faq___eviction_moratorium.asp\">Solano County\u003c/a>: Solano County’s ban on COVID-19-related evictions will extend for an additional 90 days once the county’s state of emergency has been lifted. \u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/ph/coronavirus_links/faq___eviction_moratorium.asp\">Read more about Solano County’s eviction moratorium.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>San Francisco’s local rules continue to ban evictions for a number of reasons, including owner move-in, condo conversion, breach of contract, capital improvements and demolition. But \u003ca href=\"https://sfrb.org/temporary-eviction-moratorium\">evictions in San Francisco \u003cem>can\u003c/em> move forward for nonpayment of rent\u003c/a>, for health or safety issues, or if the owner decides to remove the property from the rental market. San Francisco will be\u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/covid-19-emergency-tenant-protections\"> introducing new eviction protections for renters starting April 1\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>I have applied for rent relief. Can I still get evicted while I’m waiting?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the official eviction moratorium expired on Sept. 30, 2021, renters affected by COVID hardship could prevent an eviction from moving forward if they presented their pending relief application as a defense in court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That remains true for renters whose applications have been approved. However, on April 1, if you are one of the people whose applications are still pending or under review, you can no longer legally use that defense in court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>I haven’t applied for rent relief. Can I still apply?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, but the last day to apply is March 31. So \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index.html\">get your application in as soon as you can\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>My rent relief application has been approved, but I haven’t gotten notice that it’s been paid. What should I do?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’re not alone. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11907165/only-16-of-californias-rent-relief-applicants-have-received-checks-new-study-finds\">Rent relief is taking a \u003cem>long\u003c/em> time to be distributed\u003c/a>, because California is far behind in its efforts to help people with COVID-19-related hardships pay their back rent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s backed up by a \u003ca href=\"https://nationalequityatlas.org/CARentalAssistance\">report out earlier this month from the National Equity Atlas\u003c/a>, which found that a year into the state’s rent relief program, only 16% of applicants have received any money, largely due to bureaucratic delays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates recommend being patient and contacting the HCD (Housing and Community Development Department) through the CA COVID-19 Rent Relief Call Center at (833) 430-2122.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Madeline Howard, senior attorney at the Western Center on Law and Poverty, says that if you’ve gotten a “pay or quit” notice or an eviction notice from your landlord, she recommends telling HCD you need them to expedite your application. The department operates off a prioritization list, and your application could be considered sooner if you’re in an emergency situation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state’s housing website also has a \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/get_help.html#lpn\">tool to look up local organizations and aid groups in your county offering assistance for renters\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11908640/covid-rent-relief-taking-a-long-time-to-process-what-you-can-do-if-youre-waiting\">Read more about what you can do if you’re waiting for COVID rent relief.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why is it taking so long to distribute rent relief?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The system was slow to get up and running. In September 2021, Heimerich of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency said the agency had hired more staff to go through the applications and process payments more quickly. Heimerich also said that applications are much less complicated than they once were, and should take applicants from between 30 minutes to an hour.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Department of Housing and Community Development maintains that their goal is to turn applications around in 30 days, but \u003ca href=\"https://nationalequityatlas.org/CARentalAssistance\">the average wait time is much longer — four months, on average\u003c/a>, according to a recent report by the National Equity Atlas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11907165/only-16-of-californias-rent-relief-applicants-have-received-checks-new-study-finds\">Read more about the delays faced by rent relief applicants.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11883639\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11883639 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/GettyImages-1228140778.jpg\" alt='A woman holds up a big sign that says \"Cancel Rents of People Die.\"' width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/GettyImages-1228140778.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/GettyImages-1228140778-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/GettyImages-1228140778-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/GettyImages-1228140778-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Los Angeles renters and housing advocates demonstrate on Aug. 21, 2020, against evictions in the region. \u003ccite>(Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What should I do if the property owner is harassing me to leave because I haven’t paid rent?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Your landlord is not allowed to harass you. That is against the law. And you should contact legal aid and stay in your home,” says the Western Center on Law and Poverty’s Madeline Howard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Howard recommends finding a local legal aid group that can help you advocate for yourself. The state’s housing website has a \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/get_help.html#lpn\">tool to look up local organizations and aid groups in your county offering assistance for renters\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What should I do if I get a notice to “pay or quit” (i.e., an eviction notice)?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As far as concrete steps to take, Lorraine López, senior attorney with the Western Center on Law and Poverty, says that your first, immediate action should be to \u003ca class=\"c-link\" href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index.html\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\">apply for rental assistance\u003c/a>. “Even right now, having an application that is pending provides tenants with a layer of protection and can halt any eviction proceedings,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Second, López recommends that you look up \u003ca class=\"c-link\" href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/get_help.html#lpn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/get_help.html#lpn\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\">community organizations and nonprofit legal services agencies that assist tenants\u003c/a> and access their information sheets, workshops and clinics to educate you about your rights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Third, \u003cem>don’t move out\u003c/em>, says López. “We call this ‘self-eviction,'” she explains, and says while “many tenants think that a notice is enough to evict them, in California a landlord needs to get a court order to remove you from your home.” So until a court has issued an order telling you to move? Don’t leave.