Know your rights -- here's some tips to avoid eviction

An eviction intervention group in Idaho reports their latest findings as a federal moratorium on evictions is set to expire.

BACK TOGETHER.AS WE TOLD YOU...THE U-S CENSUSBUREAU REPORTSROUGHLY ONE-IN-FOUR IDAHO ADULTSIS EXPERIENCINGHOUSINGINSECURITY.IT'S A NUMBERTHAT'S RISEN SINCETHE START OF THEPANDEMIC.AND WITH THE FIRSTOF THE MONTHAPPROACHING... ANDA FEDERAL BAN ONEVICTIONS FROMSOME RENTAL UNITSENDING... IT COULDGET WORSE.OUR MADELINEWHITE SHARESRESOURCES... FORTHOSE HOPING TOKEEP THEIR HOMES."JUST IN ON SUNDAY- A TOP WHITE HOUSEADVISOR TOLD C-N-NTHAT A NEW ROUNDOF CORONAVIRUSRELIEF WILL EXTENDTHE FEDERALEVICTIONMORATORIUM THAT'SPROTECTEDTHOUSANDS OFIDAHOANS - ANDFOLKS ACROSS THENATION - FROMBEING KICKED OUTOF THEIR HOMESDURING THEPANDEMIC.""I THINK THAT'SGOOD NEWS."ANS EVEN THOUGHTHAT FEDERALMORATORIUM ONLYEFFECTS SOMEIDAHO RENTERS, ORABOUT 30 PERCENTOF RENTERSNATIONWIDEACCORDING TO THEURBAN INSTITUTE.THIS HOUSINGEXPERT SAYS IT'S ASTEP IN THE RIGHTDIRECTION."PROBABLYDECREASE THENUMBER OF CLIENTSTHAT WE'RE GETTINGHERE."AND JESSE TREE ISGETTING A LOT OFCLIENTS.

SHE SAYSPRE-PANDEMIC THEYSAW ABOUT 2 TO 3HUNDRED CALLSCOME IN PER MONTHFOR EVICTIONINTERVENTIONSERVICES.

NOW SHESAYS THAT NUMBERHAS DOUBLED TOAROUND 500.

BUTSHE ALSO SAYSMORE THAN A THIRDOF THESE IDAHOTENANTS ARECALLING BECAUSETHEY GOT A THREE-DAY NOTICE FROMTHEIR LANDLORD,"THAT HAPPENS ALOT."BUT WANTS TOREMIND YOU TOKNOW YOUR RIGHTS.A THREE DAY NOTICEDOES NOT MEANYOU HAVE TO MOVEOUT IF YOU CAN'TPAY."SOME LANDLORDSWILL TELL TENANTSTHAT'S THE CASE,AND SO TENANTSWILL JUST MOVE OUTWITHOUT GOINGTHROUGH THATCOURT PROCESS."AND THAT CANCAUSE PROBLEMSDOWN THE LINE."THE LANDLORD CANSTILL SEPARATELYFILE A SMALL CLAIMSSUIT IN THE COURTTO SUE THEM FORTHE BACK-RENTTHAT THEY OWE."THAT'S WHEREVOLUNTEERS ANDSTAFF AT JESSETREE'S HOUSINGCRISIS LINE CANHELP."WE ALSO TELLTHEM HOW THEY CANSET UP A PAYMENTPLAN, AND TRY TOMEET THEAGREEMENT SOTHEY CAN TRY TOAVOID COURTENTIRELY WITH THEIRLANDLORD."IF YOU'RE AT RISK OFBEING EVICTED -CALL JESSE TREE'SHOUSING LINE AT THENUMBER ON YOURSCREEN."THE IDAHO HOUSINGAND FINANCEASSOCIATION'SHOUSINGPRESERVATIONPROGRAM ISANOTHER RESOURCEFOR SHORT-TERMRENTALASSISTANCE.

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