What are your rights as a renter?

What are your rights as a renter in the midst of the COVID-19 outbreak?

Jeremy Chen reports.

COMPLEX.....GOING VIRAL!

"RENT IS STILLDUE"...AND THEN LISTS PLACES......THAT ARE STILL HIRING.IT'S CAUSING A FRENZYON-LINE...OF PEOPLE....BEING ANGRY!TONIGHT....THE APARTMENT COMPLEX ISDEFENDING ITSELF.ALL NEW....AT -6-!

WE SENT...13 ACTION NEWS REPORTER....JEREMY CHEN TO FIND OUT.....WHAT YOUR RIGHTS ARE....AS A RENTER!OOKLIVE PKG IN "A NOTICE PUTOUT BY THIS APARTMENT COMPLEXBEHIND ME CERTAINLY STIRRINGEMOTIONS ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND ALOCAL ATTORNEY SAYS THERE NEEDSTO BE A CONSENSUS BETWEEN THELANDLORDS AND THE TENANTS INORDER TO MOVE FORWARD ON THEAL LASSO IS DESCRIBING THECURRENT ECONOMIC CRISIS- CAUSEDBY THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK.IT WAS MENTIONED IN A VIRALPHOTO WHERE THE SUN CHASEAPARTMENTS PUT OUT A NOTICESAYING THE RENT IS STILL DUEWHILE ACKNOWLEDGING THEOUTBREAK."SO INSTEAD OF SENDING OUTNOTICES, BLANKET AND SCARINGEVERYONE, IT'S PROBABLY BEST TOCOMMUNICATE WITH YOUR TENANTSAND LET THEM KNOW." LASSO SAYSLANDLORDS AND TENANTS SHOULDWORK TOGETHER- ON POSSIBLEPAYMENT PLANS OR OTHERSOLUTIONS TO MOVE FORWARD."TRY TO COME TO AN AGREEMENTBECAUSE WE'RE FIGHTING THISTOGETHER AND IF WE DO THINGSLIKE THIS, NOBODY IS GOING TOWIN IN THE END." HE SAYS RIGHTNOW- YOU CAN NOT BE PHYSICALLYEVICTED FROM YOUR PROPERTY- DUETO GOVERNOR SISLOAK'SDIRECTIVE.THERE ARE STILL THINGS TO KEEPIN MIND."WHEN THEY CAME OUT AND SAIDI'M PUTTING A HOLD ONEVICTIONS, HE NEVER SAID HE'SPUTTING A HOLD ON MORTGAGEPAYMENTS, HE'S PUTTING A HOLDON PROPERTY TAXES." HE ALSOSAYS EVICTIONS CAN STILL BEFILED IN COURT- JUST NOTCARRIED OUT YET.THIS MAY HURT CREDIT SCORES ORYOUR RENTING BACKGROUND.UNLESS THE STATE ISSUESADDITIONAL DIRECTIVES ORFINANCIAL RELIEF-- THE LAWSTILL SAYS RENT STILL NEEDS TOBE PAID EVENTUALLY."TECHNICALLY YOUR RENT IS STILLDUE, SO YOU HAVE TO TAKE THEINITIATIVE TO TRY TO WORKSOMETHING OUT BEFORE IT GETS TOTHAT PROBLEM." LOOKLIVE OUT "WEDID REACH OUT TO THE OWNERS OFTHE APARTMENT COMPLEX FORCOMMENT, BUT DIDN'T HEAR BACKBY AIR TIME.JEREMY CHEN 13 ACTION NEWS."THEY ARE ON THE FRONT LINES.THEY MAKE SURE.....YOU GET EVERYTHING YOU NEED....