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What to do when rent is due during a pandemic

Credit: KTNV Channel 13 Las Vegas
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What to do when rent is due during a pandemic
What to do when rent is due during a pandemic

Today is April 1st and rent is due for many in Southern Nevada but many people have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus crisis.

Here's what you can do if you can't afford to pay rent.

BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUSCRISIS THIS MAY BE AN EXTREMELYSTRESSFUL TIME.13 ACTION NEWS ANCHOR NINAPORCIUNCULA JOINS US LIVE WITHWHAT YOU CAN DO IF YOU CAN'TAFFORD TO PAY RIGHT NOW.EARLIER THIS WEEK GOVERNORSTEVE SISOLAK ORDEREDTO STOPEVICTIONS...BUT WARNED THIS ISN'T ABOUT...."FREE RENT"....AND THAT THE GOAL IS TO MAKESURE EVERYONE HAS A ROOF OVERTHEIR HEAD SO THEY CAN STAYWHICH WOULD ONLY RESULT IN AN"THIS IS NOT THE TIME TO PUTPEOPLE OUT ON THE STREETS,WHICH WOULD ONLY RESULT IN ANINCREASED RISK OF INFECTION"IF YOU'RE RENTING...YOU SHOULD KNOW SISOLAK WARNEDTHAT THEY CAN NOT LOCK YOU OUTOR PUT NOTICES ON THE YOURDOORS AND MAILBOXES TO SCARETO PAY....WHAT THEY OWE....AT A LATER DATE..13- ACTION NEWS SPOKE WITH APROPERTY MANAGER....WHO SAYS BEFORE THAT DUE DATECOMES, TALK TO YOUR LANDLORD.AND THE LANDLORD ONCE YOU'VEHAD THAT CONVERSATION YOU CANWORKOUT A PAYMENT PLAN FORAFTER YOU GET BACK TO WORK.6:04MAKE SURE TO GET THAT PAYMENTPLAN IN WRITING.THE GOVERNOR ADVISED TENANTSAND LANDLORDS TO WORK TOGETHERTO FIGURE OUT A REPAYMENT PLANBEFORE THE END OF THIS MONTH.AND IF YOUR LANDLORD IS STILLATTEMPTING TO EVICT YOU DURINGTHIS TIME, REPORT THEM TO THEATTORNEY GENERAL AT N-V DOT A-GDOT GOV.AND IF YOU NEED HELP PAYINGYOUR RENT.

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