40 million Americans live on the verge of eviction, warns CNN. He adds that during the crisis caused by the COVID-19 epidemic, rent payments can be legally deferred until the end of the year.
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Millions of Americans have lost their jobs during the epidemic – many struggle to make ends meet. Consequently, Congress voted several bailouts. In addition to direct money transfers, they also contained provisions on increasing the amounts of unemployment benefits.
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Evictions would help spread the virus
The packages also provided for the suspension of evictions for some tenants, but this was in force until the end of July. Faced with the risk of mass evictions, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a moratorium in early September allowing rent to be deferred until the end of the year.
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The government agency argues its action with an epidemic situation. Mass evictions would encourage the spread of the virus and mean millions of people would be forced to make interstate travel or live in crowded apartments or shelters.
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A number of criteria must be met in order to defer the fee. It should be shown that the rent cannot be paid due to a significant drop in income or job loss due to the coronavirus. You should also prove goodwill and try to repay even part of the fees. The moratorium does not apply to people earning over 99,000. USD per year.
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The tenant is required to provide the owner of the apartment with a document in which he declares that he meets the above criteria. You may be fined or even imprisoned for providing or withholding false information. The landlord may say that the document you uploaded does not meet the required conditions.
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