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FACTS

A. NARCIE FERREIRA’S ATTEMPT TO EVICT TENANT

On October 15, 2019, Tenant began renting a residence (the House) from the

Trust. Tenant had a month-to-month rental contract. In March 2020 Tenant was

furloughed from her job due to the pandemic and she stopped paying rent.

On July 22, 2021, Narcie J. Ferreira (Ferreira) sent Tenant a letter reflecting that

the Trust intended to sell the House because (1) Tenant had not paid 25 percent of the

rent for several months2; (2) Tenant had applied for pandemic-related rent assistance

from the government, but none had been granted; and (3) the Trust believed the

government would extend renters’ rights to not pay full rent. The Trust sent Tenant a

60-day notice of termination of tenancy on a standard California Association of Realtors

form.

1 “SLAPP” is an acronym for a strategic lawsuit against public participation.

2 Twenty-five percent rent payments were the minimum needed from September 1, 2020, to June 30, 2021, to avoid eviction during the pandemic. (Code Civ. Proc., § 1179.03, subds. (c)(4)&(5).)

2 On September 13, 2021, Ferreira emailed Tenant informing her that CCF would

become the landlord for the House…