May Rent
Without their employment and prior income, many people are unable to pay their May rent. While residential evictions have been stopped statewide until at least the end of May, if you don’t pay your rent for April and May, your landlord can still evict you when the eviction ban ends on July 27.
What should you do? First, talk to your landlord and explain your situation. Most landlords understand the reality and are willing to work something out. If you can’t work something out, there is still hope.
If you are renting from an owner who has a federally-backed mortgage, the CARES Act provides for a suspension or moratorium on evictions. If your landlord has a federally-backed mortgage or multi-family mortgage, you cannot be evicted for nonpayment of rent for 120 days beginning on March 27, 2020, the effective date of the CARES Act. After the 120-day period is up, the landlord cannot require you, the tenant, to vacate until providing you with a thirty-day notice to vacate.
Even if you don’t know if your landlord has a federally-backed mortgage, bring this up with them so they know they can’t necessarily evict you.
Secondly, there are local options included below which may help. Call your city and county and see what options they have.
If you have any questions or concerns, give us a call at 727-729-2719. Stay safe and well. Thank you for reading the Report.