Culinary and Bartenders Unions are calling on landlords in Nevada, to not threaten or intimidate tenants as the COVID-19 public health crisis turns into an economic crisis.
In a Wednesday statement, the Culinary Union has requested that landlords pledge to freeze rents at their current rate for one calendar year and promptly consult with tenants over post-emergency grace periods and fair payment plans.
“98% of Culinary Union’s 60,000 membership have been put on unpaid furloughs or laid off since mid-March,” said Geoconda Argüello-Kline, Secretary-Treasurer for the Culinary Union. “A rent freeze, grace periods, and fair payment plans are critical as workers have been abandoned by their gaming industry employers during this global crisis without any further pay.”
The Culinary Union says it is working with housing advocates and the Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada who are assisting Culinary Union members and their families with housing insecurity issues by providing advocacy and free legal assistance.