Politics & Government
Coronavirus: South Bay City Enacts Emergency Eviction Moratorium
Mountain View joined a growing list of Bay Area cities to approve tenant protections amid COVID-19 crisis.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA — Mountain View on Friday joined the growing list of Bay Area cities to approve an urgency ordinance suspending evictions for nonpayment of rent by residential tenants who can prove hardship due to the novel coronavirus emergency.
The measure, which includes renters of mobile home lots, runs through May 31 and allows tenants 120 days from the expiration date to repay back rent. Approval of the measure by the City Council came at a special meeting held by teleconference.
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