How to Handle Rent Payments and Bills During the Public Health Emergency

How to Handle Rent Payments and Bills During the Public Health Emergency

TO DO... IF YOU CAN'T AFFORDTO PAY YOUR BILLS..2 WORKS FOR YOU'S ERINCONRAD EXPLAINS WHAT YOURRIGHTS ARE.ERIN: IT'S THE FIRST OF THEMONTH-AND FOR MOSTPEOPLE-THAT MEANS RENT ISDUE- UTILITIES-AND OTHERBILLS- .BUT BECAUSE OF THECURRENT OUTBREAK- THE RULESHAVE CHANGED.

NOT PAYINGYOUR BILLS IS THE CARDINALSIN OF GOOD FINANCE- BUT INTHE NEW WORLD OF COVID-19.MANY PEOPLE ARE FINDINGTHEMSELVES UNABLE..

WITH SOMANY WORKERS LAID OFF-FURLOUGHED OR TAKING LARGEPAY CUTS- MANY ARE WONDERINGHOW TO PAY THEIR BILLS.

ABIG QUESTION RIGHT NOW- CANI BE EVICTED?

THE SIMPLEANSWER-IS NO.

ACCORDING TOTHE OKLAHOMA POLICYINSTITUTE- EVICTIONS ACROSSTHE STATE HAVE BEENSUSPENDED-WITH ANEXCEPTION FOR EMERGENCIES.MOST COUNTY COURTHOUSES ARENOT HEARING EVICTION CASES-SO EXPERTS SAY-IF YOU GET ANOTICE TO VACATE- WAIT.ANDTALK TO YOUR LANDLORD.4:37 i think that at the endof the day the mostimportant thing is tocommunicate with yourproperty manager what yoursituation is.

Why you're notgoing to be able to affordrent and I know insituations where it involvessomething surroundingCovid-19 I know propertymanagers that are in ourAssociation are committed toworking withthe residents and keepingthem in the home.

5:01 IFYOU OWN YOUR HOME- EXPERTSRECOMMEND WRITING A LETTERTO YOUR LENDER- EXPLAININGTHEFINANCIAL HARDSHIP RELATEDTO THE PANDEMIC AND WHY YOUCAN'T PAY YOUR MORTGAGE.

INFACT- EXPERTS RECOMMENDCONTACTING EVERYONE FROMYOUR CREDIT CARD COMPANIES-TO YOUR UTILITIES.ANDWORKING OUT SOME KIND OFPAYMENT PLAN.A lot of times you may beable to be offered a shortterm reduction of yourinterest rate, maybe anextended payment deadline,maybe waived fees or maybethey will even reduce theamount of that minimumpayment that you make ifthey don't waive italtogether.

3:15:19MANY TIMES- COMPANIES WILLBE MORE UNDERSTANDING IFYOU CAN AT LEAST OFFERPARTIAL PAYMENT.AS FOR THINGS LIKE YOURELECTRIC BILL- MOSTCOMPANIES WILL NOT SHUT OFFYOUR SERVICE.

PUBLIC SERVICECOMPANY OF OKLAHOMA HASANNOUNCED IT IS TEMPORARILYSUSPENDING ALL SERVICEDISCONNECTIONS FORNON-PAYMENT.

PSO TELLS USTHEY ARE OFFERING PAYMENTPLANS AND PAYMENTASSISTANCE- ALL YOU HAVE TODO IS GO TO THEIR WEBSITE ORGIVE THEM A CALL.

TAG: THEBIGGEST PIECE OF ADVICE:COMMUNICATE- AND MAKE SURETO PUT THINGS INTO WRITING.MOST CREDITORS AND LANDLORDSWILL WORK WITH YOU DURINGTHE COVID-19 OUTBREAK.

IFYOU THINK YOU NEED MOREINFORMATION REGARDING YOURRIGHTS AS A TENANT HERE INOKLAHOMA- THE CITY OF TULSAIS HOSTING A WEBINAR FRIDAYAPRIL 3RD.

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