Update: President Biden’s administration has extended the eviction moratorium until July 31
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The First City Court of New Orleans is getting ready for July 1st. At midnight the eviction moratorium expires and Court Clerk Austin Badon says he’s got a whole bunch of eviction motions ready to go.
“I’ve got about 450 that are pending,” Badon says. “And this goes back well over a year. They’ll be adjudicated first and then we will address the ones that come in. And landlords will have the opportunity, if it’s not extended, to come in on July 1st.”
If you’re on the receiving end of an eviction notice, Badon has some advice: “I’ve always spoken and tried to educate tenants to have some type of dialog with their landlord,” Badon speaks plainly to people facing eviction.
“If you could pay your rent, you should’ve been paying your rent,” he says. “But if you’ve not been you should have some type of dialog with your landlord to curtail this possible eviction.”
Badon says the last thing you need is an eviction on your credit report.
“You don’t want to blow the eviction off, it will stay with you. If you down the line are trying to buy a house or even a car it will show up on your credit report.”
Even if you are still hit with an eviction notice, don't ignore it. You have a chance to come to court and be heard.
“We’re located at 421 Loyola, on the second floor, and it gives the opportunity for landlords to come in and file evictions for non-payment of rent for which they have not been able to do.”