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Governor walz's peacetime emergency means landlords in minnesota cannot evict tenents who can't pay their rent.
Kimt news 3's madelyne watkins joins us live this morning to explain some changes that will be brooke and tyler.
I'm learning that here in olmsted county... the housing director is getting dozens of phone calls and emails everyday from people wondering what to do who can't make rent.
If that might be you... here's some things you need to know.
Dave dunn tells me the eviction moratorium under the peacetime emergency gives tenants the right to not be evicted if they can't pay rent right now because of covid?
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He says not only does this order help those people out... but the social service system by not bringing in large groups of homelessnes.
Dunn says if you can't pay your rent... work with your landlord because they need to understand you're actually trying to pay your rent.
And that brings me to the next point... if you can't pay rent, you are still expected to take care of "so our landlord hat, one of the things we're always concerned about are people who damage property or do illegal activities in property.
So when those types of things occur, as very infrequent as they are, still having that tool of eviction in the tool bell is nice for a landlord to be able to maintain their asset."
The eviction moratorium transitions on august 4th and that's when a landlord can evict someone for physical damage or safety and criminal issues.
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Madelyne thank you madelyne.
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