There are now several cities that are suspending evictions to help residents during the COVID-19 crisis. Officials in Denver, Seattle, San Francisco as well as others, have announced a suspension in evictions during the pandemic. The city governments acknowledged that residents lose income and cannot afford to pay rent. These bans on evictions mean that property owners cannot file for new evictions, and existing eviction cases will not be addressed until later.
Many cities have an emergency order currently in place for a temporary moratorium on residential evictions, which will keep families from losing their homes as a result of impacts from the pandemic. The temporary moratorium will begin immediately for any residential eviction action related to the non-payment of rent. Tenants are required to continue paying their rent if they are able and should work with their landlords on payment plans if they are experiencing financial hardship. The decisions to delay eviction cases follow other disruptions to our society during this pandemic, like closing of schools, bars, restaurants, businesses and canceled events. As public health officials encourage Americans to practice social distancing and stay in their homes, people’s incomes and businesses are being negatively affected.
HUD has a COVID-19 Emergency Preparedness Outline and ask that owners and agents will contact their field MFH Account Executive or Resolution Specialist for property specific inquiries.
I was a Property Manager in Georgia during the last recession and this time is expected to be so much worse because of the Coronavirus, COVID-19. I would recommend to Property Managers and teams to refer the residents in need to 211. 211 is a service provided by the United Way that will help people get food, help them pay utilities, childcare, and other essentials. I have used them so many time while helping residents in need that suffered fires, flooding, job loss and the 2007 recession. You may also want to have the team compile a list names and numbers of local organizations, churches, etc. that set aside money to help people. This is a great way to give the residents help and hope to get through this crisis.
Many economic advisors believe the best case scenario is one where things go reasonably well from a public health standpoint. If, by July or August, people can get back to work, go out and spend money they’ve saved in the meantime, the economy could have a fairly quick recovery, he said.
The less ideal scenario is where the health crisis drags on, cases continue to be reported and it’s unclear when people can return to work. In that scenario, the recession could drag on a lot further and maybe more decisive fiscal policy measures would be required mid-to-later this year.
There are 194,217 COVID-19 cases worldwide and 7,864 deaths. In the U.S., there are now 5,702 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 and at least 94 have died. COVID-19 clinical trials begin in the U.S with three pharma companies.
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