Rent date looming

The May 1 rent date is looming for many. Hannah Buehler reports.

NEXT TONIGHT..RENT PAYMENTS AREABOUT TO BE DUEAGAIN...TODAY IS APRIL 29TH....THE FIRST OF THEMONTH IS FRIDAY...AND MANY PEOPLEDON'T KNOW HOWTHEY'RE GOING TOCOME UP WITH THEMONEY.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER HANNAHBUEHLERIS ASKINGQUESTIONS FOR YOU...TRYING TO FIND THEBEST APPROACH INTHESE DIFFICULTTIMES.TRT: 2:11OUT: 7EWN: 2749FOR MANY PEOPLEMAY FIRST IS ALOOMING DATEIT'S WHEN RENT ISDUEAND FOR THOSE WHOHAVE BEEN OUT OFWORK FOR NEARLY 7WEEKSCOMING UP WITH THEMONEYCAN BEDAUNTING.SOT: AT THE END OFTHE DAY YOU BUYRENTAL PROPERTIESTO MAKE MONEYSEAN MATTREY IS AREAL ESTATE AGENTAND OWNS SEVERALRENTAL PROPERTIESTHROUGHOUTWESTERN NEWYORK.HE PRIMARILY RENTSTO COLLEGESTUDENTSBUT LATELYHE SAYSMANY HAVE BEENUNABLE TO AFFORDTHEIR RENT DUE TOCOVIDCOMPLICATIONSSOT: I HAVE SOMETENANTS WHERE THEKIDS PAY THE RENTI HAVE SOME WHERETHE PARENTS PAY THERENTI HAD ONE GUY REACHOUT TO ME AND SAYHEY I LOST MY JOB I'MNOT ESSENTIALSO MATTREY SAYSHE'S GONE ABOVE ANDBEYOND TO KEEP ANOPENCOMMUNICATION WITHHIS TENANTSREALIZING EVERYONEIS FALLING ON HARDTIMES..SOT: MAKE YOURTENANT FEELCOMFORTABLETHEY'RE GOING TO BEMUCH MORE WILLINGTO WORK WITH YOU IFYOU'RE TRYING TOWORK TOWARD THEEND GOALSOT: IT WOULD BE INTHE INTEREST OFBOTH TO SPELL OUT ARENT DEFERRALAGREEMENT TO SPELLOUT REASONS WHYTHE TENANT CANT PAYHIS OR HER RENTBUFFALO ATTORNEYBOB FRIEDMAN HASBEEN PRACTICINGTENANT- LANDLORDLAW FOR 41 YEARS INWESTERN NEWYORK..HE AGREES OPENCOMMUNICATION ISTHE BEST WAY TOWORK TOGETHERDURING THIS TIME OFUNCERTAINTY..SOT: DOCUMENT HOWMUCH IS OWED ANDWHAT THE PAYMENTARRANGEMENTS WILLBEAT THE END OF MARCHGOVERNOR ANDREWCUOMO ANNOUNCED A90 DAY MORATORIUMON EVICTIONS FORRESIDENTIAL ANDCOMMERCITENANTS UNTIL ATLEAST JUNE 20STANDUP: WHILE THECOURTS ARECLOSEDFRIEDMAN SAYS IF ANYTENANT INCURS ANYTYPE OF HARASSMENTFORM A LANDLORDLIKE BEING LOCKEDOUT FOR NOT PAYING,OR REMOVING ARENTERSBELONGINGSTHE LANDLORD CANBE ARRESTED...AND AN EMERGENCYCOURT HEARING WILLBE HELDSOT: TENANTS CANALSO SUE FOR 3 TIMESTHEIR DAMAGESFRIEDMAN SAYSDESPITE EVERYTHINGBEING ONHOLDINCLUDINGSOME PEOPLE'SFINANCES..LANDLORDS STILL HAVE ARESPONSIBILITY TOCONTINUE PROPERTYCARE DURING THISTIMESOT: REGARDLESS OFWHAT THE SITUATIONIS THE LANDLORDSMUST KEEP THEPROPERTIESMAINTAINED SOTHEY'RE NOT ADANGER TO THEHEALTH AND SAFETYTHE LANDLORDS ARENOT EXCUSED FROMTHEIR DUTIESFOR MATTREYIT'S A TOUGH TIMETOOHE'S LOSINGOUT ON MONEY FROMHIS TENANTSMONEY HE HOPES TOGET BACK THROUGHWORKING TOGETHERSOT: YOU HAVE TO SITDO