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In some cities and counties, a landlord can face not only criminal penalties if they forcibly remove you from your home without a court order, but also monetary penalties if the tenant files a lawsuit. The moment you leave, you lose many valuable protections and you may even end up with a judgment against you,” says López.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What if I got denied for rent relief?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heimerich of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency says it’s very rare for people to get denied for rent relief, happening in less than 1% of cases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the Western Center on Law and Poverty’s Madeline Howard says if you were denied and you believe you should qualify, you should \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/get_help.html#lpn\">call your local legal aid group\u003c/a> with the denial from the state, and they can help you file an appeal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Can I get help with my utilities?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’ve had a COVID-19 hardship and you earn less than 80% of your county’s area median income, \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index.html\">you can also apply to have your utilities paid for\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What if I don’t have a traditional lease agreement? Can I still apply for rent relief?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, you can still \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index.html\">apply for rent relief\u003c/a> even if you have only an informal or oral agreement, according to Howard. You just need to indicate on the application the monthly rent you have agreed to pay, and the total amount of back rent you owe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Howard emphasized that “the state agency does accept rental assistance applications from units that are sort of nontraditional housing, whether it’s a converted garage, or some kind of housing in the back, an RV or whatever it is.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>I can’t pay this month’s rent. Can I get help with that?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes. If you are struggling to pay the rent due to a COVID-related hardship, \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index.html\">you can get rent relief\u003c/a> that will help you pay your future rent for up to three months. But remember: The deadline to apply is March 31.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11888869\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11888869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/EDD-UNEMPLOYMENT.jpg\" alt=\"A woman in a green sweater sits on a couch using a laptop.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/EDD-UNEMPLOYMENT.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/EDD-UNEMPLOYMENT-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/EDD-UNEMPLOYMENT-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/EDD-UNEMPLOYMENT-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/EDD-UNEMPLOYMENT-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">For renters and property owners applying for rent relief, time is of the essence. \u003ccite>(Liza Summer/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"owners\">\u003c/a>Rent relief: What property owners should know\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Where can I apply for rent relief?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index.html\">You and your tenant can apply in the same place, at HousingIsKey.org.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your property is in \u003ca href=\"http://www.preventhomelessness.org/\">Santa Clara County\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ac-housingsecure.org/?locale=en\">Alameda County\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://socoemergency.org/emergency/novel-coronavirus/finance-housing/housing-and-renter-support/\">Sonoma County\u003c/a>, you and your tenant also may be able to get assistance through a local rent relief program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What do I need to do to file an eviction starting on Oct. 1, 2021?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Beginning October 1, rental property owners who have not received rent from their tenants will be allowed to proceed with an eviction. However, it’s not the same way in which evictions proceeded prior to the pandemic,” says Debra Carlton, executive vice president of state government affairs and compliance for the California Apartment Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/landlord/forms.html\">Property owners can issue a three-day notice to “pay or quit,”\u003c/a> but must notify the tenant that they have a right to apply for rental assistance. The law gives tenants 15 days to apply for rent relief and submit a COVID-hardship form.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the tenant doesn’t apply for rent relief, the property owner must apply for it themselves. The court will not issue a summons if the owner of the property hasn’t applied for relief. However, the tenant still needs to fill out an application. If the owner has applied for relief and the tenant doesn’t fill out their application within 20 days, or if they don’t end up qualifying, then the owner can proceed with an eviction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What if my tenant and I have applied for rent relief but the application hasn’t been approved yet?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Experts advise that you hang tight and wait for your application to be processed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the tenant can prove that they are waiting on determination for their rent relief application, or waiting for funds to be distributed, they can use that as a defense in eviction court proceedings through March 31.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What if my tenant hasn’t been paying but has refused to participate in applying for rent relief?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this case, the rental property owner can proceed with an eviction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11809882\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 3000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11809882 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS612_foreclosure20120511.jpg\" alt=\"Two houses, side by side, one with boarded-up windows.\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1960\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS612_foreclosure20120511.jpg 3000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS612_foreclosure20120511-160x105.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS612_foreclosure20120511-800x523.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS612_foreclosure20120511-1020x666.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS612_foreclosure20120511-1920x1254.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gov. Gavin Newsom’s moratorium on evictions came after advocacy organizations and some state lawmakers made repeated calls to the governor to provide protection to renters when residents were told to shelter in place. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB832\">The recent law, AB 832\u003c/a>, said property owners would receive 100% of the back rent. Does this mean I’m guaranteed to get 100% of my back rent?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your tenant qualifies, in that they have been affected by COVID-19 \u003cem>and\u003c/em> they make below 80% of the area median income, you will receive 100% of your back rent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story originally published on September 23, 2021, and includes reporting by KQED’s Carly Severn and the Associated Press.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\">A previous version of this story said that an eviction could proceed if the state did not make a determination on a landlord’s rent relief application after 20 days. This has been corrected to say that an eviction \u003c/i>\u003cem>can\u003c/em> \u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\">proceed if, after a landlord applies for rent relief, the tenant doesn’t also apply within 20 days.