There are a growing number of warnings about a gathering storm of tenant evictions unless some action is taken to move the focus of the American Congress away from an obsession with small and large business bailouts.
Yes, a patchwork of governments at every level in many nations are delaying the impact of tenant rent defaults, by momentarily forbidding evictions. But with no mechanism in place to prevent them, a trickle of landlords are already ignoring lawful orders to cease evicting tenants.
What will happen when ‘don’t evict’ orders expire? A day of reckoning is coming for millions in many nations. Now, finally, one legislator in one nation is prepared to tackle this issue that impacts on tenants and landlords alike. In the face of what appears to be complete indifference in the US Congress to the fate of low income tenants, a junior congresswoman has finally presented a comprehensive plan.
Read more in The Guardian: Ilhan Omar Unveils Bill To Cancel Rent And Mortgage Payments Amid Pandemic and in Forbes: Proposal: Cancel Rent And Mortgages Due To Coronavirus
