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Committee advances bill offering property-tax relief and mortgage forbearance options for residents near Chiquita Canyon landfill fire
Summary
AB 985 would allow temporary property tax relief and require lenders to consider mortgage forbearance requests for homeowners affected by the Chiquita Canyon landfill fire. The committee advanced the bill to the Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee after emotional testimony from affected residents.
Assemblymember Schiavo presented AB 985 to the committee as legislation to provide temporary property-tax relief, postponement options and a framework for mortgage forbearance consideration for homeowners affected by the underground fire at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill.
“AB 985 is a lifeline,” said Elizabeth Jeffords, a resident who testified in person. She described recurring nosebleeds, vertigo…
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