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you think you might qualify for rent relief, then apply for it — and you’re always better off doing it sooner rather than later,” Russ Heimerich, spokesperson for the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency, said back in September 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heimerich said then that the agency understood that between 800,000 and 1.5 million households in the state were financially burdened by the coronavirus pandemic, and had lost income because their hours were reduced or they got sick, were laid off or had extra care responsibilities. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11907165/only-16-of-californias-rent-relief-applicants-have-received-checks-new-study-finds\">The state, however, has been slow to distribute rent relief.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates advise people not only to apply for rent relief, but also to seek legal aid if they’re facing eviction. However, they’ve warned that you might have to be patient, as both the rent relief programs and legal aid groups are handling a lot of demand.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for what renters need to know about applying for rent relief, or skip to \u003ca href=\"#owners\">rent relief advice for property owners\u003c/a>. And remember: After March 31, you won’t be able to apply for rent relief.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"renters\">\u003c/a>Rent relief: What renters should know\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>How do I know whether I qualify for rent relief?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You qualify for rent relief if you have been financially affected by the pandemic and you earn less than 80% of your area’s median income. \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index.html\">Check to see whether you qualify, and apply for help.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11889138\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11889138\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1321379102-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1739\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1321379102-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1321379102-800x544.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1321379102-1020x693.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1321379102-160x109.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1321379102-1536x1044.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1321379102-2048x1392.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/GettyImages-1321379102-1920x1305.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A ‘For Rent’ sign posted on the exterior of an apartment building on June 2, 2021, in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Do I need to be a U.S. citizen to qualify for rent relief?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No, you do \u003cem>not\u003c/em> need to be a citizen to qualify. Your legal status will not be disclosed to any other government agency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is it possible to apply for rent relief in languages other than English?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, there are applications available in \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index_esp.html\">Spanish\u003c/a>,\u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index_ch.html\">Chinese\u003c/a>,\u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index_kor.html\">Korean\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index_vt.html\">Vietnamese\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index_tag.html\">Tagalog\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Where will my rent relief come from?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you apply for rent relief, the funds will come either from the state or your own county, depending on where you live. You also can be eligible for both.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When you \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index.html\">apply through the state’s COVID rent relief portal\u003c/a>, you’ll be directed to the right place to apply depending on your location, whether it’s state assistance or local assistance. You also can use the following state map to see whether you’re eligible for state or local rent assistance, or both:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.arcgis.com/apps/instant/lookup/index.html?appid=f32435102af34d24a7420ffc432a33a6\" height=\"800\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is the rent relief a loan? Do I need to pay back the money I get?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No, you do not need to pay the state or your county back for the relief money they give you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Is there still a statewide eviction moratorium?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s statewide moratorium on evictions expired last fall, on Sept. 30, 2021.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the state’s COVID Rent Relief program has afforded its own kind of eviction protections starting Oct. 1, 2021. That’s because since that date, \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/tenant/protection_guidelines.html\">any landlord wanting to evict a tenant for failing to pay rent as a result of COVID hardship needs to first apply\u003c/a> for rental relief before continuing with an eviction lawsuit. (\u003ca href=\"#owners\">Read more about rent relief for property owners.\u003c/a>) And renters affected by COVID hardship could prevent an eviction from moving forward, if they showed they’ve applied for the rent relief program as a defense in court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Because the deadline to apply for California’s rent relief program is on March 31, 2022, this means that on April 1, these eviction protections put in place by the program are no longer in effect. This is why it’s really important to apply for rent relief before the deadline at the end of the month.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>My city or county has its own eviction moratorium. Is that expiring, too?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several cities and counties across the state had their own rent-related eviction moratoriums that stayed in place after the state moratorium expired. In the Bay Area, those places are:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.acgov.org/cda/hcd/\">Alameda County\u003c/a>: The eviction moratorium ordinance will remain in effect until 60 days after the local health emergency is lifted. \u003ca href=\"https://www.acgov.org/cda/hcd/\">Read more about Alameda County’s eviction moratorium.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Rent_Stabilization_Board/Home/Can_t_Pay_Rent_Due_to_COVID-19_.aspx\">City of Berkeley\u003c/a>: Berkeley’s eviction moratorium will end once the local COVID-19 emergency order is lifted. \u003ca href=\"https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Rent_Stabilization_Board/Home/Can_t_Pay_Rent_Due_to_COVID-19_.aspx\">Read more about the city of Berkeley’s eviction moratorium.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/news/2021/state-extends-eviction-moratorium-what-this-means-for-oakland-tenants-and-property-managers\">City of Oakland\u003c/a>: Oakland’s moratorium on evictions and rent increases will last until the local emergency is terminated by the Oakland City Council. \u003ca href=\"https://www.oaklandca.gov/news/2021/state-extends-eviction-moratorium-what-this-means-for-oakland-tenants-and-property-managers\">Read more about the city of Oakland’s eviction moratorium.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/ph/coronavirus_links/faq___eviction_moratorium.asp\">Solano County\u003c/a>: Solano County’s ban on COVID-19-related evictions will extend for an additional 90 days once the county’s state of emergency has been lifted. \u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/ph/coronavirus_links/faq___eviction_moratorium.asp\">Read more about Solano County’s eviction moratorium.