Eviction moratorium resolutions up for votes in Central AR

[Mark Rogers]

At a meeting tonight (7/28) the Pulaski County Quorum Court will vote on an "eviction moratorium" resolution that is very similar to the one that will be considered on August 4 by the Little Rock Board of Directors. The meeting is not open to the public, but the Quorum Court has procedures for emailing public comments. Below is a link to the page with the rules for making public comments. Comments must be submitted by 4:00 PM prior to the meeting.  https://pulaskicounty.net/pulaski-county-quorum-court/

The good news is that both of these governmental bodies know that they cannot take our property rights, so both of these resolutions are voluntary.  Both resolutions urge the Governor to issue a moratorium that is not voluntary.   The Governor has refused to do so to date, and my best guess is that the Governor is not inclined to implement this type of moratorium.  Attached are copies of one of the resolutions and a chart illustrating that there is no "eviction crisis" in Pulaski County, where the eviction rate is less than half the normal rate as reflected from 2019.

[Mark Rogers]

The sponsor of the resolution withdrew it from consideration by the Quorum Court, so that one went nowhere for now.  The next one will come before the Little Rock City Board of Directors on August 4.  I don't have a feel for its chances of passing the City Board but strongly suspect that the Governor will not go along with it either way.  The Governor has been good about standing up to pressure from the left, and this looks more like political posturing in preparation for November elections.