Rent strikes being planned around U.S.

Rent strikes being planned around U.S.

LIKE RESTRICTING VISITORS,SCREENING EMPLOYEES ANDREQUIRING THEM TO WEAR MASKS.IT’S THE FIRST OF THE MONTH.

ANDFOR MANY PEOPLE IN SOUTHWESTFLORIDA, THE CORONAVIRUSFALLOUT, HAS THEM WITHOUT AJOB...AND NOT ABLE TO MAKE RENTOR MORTGAGE PAYMENTS.JESSICA ALPERN IS WORKING FROHOME THIS MORNING, DIGGING UPSOME INFORMATION, TO HELP YGET THROUGH THE PANDEMIC.AS MANY AREAS START TO ISSUESHELTER-IN-PLACE ORDERS...THESE GROUPS FEAR SOME WON’THAVE A PLACE TO SHELTER.UNLESS THEY’RE GIVEN MORE TIMETO MAKE RENT OR MORTGAGEPAYMENTS.THERE’S A PUSH AT THE STATE ANDNATIONAL LEVEL TO BAN EVICTIONSDUE TO COVID-19 LAYOFFS.A GROUP CALLED ’RENT STRIKE2020’ IS PUSHING EVERY GOVERNORTO FREEZE RENT-- MORTGAGE-- ANDUTILITY BILLS FOR TWO MONTHS.AND OTHERWISE PLANS TO STRIKE.A GROUP OF FLORIDA DEMOCRATS HASALSO BEEN MEETING ONLINE.TO HELP FLORIDIANS WHO CAN’TWANT FOR FEDERAL STIMULUSDOLLARS OR DON’T QUALIFY FORTHEM.THEY’RE PUSHING GOVERNORDESANTIS TO ISSUE A STATEWIDEMORATORIUM.RENT WOULD STILL NEED TO BEPAID...BUT IT WOULD GIVE PEOPLEMORE TIME.RIGHT NOW -- EVICTIONENFORCEMENT IS ON HOLD IN THECOURTROOMS UNTIL AFTER THE 17TH.AN ORDER FROM THE FLORIDASUPREME COURT.BUT THE GROUP WANTS A DIRECTORDER FROM DESANTIS, WITH ANINDEFINITE PERIOD."We have received the emails.We have received the calls.Messages from people who areafraid and who are scared."(SHEV2:07)BUTT"Financially, I am struggling."(AD 2:09)DESANTIS WOULD JOIN AT LEASTNINE OTHER STATES IF HE ORDERSHOLD ON EVICTIONS.STATES SUCH AS NEW YORK ACALIFORNITHE GOVERNOR HAS SAID PREVIOUSLYTHAT HE’D CONSIDER THIS.COMING UP IN OUR NEXT HALF