\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>San Francisco’s local rules continue to ban evictions for a number of reasons, including owner move-in, condo conversion, breach of contract, capital improvements and demolition. But \u003ca href=\"https://sfrb.org/temporary-eviction-moratorium\">evictions in San Francisco \u003cem>can\u003c/em> move forward for nonpayment of rent\u003c/a>, for health or safety issues, or if the owner decides to remove the property from the rental market. San Francisco will be\u003ca href=\"https://sf.gov/information/covid-19-emergency-tenant-protections\"> introducing new eviction protections for renters starting April 1\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>I have applied for rent relief. Can I still get evicted while I’m waiting?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since the official eviction moratorium expired on Sept. 30, 2021, renters affected by COVID hardship could prevent an eviction from moving forward if they presented their pending relief application as a defense in court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That remains true for renters whose applications have been approved. However, on April 1, if you are one of the people whose applications are still pending or under review, you can no longer legally use that defense in court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>I haven’t applied for rent relief. Can I still apply?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, but the last day to apply is March 31. So \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index.html\">get your application in as soon as you can\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>My rent relief application has been approved, but I haven’t gotten notice that it’s been paid. What should I do?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You’re not alone. \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11907165/only-16-of-californias-rent-relief-applicants-have-received-checks-new-study-finds\">Rent relief is taking a \u003cem>long\u003c/em> time to be distributed\u003c/a>, because California is far behind in its efforts to help people with COVID-19-related hardships pay their back rent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s backed up by a \u003ca href=\"https://nationalequityatlas.org/CARentalAssistance\">report out earlier this month from the National Equity Atlas\u003c/a>, which found that a year into the state’s rent relief program, only 16% of applicants have received any money, largely due to bureaucratic delays.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates recommend being patient and contacting the HCD (Housing and Community Development Department) through the CA COVID-19 Rent Relief Call Center at (833) 430-2122.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Madeline Howard, senior attorney at the Western Center on Law and Poverty, says that if you’ve gotten a “pay or quit” notice or an eviction notice from your landlord, she recommends telling HCD you need them to expedite your application. The department operates off a prioritization list, and your application could be considered sooner if you’re in an emergency situation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state’s housing website also has a \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/get_help.html#lpn\">tool to look up local organizations and aid groups in your county offering assistance for renters\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11908640/covid-rent-relief-taking-a-long-time-to-process-what-you-can-do-if-youre-waiting\">Read more about what you can do if you’re waiting for COVID rent relief.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Why is it taking so long to distribute rent relief?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The system was slow to get up and running. In September 2021, Heimerich of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency said the agency had hired more staff to go through the applications and process payments more quickly. Heimerich also said that applications are much less complicated than they once were, and should take applicants from between 30 minutes to an hour.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Department of Housing and Community Development maintains that their goal is to turn applications around in 30 days, but \u003ca href=\"https://nationalequityatlas.org/CARentalAssistance\">the average wait time is much longer — four months, on average\u003c/a>, according to a recent report by the National Equity Atlas.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11907165/only-16-of-californias-rent-relief-applicants-have-received-checks-new-study-finds\">Read more about the delays faced by rent relief applicants.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11883639\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11883639 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/GettyImages-1228140778.jpg\" alt='A woman holds up a big sign that says \"Cancel Rents of People Die.\"' width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/GettyImages-1228140778.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/GettyImages-1228140778-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/GettyImages-1228140778-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/GettyImages-1228140778-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Los Angeles renters and housing advocates demonstrate on Aug. 21, 2020, against evictions in the region. \u003ccite>(Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What should I do if the property owner is harassing me to leave because I haven’t paid rent?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Your landlord is not allowed to harass you. That is against the law. And you should contact legal aid and stay in your home,” says the Western Center on Law and Poverty’s Madeline Howard.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Howard recommends finding a local legal aid group that can help you advocate for yourself. The state’s housing website has a \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/get_help.html#lpn\">tool to look up local organizations and aid groups in your county offering assistance for renters\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What should I do if I get a notice to “pay or quit” (i.e., an eviction notice)?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>As far as concrete steps to take, Lorraine López, senior attorney with the Western Center on Law and Poverty, says that your first, immediate action should be to \u003ca class=\"c-link\" href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index.html\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\">apply for rental assistance\u003c/a>. “Even right now, having an application that is pending provides tenants with a layer of protection and can halt any eviction proceedings,” she says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Second, López recommends that you look up \u003ca class=\"c-link\" href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/get_help.html#lpn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/get_help.html#lpn\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\" data-remove-tab-index=\"true\">community organizations and nonprofit legal services agencies that assist tenants\u003c/a> and access their information sheets, workshops and clinics to educate you about your rights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Third, \u003cem>don’t move out\u003c/em>, says López. “We call this ‘self-eviction,'” she explains, and says while “many tenants think that a notice is enough to evict them, in California a landlord needs to get a court order to remove you from your home.” So until a court has issued an order telling you to move? Don’t leave.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“In some cities and counties, a landlord can face not only criminal penalties if they forcibly remove you from your home without a court order, but also monetary penalties if the tenant files a lawsuit. The moment you leave, you lose many valuable protections and you may even end up with a judgment against you,” says López.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What if I got denied for rent relief?