Rebound Renters and Evictions

Renters and Evictions During Pandemic

FOCUS ON HOW TO COME BACK FROMTHIS PANDEMIC STRONGER THANEVER.

TONIGHT -- WE DIG INTOTHE RULES SURROUNDINGEVICTIONS.

NINE ON YOUR SIDE'SSHAWNDREA THOMAS SPOKE TO ONELOCAL EXPERT ABOUT THEGUIDELINES -- FOR LANDLORDSAND RENTERS.THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ISCHANGING OUR WAY OF LIFE.

ANDMILLIONS OF AMERICANS AREJOBLESS BECAUSE OF LAY OFFS --AND MEDICAL ISSUES.

BACK INMARCH -- THE FEDERALGOVERNMENT -- AND ARIZONAGOVERNOR DOUG DUCEY ISSUEDORDERS TO DELAY EVICTIONS ANDHELP RESIDENTIAL RENTERS WHOCAN'T PAY.

COMMERCIAL RENTERAND NON- PROFITS ARE ALSO PARTOF THE MIX.

SOT "THE COURTSAND CONSTABLES ARE NOT ISSUINGANY EVICTION NOTICES AFTERMARCH 23RD.

NO COURTS INARIZONA ARE PROCESSINGEVICTIONS THAT HAPPENED AFTERTHAT DATE FOR THE NEXT 120DAYS.

KGUN 9 CAUGHT UP WITHSTEVE HUFFMAN WITH THE TUCSONASSOCIATION OF REALTORS.

HESAYS RENTERS SHOULD KNOW THEGUIDELINES WHEN IT COMES TOTHAT FREEZE ON EVICTIONS.

SOT"THE GOVERNORS ORDER ANDFEDERAL CARES ACT DO NOT SAYYOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY RENT.YOU ARE STILL LEGALLYOBLIGATED TO PAY OUR RENT.IT'S JUST TEMPORARILY PAUSEDTHE EVICTION PROCESS.

SO WHOEXACTLY (CAN BE EVICTED RIGHTNOW?

"SOME OF THEM MAY HAVESTARTED BEFORE THE MAY 23RDAND 27TH WHEN THE EXECUTIVEORDERS WERE PUT INTO PLACE.THERE MAY BE EVICTIONS BECAUSEOF VIOLATIONS DRUGS ORDOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRIMESOMETHING LIKE THAT,"ACCORDING TO HUFFMAN SOMELANDLORDS ARE ALSO FEELING THELOSS OF INCOME.

BUT IT'S ASTILL A GOOD IDEA TO NEGOTIATEA PAYMENT.

SOT "YOU HAVERETIRED PEOPLE WHO THAT THOSERENTAL PROPERTIES IS THEIRONLY SOURCE OF INCOME," THEBOTTOM LINE IS IF YOU DON'TPAY THE RENT NOW --- YOU'LLEVENTUALLY HAVE TO -- OR GETEVICTED AFTER JULY 23RD.

ANDPOSSIBLY FACE A JUDGEMENT ONYOUR CREDIT.

SOT "WHEN THATTEMPORARY PAUSE IS OVER IF YOUHAVE NOT PAID YOUR RENT, THEYWILL GO THROUGH THE NORMALEVICTION PROCESS.

SO, IFPEOPLE ARE SAYING YOU DON'THAVE TO PAY RENT THAT ISABSOLUTELY NOT TRUE.

WE HAVELINKS TO WHERE YOU CAN GETHELP FROM THE ARIZONADEPARTMENT OF HOUSING ANDOTHER SOURCES IN THE (REBOUNDARIZONA SECTION ON OUR WEBSITEKGUN 9 DOT COM.

SHAWNDREATHOMAS KGUN9 ON YOUR SIDE.IF YOU HAVE A REBOUND ARIZONASTORY TO SHARE -- LET US KNOWAT KGUN-NINE-DOT- COM-SLASH-REBOUND -- OR YOU CAN EMAIL USAT REBOUND-AT-KGUN-NINE-DOT-COM.WHILE GOVERNOR DOUG DUCEY ISEXTENDING HIS STAY AT HOME