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8/9/23, 3:41 PM Fair and Secure Housing Project https://www.zoomgrants.com/rapp2.asp?rfpid=3776&propid=380588&dtype=official&ftype=&f=2/10 4. Describe the project/program funded with this grant, the current status of the project/program, and any significant actions taken during the reporting period. Report 1 In the first half of the contract, 11 (7 in Q1 and 4 in Q2) clients received legal consultation and 0 received representation. One legal representation case is ongoing. Because of the ongoing Alameda County eviction moratorium, there are only a few types of eviction cases that can proceed at this time. Therefore, there are few representation cases currently coming to Centro from Pleasanton because there are a very limited number of cases proceeding in court. Many cases are on pause and are not reported until the case is closed. The few cases that can proceed are often much more complicated and take longer to resolve than cases seen prior to the eviction moratorium. There is currently one open legal representation case which began in FY 21-22, but because the case has not been closed, we cannot yet report it. We expect to be able to include that legal representation case once closed, in our FY 22-23 report. We anticipate a wave of evictions after the county moratorium ends. The county moratorium is currently expected to expire around May 1, 2023. We expect our legal representation numbers to increase significantly after the moratorium expires. In preparation for the end of the moratorium, we have created many in-house templates for common motions, responsive pleadings, and more to ensure that we can represent as many low-income tenants as possible when the moratorium ends. We have also created an array of in-house legal templates, ranging from letters that tenants can send to landlords who have illegally locked them out of their apartments to court documents tenants can complete on their own and file in court. These materials will ensure that, when the eviction moratorium expires, we will equip tenants with the guidance they might need to effectively advocate for themselves to preserve our capacity for tenants most in need of full legal representation. Report 2 Throughout this contract, 22 low-income Pleasanton tenants clients received legal consultation and 2 received full-scope representation. Two additional legal representation cases are ongoing and will not be reported until they are closed. We continued to see low numbers of legal representation in Q3 and Q4 because the strong Alameda County eviction moratorium was in place until April 29, 2023. Immediately after the moratorium lifted, we witnessed a delay in eviction cases being filed because it takes time for landlords to serve the required paperwork before they can bring an unlawful detainer case in court. This lag before the eviction wave is reflected in data we have seen in other jurisdictions after their moratoria ended, including Contra Costa County. However, we saw a sharp rise in the demand for legal consultations in Q4, and the vast majority of legal consultations we did (5 out of 9) involved tenants who had received eviction notices, which is the first step before the landlord is able to file an eviction case. These consultations were critical to ensure that tenants were educated about their rights and options before facing an eviction case, and also knew that they could return to us if they were indeed served with an eviction case. In three of these consultations, the tenants had received unlawful detainer paperwork (the Summons and Complaint), and our legal team helped them timely file an answer with the court listing their defenses. Two of these are now proceeding as full representation cases. These consultations also demonstrate that the demand for legal representation for Dublin tenants is expected to rise dramatically in the coming months as more of those eviction notices are likely to result in unlawful detainer cases. These consultations took over 19 hours of attorney time in Q4 alone. 5. Describe any challenges or delays encountered with the project/program, as well as any changes to your program/project design, operations, and/or staffing. Report 1 During the last contract, we realized that we needed to increase our direct outreach efforts in Pleasanton because the