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Heimerich of the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency says it’s very rare for people to get denied for rent relief, happening in less than 1% of cases.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the Western Center on Law and Poverty’s Madeline Howard says if you were denied and you believe you should qualify, you should \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/get_help.html#lpn\">call your local legal aid group\u003c/a> with the denial from the state, and they can help you file an appeal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Can I get help with my utilities?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’ve had a COVID-19 hardship and you earn less than 80% of your county’s area median income, \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index.html\">you can also apply to have your utilities paid for\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What if I don’t have a traditional lease agreement? Can I still apply for rent relief?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes, you can still \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index.html\">apply for rent relief\u003c/a> even if you have only an informal or oral agreement, according to Howard. You just need to indicate on the application the monthly rent you have agreed to pay, and the total amount of back rent you owe.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Howard emphasized that “the state agency does accept rental assistance applications from units that are sort of nontraditional housing, whether it’s a converted garage, or some kind of housing in the back, an RV or whatever it is.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>I can’t pay this month’s rent. Can I get help with that?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yes. If you are struggling to pay the rent due to a COVID-related hardship, \u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index.html\">you can get rent relief\u003c/a> that will help you pay your future rent for up to three months. But remember: The deadline to apply is March 31.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11888869\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11888869\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/EDD-UNEMPLOYMENT.jpg\" alt=\"A woman in a green sweater sits on a couch using a laptop.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/EDD-UNEMPLOYMENT.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/EDD-UNEMPLOYMENT-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/EDD-UNEMPLOYMENT-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/EDD-UNEMPLOYMENT-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/EDD-UNEMPLOYMENT-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">For renters and property owners applying for rent relief, time is of the essence. \u003ccite>(Liza Summer/Pexels)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"owners\">\u003c/a>Rent relief: What property owners should know\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Where can I apply for rent relief?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/covid_rr/index.html\">You and your tenant can apply in the same place, at HousingIsKey.org.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your property is in \u003ca href=\"http://www.preventhomelessness.org/\">Santa Clara County\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.ac-housingsecure.org/?locale=en\">Alameda County\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://socoemergency.org/emergency/novel-coronavirus/finance-housing/housing-and-renter-support/\">Sonoma County\u003c/a>, you and your tenant also may be able to get assistance through a local rent relief program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What do I need to do to file an eviction starting on Oct. 1, 2021?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Beginning October 1, rental property owners who have not received rent from their tenants will be allowed to proceed with an eviction. However, it’s not the same way in which evictions proceeded prior to the pandemic,” says Debra Carlton, executive vice president of state government affairs and compliance for the California Apartment Association.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://housing.ca.gov/landlord/forms.html\">Property owners can issue a three-day notice to “pay or quit,”\u003c/a> but must notify the tenant that they have a right to apply for rental assistance. The law gives tenants 15 days to apply for rent relief and submit a COVID-hardship form.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the tenant doesn’t apply for rent relief, the property owner must apply for it themselves. The court will not issue a summons if the owner of the property hasn’t applied for relief. However, the tenant still needs to fill out an application. If the owner has applied for relief and the tenant doesn’t fill out their application within 20 days, or if they don’t end up qualifying, then the owner can proceed with an eviction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What if my tenant and I have applied for rent relief but the application hasn’t been approved yet?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Experts advise that you hang tight and wait for your application to be processed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If the tenant can prove that they are waiting on determination for their rent relief application, or waiting for funds to be distributed, they can use that as a defense in eviction court proceedings through March 31.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What if my tenant hasn’t been paying but has refused to participate in applying for rent relief?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In this case, the rental property owner can proceed with an eviction.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11809882\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 3000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11809882 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS612_foreclosure20120511.jpg\" alt=\"Two houses, side by side, one with boarded-up windows.\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1960\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS612_foreclosure20120511.jpg 3000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS612_foreclosure20120511-160x105.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS612_foreclosure20120511-800x523.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS612_foreclosure20120511-1020x666.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/04/RS612_foreclosure20120511-1920x1254.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gov. Gavin Newsom’s moratorium on evictions came after advocacy organizations and some state lawmakers made repeated calls to the governor to provide protection to renters when residents were told to shelter in place. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB832\">The recent law, AB 832\u003c/a>, said property owners would receive 100% of the back rent. Does this mean I’m guaranteed to get 100% of my back rent?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If your tenant qualifies, in that they have been affected by COVID-19 \u003cem>and\u003c/em> they make below 80% of the area median income, you will receive 100% of your back rent.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This story originally published on September 23, 2021, and includes reporting by KQED’s Carly Severn and the Associated Press.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\">A previous version of this story said that an eviction could proceed if the state did not make a determination on a landlord’s rent relief application after 20 days. This has been corrected to say that an eviction \u003c/i>\u003cem>can\u003c/em> \u003ci data-stringify-type=\"italic\">proceed if, after a landlord applies for rent relief, the tenant doesn’t also apply within 20 days.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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Lundin of California Rural Legal Assistance says the positive thing about this aspect of the agreement is that \"it really recognizes that this is a professional area. This is a whole profession, providing language services, and it's complex and it warrants investment and dedicated staff.