California to Enact New Law With More Restrictions on ‘No-Fault’ Evictions

Under the law, property owners are required to move in within 90 days of evicting a tenant, who cannot be over 60, disabled, or terminally ill.

A fence blocks the front of a home that activists occupied during a months-long protest which ended in a court-ordered eviction, in Oakland, Calif., on Jan. 28, 2020. Philip Pacheco/AFP via Getty Images

Californians will see increased tenant protections this year after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law in September tightening current regulations, which set requirements for how landlords may evict their tenants.

Senate Bill 567, authored by Sen. María Elena Durazo (D-Los Angeles), requires proof by a landlord for what’s known as a “no-fault” eviction, and now mandates property owners or a family member occupy their rental for at least 12 months if they have evicted the tenant from the unit for their own use.