May COVID-19 Communication

[Mike Griffith]

Hey Everyone, I am curious if you all have been proactively  planning what your COVID-19 communication with your tenants will be for May?  The situation is so fluid, and rules for rent collection, late payment notices, time to pay back past due rent, etc. seem to be changing on a regular basis depending on where our properties are.  I would love to hear feedback on what you're all planning.  We  have several units in Portland, Oregon in Multnomah County.  I learned yesterday that we can't even ask these tenants if they are planning to pay in May, and we are required to give at least six months from the time the ban on residential evictions for non payment is lifted for tenants to pay past due rents.  We have been communicating regularly with tenants, April was better than expected with regard to tenants being able to pay.  We are working with those that have been affected and were unable to pay the full amount.