As we first reported yesterday, the CDC extended the eviction moratorium once again until the end of July.
If swift action had not been taken, the eviction moratorium would have expired this Wednesday. While this may be a welcome relief for renters who have struggled financially during the pandemic, landlords aren’t so thrilled.
“Another month. I mean I can't believe it,” landlord Ruth Kellogg says. Another month of no rent for Kellogg after the CDC extended the eviction moratorium yet again.
“I rented out the house out several times but I've never had anything like this,” Kellogg explained. She says she’s now owed $5,000 she still can’t collect. “It's been a struggle. It really has because we depend on that money.”
But some landlords say they have it worse, like Jim Routh who rents out multiple properties. “We had somewhere in the neighborhood of 100-120, and now we’re down to maybe a dozen or so,” Routh explains.
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