With Rent Looming, Renters Demand 'Rent Moratorium Or Freeze As Long As The Crisis Is Unfolding'

Alecia Reid reports.

AND WHICH PROVIDES MONDAY TOYEMPLOYERS TO KEEP WORKERS ONTHEIR PAYROLL.AND MAKING END MEET RIGHTNOW IS DIFFICULT FOR MANYPEOPLE, ESPECIALLY MAKING RENTOR MORTGAGE PAYMENTS.WE WILL GET BACK TO HER STOREANY A BIT."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERALYCIA REID SPOKE TO PEOPLEWHO WANT STATE AND FEDERALGOVERNMENT TO SUSPEND THOSEPAYMENTS.REPORTER: AS RUSH TO REOPENDEBATE RAGES, RENTERS SAY THATTHE RUSH TO THEIR MAY RENTDEADLINE IS ALSO LOOMING, ANDURGEES AXIS NEEDED.IDEALLY FOR ALL OF US RENTMORATORIUM OR FREEZE ASLICENSING AS CRISIS UNFOLDINGIS ESSENTIAL.REPORTER: AS COVID-19CRISIS CONTINUES TO UNFOLD THENUMBER OF THE PEOPLE SUFFERINGFROM INCOME INSTABILITY ISDISTURBING.WHILE INCOME IS MAYBE INTHE SECURED HERE, GUARANTIEDHOUSING IS A BASIC RIGHT.REPORTER: SOME ARE CALLINGFOR A RENT STRIKE.COUNCIL MEMBER HELEN GYM ISCHALLENGING THE STATE ANDFEDERAL GOVERNMENT, TO SUSPENDRENT AND MORTGAGE PAYMENT ANDISSUE CASH ASSISTANCE TO KEEPFAMILIES IN THEIR HOMES.A NEWLY FORMED TENANT COUNCILIN WEST PHILADELPHIA WANTTHEIR REALITY GROUP TO MAKE APLEDGE,.WE ARE NOT PUTTING PEOPLEOUT ON THE STREET.WHAT CAN A TENANT DO IFTHEY'RE VICK.YOU CANNOT BE EVICT UNTILTHE COURT TELL YOU.A PERSON CAN LOCK YOU OUT THATMEANS, CHANGE THE LOCKS IFSOMEONE LOCKS YOU OUT, YOUSHOULD CALL 9,111TH.EVERY DAY FROM MONDAY TOFRIDAY THERE IS AN EMERGENCYJUDGE THAT SIT IN CITY HALL,YOU WOULD HAVE TO GET TO THECRIMINAL JUSTICE CENTER AT1301 FILBERT STREET AND FILE APETITION TO BE RESTORED TOURPROPERTY.REPORTER: GRASS ROOTSEFFORTS ADVOCATING FOR RENTERSRIGHTS CONTINUE WITH THE CALLRALLY AROUND THE ART MUSEUM,AND, FIND MORE INFORMATIONABOUT THAT EVENT AND LINKED TOAGENCIES THAT CAN HELP ON CBSPHILLY.COM.REPORTING FROM WEST