Eviction moratorium lifted, hundreds of eviction cases pending

Hundreds of Allen County residents are facing the nightmare of losing their homes.

Hunter petroviak.thanks for joining us.tonight hundreds of allen county residents are facing the nightmare of losing their homes.since the state's moratorium is no longer in place, hundreds of eviction cases were filed this weekend.

Fox 55's jentill neal talked to a landlord about two of those and why it's important to act fast if you're facing this problem.

Jentill?hunter, it's difficult to determine how many cases are moving through the courts, but legal organizations say they'll have their hands full as more eviction cases are expected.

Landlord mike anderson says he never wants to evict anyone whose making an effort to pay their rent.>11:42:06-11:42:21 "i probably got about 8 or 10 that are sitting with a balance right now and we're working with it.

We're not charging any late fees."he knows times are tough during the pandemic with many people out of jobs.

Luckily many have been able to get help."we've had about six tenants now that have applied for money from the state of indiana for rental assistance.

Four of them got it."anderson says unfortunately he's had to file eviction against two of his tenants now that governor eric holcomb's eviction moratorium has expired.> 11:41:41-11:41:50"i bought a building and i have two evictions i've been trying to do for a while there.

Basically their leases were up and we gave them notice to move and then the world shut down."with the spike in eviction cases on saturday, fort wayne attorney andrew thomas says he expects many more.>00:03:24-00:03:56"there are actually two moratoriums that ended.

The state moratorium ended last week and then in july the federal moratorium for evictions for people in housing that include rental units such as section 8 programs- those are also coming up for evictions."

Thomas says thirty day notices are needed for those evictions, and those would not be filed until the end of the month.

He says the best thing you can do right now is act fast and use all resources.

>00:04:12-00:04:35"renters and landlords who wish to work with their tenants- try to resolve things before heading to court.

Renters seeking assistance call indiana legal services."

You can also call 211 and get direction of where to go.

We also have information on who to contact on our website as well at wfft dom.reporting live in fort wayne jentill... fox 55 news.