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's not something that somebody could do in their free time on top of other responsibilities that they have at the agency,\" said Lundin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocates hope that this step from EDD can serve as a model for other state agencies to learn how to provide more meaningful language access going forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I think it's worth noting that these state agencies are required by law to provide meaningful language access,\" noted Kao. This requirement extends to \"all Californians, including these claimants, who are entitled to these benefits, that pay into these benefits,\" Kao said, emphasizing how people \"desperately need these benefits in time of crisis.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This isn't something extra. It's not like a charitable thing. It's a legal mandate,\" said Kao.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://lafla.org/press-release/ca-edd-language-access-agreement/\">Find details of the upcoming changes to EDD on LAFLA's site\u003c/a>, in English, Spanish, Tagalog, Arabic, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Dari, Farsi, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Punjabi, Russian, Thai and Vietnamese.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you're seeking help with unemployment insurance claims, you can call EDD's Unemployment Customer Service Center (open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. PT, seven days a week except state holidays). 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"content": "\u003cp>Immigrant advocates say the rollout of COVID-19 boosters at federal immigration detention centers in California has been sluggish and uneven, and they’re asking the state to intervene to protect detainees’ health.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Confirmed coronavirus \u003ca href=\"https://www.ice.gov/coronavirus\">cases among people locked up\u003c/a> by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement skyrocketed from about 300 to more than 3,100 last month, as omicron infections peaked nationwide.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That figure dropped to 1,660 this week. But many detainees still need boosters as outbreaks continue at some ICE facilities in the state, said Edwin Carmona-Cruz, with the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are massive efforts across the state and across the nation to be vaccinated, to be boosted, right? And so when you look at this population that’s in immigration detention, they’re forgotten,” said Carmona-Cruz, who directs community engagement at his organization.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For months now, booster vaccinations have been one of the federal government’s top priorities in fighting COVID. Since November, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s1119-booster-shots.html\">recommended booster shots for all adults\u003c/a>, and in mid-December, it \u003ca href=\"https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s1216-covid-19-vaccines.html\">endorsed Pfizer and Moderna shots\u003c/a>, because they have been shown to be more effective than Johnson & Johnson against COVID-19.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Edwin Carmona-Cruz, community engagement director, California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice\"]‘We are requesting the state to intervene, to protect the health and safety of immigrants when there’s federal inaction with regards to booster and vaccine access.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But as of early January, only about \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigration-detention-covid-cases-surge/\">3% of people held in ICE custody had received any booster shot\u003c/a>, according to news reports citing agency figures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Medical experts with the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, \u003ca href=\"https://whistleblower.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/012622-LETTER-TO-MAYORKAS-FROM-DRS-RE-COVID-IN-IMM-DETENTION.pdf\">warned DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas in a letter\u003c/a> dated Jan. 26 of the often “slow and inconsistent” response at immigration detention centers to limit the spread of COVID.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In spite of CDC guidance calling for so-called mRNA boosters such as Pfizer or Moderna, “DHS does not appear to have adopted this approach even in the face of the high, well documented risks associated with detention settings,” wrote Dr. Scott Allen and Dr. Josiah Rich, who conducted numerous investigations of detention facilities on behalf of DHS’s Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The threat of Omicron in a congregate setting with populations who are either unvaccinated or only vaccinated with a single dose of J&J vaccine poses an immediate threat to the lives of immigrants, staff and communities surrounding the detention centers with staff and detainees entering and exiting facilities and must be addressed with booster vaccinations,” said Allen and Rich.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In fact, ICE’s current \u003ca href=\"https://www.ice.gov/doclib/coronavirus/eroCOVID19responseReqsCleanFacilities.pdf\">pandemic response\u003c/a> requirements, last updated in October 2021, do not mention boosters or any requirements to provide them to eligible people held at the more than 130 detention facilities nationwide — many of which are operated by private companies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Critics say the lack of a nationwide policy has led to uneven access to boosters at detention centers, and a failure by ICE to properly care for people in its custody.[aside postID=\"news_11900535,news_11883227,news_11903829\" label=\"Related Posts\"]In California, immigrant detainees have reported weeks-long delays in getting a booster shot, a lack of information about the three kinds of vaccines, or pressure to accept the J&J booster, according to a \u003ca href=\"https://ccijustice.org/2022-covid-outbreak-in-immigrant-detention-facilities/\">letter that the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice and dozens of other organizations sent\u003c/a> to Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Department of Public Health Director Dr. Tomás Aragón.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In response to the letter, officials with the CDPH sat down with a group of the advocates, said Carmona-Cruz, who attended the meeting. He said the group petitioned CDPH to mandate access to Pfizer and Moderna boosters at the seven ICE detention centers in the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are requesting the state to intervene, to protect the health and safety of immigrants when there’s federal inaction with regards to booster and vaccine access,” said Carmona-Cruz.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CDPH is reviewing the advocates’ letter, but has “no further comment at this time,” said a spokesperson with the agency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, advocates are most worried about the estimated 4,500 people in ICE detention across the country who they say are at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19 because of underlying medical conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of them is Enrique Cristobal Meneses, who was confirmed positive for COVID-19 on Jan. 26 while held at Golden State Annex, a privately run ICE detention center north of Bakersfield. The previous week, the facility had reported no detainees with COVID-19, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.ice.gov/coronavirus\">it now has 46\u003c/a>, according to ICE’s figures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My lungs hurt. I’ve been coughing since the 21st” of January, said Cristobal, 38, who suffers from severe asthma and spoke with KQED by phone from the detention center last week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cristobal contracted the virus a few days after he said guards placed a new detainee in his dorm, a man with fever, muscle aches and other coronavirus symptoms. The placement was an apparent violation of ICE’s pandemic protocols, which require detention facilities to test all new arrivals for COVID-19 and house them separately for 14 days while monitoring for any symptoms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I feel like their negligence put our health and our lives at risk,” said Cristobal. “I was frustrated … there were a lot of detainees displaying symptoms, and it could have been prevented with Golden State staff following protocol.