
That means for a covered property, the soonest the landlord could give the tenant a notice to vacate for nonpayment would be July 25, and the soonest the notice would tell the tenant they have to leave is August 25. After July 24, 2020, landlords can issue notices to vacate, but they must give at least 30 days’ notice to the tenant.
NO nonpayment evictions can be filed in any of these covered properties for the 120-day period.
These include mortgages backed by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Department of Agriculture (USDA), and the government-sponsored enterprises known as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The Act also applies to renters whose property owners have federally-backed mortgages.
Public housing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program Section 8 project-based housing Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program Section 202 housing for the elderly Section 811 housing for people with disabilities Section 236 multifamily rental housing Section 221(d)(3) Below Market Interest Rate (BMIR) housing HOME Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) McKinney-Vento Act homelessness programs Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Sections 514 and 516 Farm Labor Housing Section 533 Housing Preservation Grants Section 538 multifamily rental housing, and USDA Rural Housing Choice Voucher program. The largest are public housing, Housing Choice Vouchers, Project-Based Section 8 housing, and the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program. Coronavirus Stimulus Bill (CARES Act) – The CARES Act (coronavirus stimulus bill) contains provisions halting evictions for tenants in properties covered by a federally-backed mortgage for 120 days from its enactment (from March 27 until September 30).Ĭovered properties” include properties that participate in the housing programs below.