California mulls extension of eviction ban past June 30 mark

California Governor Gavin Newsom has already said the state will pay off all the past-due rent accumulated by struggling residents because of the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, a promise to make landlords whole, while giving renters a clean slate. Left unsettled is whether California will continue to ban evictions for its residents' unpaid rent beyond June 30, a pandemic-related order that was meant to be temporary but is proving difficult to undo.

Federal eviction protections also are set to expire on June 30, but California has passed its own protections that applied to more people than had been approved by Congress. Newsom and legislative leaders are meeting privately this week to decide what to do about evictions. Residents said they're hoping for an extension.