IRVINE COUNCILMEMBER MELISSA FOX CALLED FOR A 60-DAY BAN ON ALL EVICTIONS DUE TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS

Fox Says the City of Irvine’s Current Proposal is Not Strong Enough to Adequately Deal with the Current Crisis

IRVINE, CA — Today, Irvine City Councilmember Melissa Fox calls for more severe protections for residential and business tenants and subtenants, as well as for those people who are unable to pay their mortgage, due to reasons related to COVID-19.

In a statement calling for a 60-day ban on all evictions, Irvine Councilmember Melissa Fox said the following:

“At this time of unprecedented stress and vulnerability to our residents and businesses, we cannot add to our homeless and unsheltered population. It is a matter of conscience as well as public health and safety.

We must also help our business community survive.  Therefore, I have called for a temporary 60-day ban on evictions for all residential and business tenants and subtenants, as well as for mortgagees, who are unable to pay their rent or mortgage due to reasons related to COVID-19 (as spelled out in detail in the Governor’s Executive Order).

I believe that the proposal by that is currently in front of the Irvine City Council is inadequate to deal with the current crisis because it does not protect homeowners paying a mortgage who are in danger of foreclosure, it does not protect tenants of any landlords other than The Irvine Company and FivePoint, it does not protect subtenants, and it does not offer full legal protection, affording no real security or peace of mind.

The current proposal is inadequate in the face of the crisis, and, instead, the City of Irvine should use the power granted to it by the Governor to order a temporary 60-day ban on evictions for all residential and business tenants and subtenants, as well as for those people who are unable to pay their mortgage, due to reasons related to COVID-19.”