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Thursday, 28 March 2024

Why the delay on renewing Florida's eviction moratorium?

Credit: WPTV News | West Palm Beach
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Why the delay on renewing Florida's eviction moratorium?
Why the delay on renewing Florida's eviction moratorium?

Florida homeowners and renters behind on payments are breathing easier this month.

That’s after yet another extension of Florida’s eviction and foreclosure moratorium helping those impacted by COVID-19.

A MORATORIUM ON EVICTIONS ANDFORECLOSURES, WHETHER IT GETSRENEWED EACH MONTH IS ANYONEGUESS.

THE GOVERNOR OFTENWAITING UNTIL THE LAST MINUTETO EXTEND& CAUSING MOREANXIETY AS PEOPLE TRY TOREBOUND.

TODAY, CAPITOLREPORTER FORREST SAUNDERSTAKES A LOOK AT WHETHER OTHERSTATES ARE DOING THE SAME.HOMEOWNERS AND RENTERS BEHINDON PAYMENTS BREATHING EASIERTHIS MONTH.

THATANOTHER EXTENSION OF FLORIDAEVICTION AND FORECLOSUREMORATORIUM TO HELP THOSEIMPACTED BY COVID-19.

(KONDRADLAVERDE, BROWARD COUNTY)“THISIS JUST A HORRIBLE SITUATIONFOR EVERYBODY, MAN.

EVERYBODY IKNOW IS GOING THROUGH IT”WHILE ITFOR MANY SINCE APRILALSO BECOME A SOURCE OFSTRESS.

CRITICS QUESTION WHYTHE GOVERNOR OFTEN RENEWS EACHMONTH WITH LITTLE TIME BEFOREEXPIRATION.“CAN YOU TELL USABOUT EVICTIONS BEFORE YOULEAVE, SIR”“YOUON THAT VERY SOON” THEEXTENSION OFTEN COMES JUST ADAY OR TWO OUT.

THIS WEEK,DESANTIS SIGNING WITH ONLYHOURS REMAINING.

THE SAMETHING IN JUNE.

KEY DOOR NATFLORIDA IS ONE OF 20 STATES ANDDC WITH SOME KIND OFEVICTION/FORECLOSUREPROTECTION IN PLACE.

OF THE 11REGULARLY EXTENDING, NINESTATES ARE GIVING SEVERAL DAYSOR WEEKS NOTICE.

FLORIDA ANDNEVADA BEING EXCEPTIONS.“ATTHE VERY LEAST, GOVERNMENTS ONALL LEVELS& OUGHT TO DO IN THEMIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC IS ASSUREUS THAT WELOSE OUR HOMES IN THE MIDDLEOF IT” DIANE YENTEL LEADS THENATIONAL LOW INCOME HOUSINGCOALITION.

SHE CALLS DESANTISWAITING UNTIL THE LAST MOMENTUNFAIR AND HARMFUL.“IN MANYCASES, IT MEANS THEM HAVING TOMAKE TERRIBLE TRADEOFFS.

AVOIDBUYING STORE-BOUGHT FOOD, ANDGOING TO A FOOD PANTRYINSTEAD.

AVOID BUYINGEXPENSIVE MEDICATION” THERESPECULATION THE GOVERNORLAST- MINUTE RENEWALS ARE ANEFFORT TO APPEASE LANDLORDSAND LENDERSMANY TO PAY AS POSSIBLE BEFOREGRANTING RELIEF AT THE ZEROHOUR.

YENTEL COULDNTHATA TERRIBLE APPROACH.“THERE ISNO DATA TO SUPPORT SUGGESTIONSTHAT PEOPLE WHO CAN PAY RENTARENGOVERNORSPECIFICS ON HIS THINKING BUTTOLD US IN A STATEMENT HEUSING UP-TO-DATE DATA ANDINPUT FROM EXPERTS.“THEBALANCING ACT OF PROTECTINGBOTH TENANTS WHO NEEDASSISTANCE AND LANDLORDS FROMBAD ACTORS IS ONE THE GOVERNORDOES NOT TAKE LIGHTLY”FORREST PRESIDENT TRUMP HASALSO ENACTED A FEDERALEVICTION MORATORIUM.

BUT SOMEGOVERNORS ARE LEERY ON HOWTHAT ORDER WILL BE CARRIEDOUT, CONTINUING TO EXTENDTHEIR OWN.

WEWHAT DESANTIS DECIDES TO DOWHEN FLORIDAMONTH.

SOCHERE ARE SOME TAKEAWAYS ASFLORIDA EXTENDS ITS EVICTIONAND FORE

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