Landlords can still serve eviction notices if tenants violate their lease agreements other than monetarily.
Violations include unauthorized guests or pets.
HURRICANE ISAIAS... AND TOLOUISIANA AND TEXAS TO HELPVICTIMS OF HURRICANE LAURA.EVICTIONS ARE STILL HAPPENINGDURING THE PANDEMIC.
TONIGHTWE’RE LEARNING LANDLORDS HAVE AWAY AROUND BOTH STATE ANDFEDERAL EVICTION BANS.AS PART OF OUR REBOUND SOUTHWESTFLORIDA SERIES WE’RE KEEPING YOUUP TO SPEED SO YOU KNOW WHAT TOEXPECT AS YOU NAVIGATE THISUNPRECEDENTED TERRITORY.FOX 4’S RACHEL LOYD SHARES WHYPEOPLE ARE STILL GETTING THROWNOUT OF THEIR HOMES.
RACHEL?57 TO 1:03LLINTRO)THE SHORT ANSWER ISLANDLORDSCAN STILL EVICT IF A TENANTVIOLATES THE LEASE OTHER THANFINANCIALLY.
THAT’S EVEN IF THLOST THEIR JOB OR HAVE NO WAY OFPAYING RENT.
IF THEY BREAK THATCONTRACTTHEY’RE OUT.FOR THE MILLIONS OF AMERICANSSTILL OUT OF WORKTHE BILLS KEEPPILLING UPAND FOR SOMESO ARETHE EVICTION NOTICES.THAT’S DESPITE THE FEDERAL ANDSTATE BANS.
AN ADVOCACY GROUP INOREGON REPORTED 15,000 EVICTIONACTIONS HAVE BEEN FILED INSEVERAL STATES INCLUDINGFLORIDA.LANDLORD ATTORNEY HOLLY COSBSAYS LANDLORDS CAN STILL EVICTTENANTS DURING THE PANDEMICIFTHEY VIOLATE THEIR LEASE.Rachel: In a case where a tenantis violating a lease agreement -say they’ve brought inunauthorized pet or anotherperson in to their dwelling, butthey’ve also been adverselyaffected by COVID-19.
Does tlandlord still have the right toevict them in that case?Holly: In my legal opinion, yeSHE SAYS IT DOESN’T HAPPEN ALLAT ONCEA tenant would have time to curethat default before their leaseis actually terminated andthey’re evicted.If they’re affected by COVID-19though, in a financial way, butthey’re in default in anotherarea of the lease that’s notmonetary, and then they don’tfix that defaultwhen they’vebeen given an opportunity to fixit, then they’re evictable.COSBY SAYS TENANTS WHO HAVEN’TVIOLATED LEASE AGREEMENTSBUTHAVE LOST THEIR INCOME..
CANSIGN THIS DECLARATION FORM BYTHE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROLTO PROTECT THEM FROM EVICTIONSTHROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR.
BUTTHE NEW YORK TIMES REPORTSJUDGES IN SOME STATES WON’TACCEPT IT.I don’t know about other states.I can tell you that CDCdeclaration - to my knowledge -is being accepted in Florida.ACCORDING TO THE REPORTONEJUDGE CLAIMED THE C-D-C DOESN’THAVE THE AUTHORITY TO PROTECTTENANTS.The President has issued trestriction.The CDC has just assisted in theprocesCOSBY ALSO SHARED HER NUMBER ONEADVICE FOR CLIENTSWITH MEANDTHAT WAS ON THE HOUSE.If the tenant is doing the bestthey can, they’re paying youwhat they can, be patient andwork with your tenant.
Don’tevict.(LLTAG)COSBY SAYS IF TENANTS VIOLATETHEIR AGREEMENT LAND
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