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Aug. 24, 2020

Surviving bill to head off eviction tsunami faces litigation wave if it passes

If AB 1436 becomes law, Attorney General Xavier Becerra will quickly find himself having to defend its constitutionality in court.

Only one of two bills designed to head off a potential wave of evictions survived in the California Legislature last week. If the remaining bill becomes law, Attorney General Xavier Becerra will quickly find himself having to defend its constitutionality in court.

The policy AB 1436 seeks to replace -- the Judicial Council's moratorium on most eviction cases, passed in April -- has also been the subject of numerous pending court cas...

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