Landlords Left In Limbo As Tenants Allegedly Abuse Eviction Moratorium

Eviction moratoriums are meant to protect people who lost their jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic. But landlords who had authorized evictions before the COVID-19 pandemic hit are now left in limbo, and out tens of thousands of dollars. CBS2's Aundrea Cline-Thomas reports.

[drinny]

Someone was telling me he wants to save his money so he stopped paying his rent to his landlord where he lived for 10 years 5 months ago. He didn’t even see the problem with that. These people are taking advantage of landlord who allow them to live in their property. These people are disgusting.

[jdjewellpa]

This was done on purpose. I am a landlord and have been.considereda model landlord BecauseI of how well I have kept my properties and great interactions with tenants. Now I have tenants that refuse to pay me saying I can't do anything about it and I can't!!! And these people are working too. Democrats have put ideas in the tenants heads that we are the evil enemy. Some of you dont want to hear that but it glaringly obvious with the words they speak about landlords

[vintageexcellence]

I have a tenant who just rang up $10k on my elderly mother, taking advantage of the system, my mom running out of money looking to me whom I’m not doing well either. Tenants can re-coup a place in a few days, landlords can loose a place that took decades to afford and the financially ruin them.

[MisterM-owqk]

That's the problem with buying multiple homes. This could eventually happened.

[davidmotyka]

Business cannot deal with this.The welfare state is taking over.

[singlefather]

I would too. I would stop paying for 8 months of moratorium. Then I will move, when the moratorium ends. There is no way I will pay the back rent.

[acajudi]

The government should pay the landlord and utilities, since they took away our incomes. People cannot pay without an income.

[georgewbushcenterforintell]

I'll never live in any apt again . The Karen's and nosey looky loos .

[doogcat]

my sister passed away this year in april she was a nurse she had a 3 family house with tenants
and as soon as the tenant found out my sister pass away they stop paying the rent grant it the tenant was still working and to this day continues to work and not pay us rent we rented her a 3 bedroom apt for $1950 a month shes behind since april all because the gov here in the state set a moratorium until jan, 21 2021 wow only in america this country is finish the empire will soon collapse so shameful

[PInkW]

Don’t bite the hand that feeds u
Don’t cheat the landlord that puts a roof over your head

[Threelovies]

This landlord out $17, 000 since August 2020? How much is the rent?

[delconagher]

The protections have requirements before they can be applied. It's also perjury to lie on your situation. I didn't pay since the lockdown but paid everything this month. I don't want to go to court & prove that I don't have income. So the landlords just have to wait. At least they have a home.

[xxSweetStrangerxx]

Please contact me the media service. I haven't got rent for 1 year and tenant have rented my property. Mofo govt protecting them. HELP HELP

[FYouTube]

I am going through the same thing they are using the system and they haven't paid 3 months rent and they are on social security and they don't pay their rent and we can't kick them out it is completely

[chakiaman]

Oh the humanity. Won’t someone please think of the poor landlords!? 😩💀🤡🥺

[christopherr]

If they could just write money grants for money that is owed in tennet usage to then write it off on loan debt for landlords to the banks. And then our government can money manage to reimburse our big corporate banks on there own and not have to put our people in the middle of a pit bull fight for survival. Being a leader is not only just being able to bark orders, it’s being able to be competent enough to know what needs to be done to show the most peaceful resolution. But hey I’m just 23. And they are in there 70s. They must know more then me???

[Classic--]

About time the landlords of NYC got the short end of the stick

[dombond]

People need a place to live. Let them stay have a heart

[pinkcichlid]

I missed the old days when this situation could be handled by some tall strong Italian gentlemen having a convo with the tenant.

[nesq]

Landlords are abused by the government not the tenants. When did Government have right to force people in your house? Wtf