Governor Sisolak announced Gradual lift to eviction moratorium, announces rental assistance program.
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Eviction-Release-6.25
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 25, 2020
Meghin Delaney
Communications Director
CONTACT: press@gov.nv.gov
Governor Sisolak announced gradual lift to eviction
moratorium, announces rental assistance program
Carson City, NV — Today, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed
Emergency Directive 025, which will gradually lift the moratorium on
evictions. He also strongly urged landlords and tenants to work together
and collaborate on repayment plans.
“It is just as imperative today as it was when I signed the original directive
to allow Nevadans to stay home and stay safe as much as possible, while
also providing clarity and a timeline in which rental obligations must be
met,” said Governor Steve Sisolak. “I want to thank the Attorney General’s
Office and the Treasurer’s Office for their assistance in this important work.”
Directive 025 lifts the moratorium on evictions and foreclosures imposed by
Directive 008 in phases by allowing residential evictions and foreclosures to
resume in full on September 1 for non-payment of rents and no cause
evictions. Late fees or penalties for non-payment of rent or mortgage
payments may not be charged retroactively.
The directive reinstates residential summary evictions and unlawful detainer
actions prior to September 1 for certain causes other than non-payment of
rent. These caused based actions do not include non-payment of rent, but
include holdover tenants, tenants at will, waste, unlawful business, nuisance,
violations of controlled substance laws, and violations of lease conditions
other than non-payment of rent.
For commercial tenancies and mortgages, landlords and lenders can again
charge late fees, initiate lockouts, or start eviction actions for non-payment
of rent or foreclosure proceedings beginning July 1.
“Now that our State has begun to reopen, I support Governor Sisolak’s new
Directive and encourage landlords and tenants to work together to enter
into repayment agreements as Directive 025 is phased in,” said Attorney
General Aaron D. Ford. “I’m proud of all of the work my Bureau of
Consumer Protection has done to help Nevadans with eviction issues, and
am especially grateful to my Consumer Counsel Mark Krueger for his
tireless efforts. We will continue to take complaints and have drafted flyers
to assist tenants and landlords with the governor’s new Directive.”
The Governor strongly encourages that all landlords and tenants work
together on repayment plans. The Nevada Attorney General’s Office has
created a template Lease Addendum and Promissory Note to assist and
encourage landlords to work with tenants on a repayment plan to keep
people in their residences and to avoid overwhelming the courts.
This voluntary document is intended to help landlords receive delinquent
rental amounts while helping keep tenants in their homes or places of
business under a payment plan for back due rents that they can afford.
Directive 025 is a result of collaboration between the Governor’s Office and
the Attorney General’s Office working with various stakeholders including
the Nevada Realtor Association, the Nevada State Apartment Association,
Legal Aid of Southern Nevada, Washoe Legal Services, Culinary Union 226,
and the Nevada Supreme Court, among others.
Additionally, the Nevada State Treasurer’s Office is working on coordinating
a statewide rental assistance program to help residential and commercial
tenants, with the goal of having the residential program up and running by
mid-July and the commercial program shortly thereafter.
The program will be funded with $50 million of federal Coronavirus Relief
Funds, with $30 million earmarked for residential rental assistance and $20
million set aside for the commercial rental relief program.
“We understand that significant action is needed so that Nevadans can
remain in their homes and businesses can stay open,” said Treasurer Zach
Conine. “These programs will provide much needed assistance to renters,
businesses, non-profits and landlords throughout the state.”
More information on the rental assistance program will be announced in
the coming weeks.
For additional details and clarification, Directive 025, the Lease Addendum
and Promissory Note created by the Attorney General’s Office are attached
to this email.
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