The KC Tenants group is pushing Missouri Gov.
Mike Parson to issue a statewide rent and mortgage suspension or freeze to help people who have lost jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic.
AND STATEGOVERNMENTS.A KANSAS CITY GROUP ISCALLING ON GOVERNORMIKE PARSON FOR HELPWITH MORTGAGES ANDRENT.AS 41 ACTIONS NEWSREPORTER SARAH PLAKESHOWS US -- FOR SOME, ITCAN'T COME SOONENOUGH.Thousands of people in ourcity and across the state arewithout work right now, manyof them are renters.
They sayif Governor Parson does notact soon on some sort of rentor mortgage freeze, they maybe homeless in a month.We dont have April's rent rightnoRENT WAS DUE A WEEKAGO.
BRANDY GRANADOSDOESN'T KNOW WHENSHE'LL BE ABLE TO PAY.I was working for a tempagency and they decided toend our assignment.
With itbeing a temp agency you can'file for unemployment becauseyou're not laid off, you're notfired - your assignment ended.MANY OTHER PEOPLE AREFACING THAT SCARYREALITY DUE TOCORONAVIRUSSHUTDOWNS.THAT'S WHY THE KCTENANTS GROUP ISPUSHING FOR ASTATEWIDE RENT ANDMORTGAGE SUSPENSIONOR FREEZE.
THAT WOULDMEAN NO PAYMENTS, NOLATE FEES..
AND KEEPINGRENT AND MORTGAGEPAYMENTS THE SAME.Frankly when you help outtenants being able to pay rentthen you're helping outlandlords too.
So in theabsence of an actual rentmortgage suspension we'reasking for a rent relief fund,basically rental assistance.KC TENANTS SAYS THEY'VEREACHED OUT TOGOVERNOR MIKEPARSON'S OFFICEMULTIPLE TIMES ON THISISSUE, BUT HAVEN'THEARD BACK FROM HIM.41 ACTION NEWS ASKED IFHIS OFFICE ISCONSIDERING ITIt's not a priority on evictionnotices across the state, so athis point we haven't taken noaction.
But my understandingis of course, not really takingany action at this point onthat.So we'll evaluate that everyday if it comes to be aproblem.ALTHOUGH JACKSONCOUNTY ISSUED ATEMPORARY FREEZE ONEVICTIONS UNTIL AT LEASTAPRIL 18, NOT ALLCOUNTIES HAVE DONE THESAMEThis is absolutely urgent.Nobody should have tochoose between how to feedtheir kids in this crisis andwhether or not they can paytheir rent.I've been working and doingreally well and now it feelslikewe're back in the same spoKC Tenants also wants thegovernor to set up housing forthose experiencinghomelessness.If you want to join in on thiscause, KC Tenants is having aZoom virtual rally.
Thathappens Thursday at noon.I'm Sarah Plake 41 actionnews.KANSAS CITY MAYORQUINTON LUCAS SAYS HESUPPORTS HELPINGPEOPLE WHO CAN'T MAKETHEIR BILLS, BUT DOESN'TWANT TO ISSUE A BLANKETFREEZE FOR EVERYONE.HE SAYS HE DOESN'TWANT TO DO A DISSERVICETO PROPERTY OWNERS.MAYOR Quinton Lucas / KANSASCITY, MOI do think we need to have thosewhocan pay their rent, pay.
In myopinionthere should not be broasuspension of payments.
It'snecessary for people to meet
As KC Tenants continues to push for a freeze in rent and mortgage payments, one landlord says not all may be on board with the..