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WHEREAS, nothing in this ordinance relieves a tenant or mobile home owner of liability for the unpaid accumulated rent, and WHEREAS, nothing in this ordinance prevents a tenant from being evicted for breach of contract, endangerment of life or property, the Ellis Act (Govt. Code Section 7060 et seq.), or reasons other than accumulated unpaid rent due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds and determines that extending the time period for tenants to repay outstanding rent that accumulated during the eviction moratorium and declared state and local emergencies due to COVID-19 serves the public peace, health, welfare and safety in San Leandro. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Findings The City Council of the City of San Leandro finds that all Recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 2. Ordinance The City Council hereby makes the findings contained herein and hereby adopts this uncodified Ordinance to read as follows. Section 1. Moratorium on Eviction for Nonpayment of Rent to Address the Effects of COVID-19 after the Lifting of the Local State of Emergency A. During the term of this Ordinance, no landlord shall endeavor to evict a residential tenant and mobile homeowner for nonpayment of rent, including but not limited to any such provision under Civil Code sections 798.56 et seq., 1940 et. seq., or 1954.25 et. seq., if the tenant, or mobile homeowner demonstrates that the inability to pay rent is: 1. Due to, or arising out of a substantial decrease in household or business income (including but not limited to the circumstances described in subsections B and C) or substantial out-of-pocket medical expenses; and 2. The decrease in household or business income, or the substantial out-of- pocket medical expenses, was caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, or by any local, state, or federal government response to COVID-19, and is documented in writing. For the purposes of this Ordinance, mobile homeowner also means recreational vehicle (RV) owner. B. “Substantial decrease in household income” includes but is not limited to income loss caused by COVID-19 illness or caring for a household or family member with COVID-19 illness, work closures, layoffs, job loss, a reduction in the number of compensable hours or