What Should I do? (In Escrow)

[Shawn Pacaoan]

Hi All – Need some advice right now. I am currently in escrow (and have been since last year) on a duplex in Los Angeles, CA. I will be using an FHA loan however both units are occupied. During the early negotiations, the Owner stated that the tenant is willing to move and will move in November of 2020. The tenant kept pushing the November 2020 date back and now here we are, March 2021. The Owner even offered the tenant a couple thousand dollars to leave. A few months later and now the tenant is being non-responsive.

Is the only option to wait for the moratorium to end in June and evict? Or are there other options that I can recommend to the Owner / Agent?