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Governor’s Executive Order Protects Stimulus Checks from Garnishment

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Governor Gavin Newsom announced yesterday that he has issued an Executive Order protecting stimulus payments from garnishment by consumer and government debt collectors, and also providing payment relief to 1.1 million Californians with privately held student loans. The order is effective immediately and applies retroactively. The text of the order can be found here, and …

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State Controller Betty Yee Suspends Local and State Government Debt Collection

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Updated April 21, 2020: Download important information about government debt collection during the COVID-19 emergency. 在COVID-19緊急情況下下載有關政府債務追收的重要信息。 Tải về thông tin quan trọng về việc thu nợ của chính phủ trong trường hợp khẩn cấp COVID-19. Descargue información importante sobre el cobro de deudas del gobierno durante la emergencia COVID-19. On Friday, March 27th, State Controller …

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Bay Legal in the News: Q&A for Tenants

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The April 14, 2020 edition of the San José Mercury News carries a story by Louis Hansen, providing a useful overview of the rapidly-shifting landscape of tenant protections during the COVID-19 emergency in the form of a Q&A. Bay Area housing law experts, including BayLegal Senior Attorney Hilda Chan, weigh in on first steps and …

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COVID-19(新冠病毒) 租客保障

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California Courts Suspend Most Evictions During COVID-19 Emergency

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California’s Judicial Council took action yesterday to maintain housing and prevent crowding in our state’s courtrooms during the COVID-19 public health emergency.  The Council’s 11 temporary emergency rules are designed to prevent evictions and foreclosures during the emergency period, to reduce in-person court appearances wherever possible by permitting remote court operations and proceedings, and to …

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COVID-19: Bảo Vệ Người Thuê Nhà

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Bất chấp những gì các tiêu đề nói rằng toàn quốc các tiểu bang Không có lệnh đuổi nhà. Cách tốt nhất để tự bảo vệ mình là trả tiền thuê nhà của quý vị vào đúng hạn nếu quý vị có thể. Nếu quý vị  không thể trả tiền thuê nhà của quý vị vì COVID-19, cho chủ nhà của quý vị biết bằng văn bản càng sớm càng tốt, trước khi tiền thuê …

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COVID-19: PROTECCIONES PARA INQUILINOS

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A pesar de lo que los titulares de los noticieros digan, aún NO existe un moratorio estatal que postergue los desalojos para inquilinos. La mejor manera de protegerse es pagar su alquiler/ renta a tiempo si usted puede. Si no puede pagar su renta debido al COVID-19, avísele a su propietario por escrito tan pronto …

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Advocating for Residents of Public and Subsidized Housing During the COVID-19 Emergency

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Low income families residing in subsidized housing are particularly vulnerable to wage loss and layoffs during the shelter in place order. Even slight reductions in family income can have direct impact on a family’s ability to pay for housing, and a period of three weeks or more with reduced or no income may lead to …

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Supporting Protections for Unsheltered People and Homeless Service Providers During the COVID-19 Emergency

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Updated March 25, 2020 @ 5:05pm Bay Area Legal Aid has joined the ACLU of California and 86 other legal services, civil rights, and homeless services organizations in asking Governor Newsom to clarify that: Executive Order N-33-20’s (the shelter in place order’s) requirement that California residents stay in their homes does not apply to unhoused …

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BayLegal Calls for a Moratorium on Consumer Debt Collection

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On March 23, 2020, Bay Area Legal Aid and 15 allied legal services and consumer protection organizations submitted a letter to Governor Newsom requesting immediate steps to protect consumers as part of the state’s COVID-19 emergency response. In order to mitigate irreparable harm being done to consumers and communities throughout the state, we have requested …

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Advocating for an Emergency Moratorium on Poverty Tows in California

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Yesterday Bay Area Legal Aid joined 22 partner organizations in a coalition that has worked to stop “poverty tows” at the local and state level. We wrote to Governor Newsom asking that he issue an Executive Order placing an immediate moratorium on all vehicle tows, other than those necessary for public safety or criminal enforcement, …

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