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cristobal did not get a booster, he said, because the detention center only offered Johnson & Johnson doses, and he had had a bad reaction after his initial J&J vaccine. He had been requesting a Moderna or Pfizer booster since November, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Their response is you can get the Johnson & Johnson. If you don’t want it, you wait till you get out,” said Cristobal, who was transferred to ICE custody on November 2020, after serving 17 years in state prison for a conviction of attempted murder.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Newsom had commuted his prison sentence and determined he was ready for release on parole, citing his rehabilitation and “exemplary disciplinary record.” But Cristobal, an immigrant from Mexico, had entered the U.S. without authorization when he was a teen. ICE considered him a public safety threat and arrested him as soon as he was released from state prison.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905256\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11905256 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53729_GradPhoto-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A man stands wearing a black graduation cap and gown behind a sign that's reads "Congrats Grad."\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1316\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53729_GradPhoto-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53729_GradPhoto-qut-800x548.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53729_GradPhoto-qut-1020x699.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53729_GradPhoto-qut-160x110.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53729_GradPhoto-qut-1536x1053.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enrique Cristobal Meneses celebrates earning his General Education Development degree on June 12, 2014, at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Pangea Legal Services)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A spokesperson for the GEO Group, the company that operates Golden State Annex, declined to comment on Cristobal’s COVID story. He said boosters are available to detainees, but wouldn’t say which kind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We continue to work closely with our government agency partners and state and local health departments to make vaccinations, including booster shots, available to all eligible individuals housed at ICE Processing Centers,” said the GEO spokesperson in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last March, California became \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11864820/ice-detainees-in-california-now-eligible-for-covid-19-vaccine\">one of the first states\u003c/a> to offer COVID-19 vaccines to people held at federal immigrant detention facilities, after ICE maintained for months that the state was responsible for allocating doses within its borders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>County public health departments initially distributed vaccine shipments to detention centers. But now, facilities may order doses — including Moderna — directly through the state’s MyCAvax, a system for requesting and tracking COVID-19 vaccines. The shots can be administered by either medical personnel in the ICE detention centers or county health department staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ICE’s Health Service Corps has also provided the single-dose J&J vaccines to detention centers. The Imperial Regional Detention Facility in Calexico, where 20 detainees currently are under isolation or monitoring for COVID-19, has received vaccines and boosters from ICE since July 2021, said Issa Arnita, a spokesperson with the prison company that runs that facility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At this time, J&J is the only booster vaccine provided by the ICE Health Service Corps,” said Arnita, with Management & Training Corporation, in an email. “Boosters are available to all residents.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, medical experts have established that only offering the J&J vaccine as a booster shot falls below the standard of care expected for anyone in the country, said Eunice Cho, an attorney with the ACLU \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Prison Project\u003c/span>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cho filed a \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/legal-document/aclu-complaint-behalf-medically-vulnerable-people-denied-covid-19-booster-shots\">lawsuit last month on behalf of four medically vulnerable ICE\u003c/a> detainees with conditions such as asthma and diabetes who couldn’t get boosters at all, including at Golden State Annex, where Cristobal is held. A fifth plaintiff, who was advised to not take a J&J booster because he had an adverse reaction to that vaccine, was told Moderna and Pfizer doses were unavailable, according to the complaint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is really inconceivable at this point that ICE has not gotten its act together to provide COVID-19 boosters to people in detention. This really just goes beyond the pale,” said Cho.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lawsuit calls for ICE to provide boosters to the five plaintiffs, but Cho said she hopes the agency will also feel pressured to adopt a nationwide policy to offer the more effective boosters to all eligible detainees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ICE has been working to secure access to Pfizer or Moderna doses for all detention facilities, said an agency spokesperson, who declined to answer questions about how many detainees have gotten boosters, citing pending litigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ICE is committed to applying CDC guidance through its Pandemic Response Requirements and regularly communicates with senior medical leadership across the federal government on its detention health standards,” said the ICE spokesperson in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Vaccine education materials have been developed and are available in multiple languages to ensure that those in our care and custody can make an informed choice during this global pandemic,” they added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Enrique Cristobal Meneses, at Golden State Annex, feared long-term damage to his lungs as he said his condition continued to deteriorate. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>In California, immigrant detainees have reported weeks-long delays in getting a booster shot, a lack of information about the three kinds of vaccines, or pressure to accept the J&J booster, according to a \u003ca href=\"https://ccijustice.org/2022-covid-outbreak-in-immigrant-detention-facilities/\">letter that the California Collaborative for Immigrant Justice and dozens of other organizations sent\u003c/a> to Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Department of Public Health Director Dr. Tomás Aragón.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In response to the letter, officials with the CDPH sat down with a group of the advocates, said Carmona-Cruz, who attended the meeting. He said the group petitioned CDPH to mandate access to Pfizer and Moderna boosters at the seven ICE detention centers in the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We are requesting the state to intervene, to protect the health and safety of immigrants when there’s federal inaction with regards to booster and vaccine access,” said Carmona-Cruz.