BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN) – President Trump on Tuesday authorized the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to halt evictions through the end of this year.
The federal government made this decision out of a concern that coronavirus will spread should individuals and families suddenly become homeless due to evictions.
Advocates for low-income housing generally praised the move for protecting people from becoming homeless. However, landlords will continue to face the burden of some renters not paying.
“Can I demand they show proof that their income has been cut? Yes,” she said. “But again, the judges in the court systems, as far is (the state’s) moratorium goes, they’ve been confused because it was not clear. The new moratorium that has been set through the CDC is clear. However, a lot of landlords are still not sure as to whether or not evictions can be processed for rents that were due prior to COVID. We still have people that were being evicted that couldn’t’ be evicted due to the moratorium going into effect on March 16. ”
She said she’d like the government to provide some assistance to the landlords.
“We don’t want to evict tenants,” she said. “We also need that income in order to pay bills.”