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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />11 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />WHEREAS, with the closing of business and the reduction in staff in many others, many <br />low-income renters have either lost their jobs or are working less hours, thereby either completely <br />eliminating or reducing their wages; and <br />WHEREAS, even for those individuals that are still working, there is also a reduction in <br />hours worked in order to provide child care for the school -aged children now at home; and <br />WHEREAS, many of these individuals are already living paycheck to paycheck and with the <br />loss of income, impact's their ability to pay monthly rent, thereby leaving them vulnerable to <br />eviction and subsequently possible homelessness; and <br />WHEREAS, commercial tenants face the same issue in that social distancing and other <br />orders have effectively eliminated revenue flow for many businesses, forcing them to make the <br />decision of paying payroll or paying monthly rent; and <br />WHEREAS, on March 16, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-28-20, <br />authorizing local governments to exercise their police powers to adopt limitations on residential and <br />commercial evictions, including the adoption of a temporary moratorium; and <br />WHEREAS, on March 18, 2020, President Trump ordered the Federal Housing Finance <br />Authority to suspend foreclosures and evictions of homeowners with an enterprise -backed single- <br />family mortgage and additionally ordered the Department of Housing and Development to suspend <br />evictions of public housing units; and <br />WHEREAS, on March 27, 2020, Governor Newsom issued Executive Order N-37-20 <br />establishing a moratorium on residential evictions for nonpayment of rent due to COCID-19 until <br />May 31, 2020; and <br />WHEREAS, a temporary moratorium for non-payment evictions will provide much needed <br />relief to some of the City's most vulnerable, rent -burdened families and small businesses during this <br />Local Emergency. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Riverside hereby declares and orders as <br />follows: <br />CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE <br />3900 MAIN STREET <br />RIVERSIDE, CA 92522 2 <br />(95 1) <br />826-5567 <br />