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CDPH is reviewing the advocates’ letter, but has “no further comment at this time,” said a spokesperson with the agency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, advocates are most worried about the estimated 4,500 people in ICE detention across the country who they say are at higher risk of severe illness from COVID-19 because of underlying medical conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>One of them is Enrique Cristobal Meneses, who was confirmed positive for COVID-19 on Jan. 26 while held at Golden State Annex, a privately run ICE detention center north of Bakersfield. The previous week, the facility had reported no detainees with COVID-19, but \u003ca href=\"https://www.ice.gov/coronavirus\">it now has 46\u003c/a>, according to ICE’s figures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“My lungs hurt. I’ve been coughing since the 21st” of January, said Cristobal, 38, who suffers from severe asthma and spoke with KQED by phone from the detention center last week.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cristobal contracted the virus a few days after he said guards placed a new detainee in his dorm, a man with fever, muscle aches and other coronavirus symptoms. The placement was an apparent violation of ICE’s pandemic protocols, which require detention facilities to test all new arrivals for COVID-19 and house them separately for 14 days while monitoring for any symptoms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I feel like their negligence put our health and our lives at risk,” said Cristobal. “I was frustrated … there were a lot of detainees displaying symptoms, and it could have been prevented with Golden State staff following protocol.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cristobal did not get a booster, he said, because the detention center only offered Johnson & Johnson doses, and he had had a bad reaction after his initial J&J vaccine. He had been requesting a Moderna or Pfizer booster since November, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Their response is you can get the Johnson & Johnson. If you don’t want it, you wait till you get out,” said Cristobal, who was transferred to ICE custody on November 2020, after serving 17 years in state prison for a conviction of attempted murder.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Newsom had commuted his prison sentence and determined he was ready for release on parole, citing his rehabilitation and “exemplary disciplinary record.” But Cristobal, an immigrant from Mexico, had entered the U.S. without authorization when he was a teen. ICE considered him a public safety threat and arrested him as soon as he was released from state prison.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11905256\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11905256 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53729_GradPhoto-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A man stands wearing a black graduation cap and gown behind a sign that's reads "Congrats Grad."\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1316\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53729_GradPhoto-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53729_GradPhoto-qut-800x548.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53729_GradPhoto-qut-1020x699.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53729_GradPhoto-qut-160x110.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/02/RS53729_GradPhoto-qut-1536x1053.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Enrique Cristobal Meneses celebrates earning his General Education Development degree on June 12, 2014, at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Pangea Legal Services)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A spokesperson for the GEO Group, the company that operates Golden State Annex, declined to comment on Cristobal’s COVID story. He said boosters are available to detainees, but wouldn’t say which kind.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We continue to work closely with our government agency partners and state and local health departments to make vaccinations, including booster shots, available to all eligible individuals housed at ICE Processing Centers,” said the GEO spokesperson in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last March, California became \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11864820/ice-detainees-in-california-now-eligible-for-covid-19-vaccine\">one of the first states\u003c/a> to offer COVID-19 vaccines to people held at federal immigrant detention facilities, after ICE maintained for months that the state was responsible for allocating doses within its borders.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>County public health departments initially distributed vaccine shipments to detention centers. But now, facilities may order doses — including Moderna — directly through the state’s MyCAvax, a system for requesting and tracking COVID-19 vaccines. The shots can be administered by either medical personnel in the ICE detention centers or county health department staff.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ICE’s Health Service Corps has also provided the single-dose J&J vaccines to detention centers. The Imperial Regional Detention Facility in Calexico, where 20 detainees currently are under isolation or monitoring for COVID-19, has received vaccines and boosters from ICE since July 2021, said Issa Arnita, a spokesperson with the prison company that runs that facility.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“At this time, J&J is the only booster vaccine provided by the ICE Health Service Corps,” said Arnita, with Management & Training Corporation, in an email. “Boosters are available to all residents.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, medical experts have established that only offering the J&J vaccine as a booster shot falls below the standard of care expected for anyone in the country, said Eunice Cho, an attorney with the ACLU \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">National Prison Project\u003c/span>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cho filed a \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/legal-document/aclu-complaint-behalf-medically-vulnerable-people-denied-covid-19-booster-shots\">lawsuit last month on behalf of four medically vulnerable ICE\u003c/a> detainees with conditions such as asthma and diabetes who couldn’t get boosters at all, including at Golden State Annex, where Cristobal is held. A fifth plaintiff, who was advised to not take a J&J booster because he had an adverse reaction to that vaccine, was told Moderna and Pfizer doses were unavailable, according to the complaint.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is really inconceivable at this point that ICE has not gotten its act together to provide COVID-19 boosters to people in detention. This really just goes beyond the pale,” said Cho.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lawsuit calls for ICE to provide boosters to the five plaintiffs, but Cho said she hopes the agency will also feel pressured to adopt a nationwide policy to offer the more effective boosters to all eligible detainees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>ICE has been working to secure access to Pfizer or Moderna doses for all detention facilities, said an agency spokesperson, who declined to answer questions about how many detainees have gotten boosters, citing pending litigation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“ICE is committed to applying CDC guidance through its Pandemic Response Requirements and regularly communicates with senior medical leadership across the federal government on its detention health standards,” said the ICE spokesperson in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Vaccine education materials have been developed and are available in multiple languages to ensure that those in our care and custody can make an informed choice during this global pandemic,” they added.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Enrique Cristobal Meneses, at Golden State Annex, feared long-term damage to his lungs as he said his condition continued to deteriorate. 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