"you don't need to pay rent" announcements

[Jackson Long]

I am trying to collect all announcements, video clips, etc... of Government sources indicating people can in any way get away with not paying rent during this mess.  Please post links.

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Here is a list of the tenant protections (eviction rules, etc.) each state has put forth in light of COVID-19, along with links to each of the states' websites:

https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/emergency-bans-on-evictions-and-other-tenant-protections-related-to-coronavirus.html

There have been bill proposals of "nationwide cancellation of rents and home mortgage payments through the duration of the coronavirus pandemic, which would include full payment forgiveness with no accumulation of debt for renters or homeowners," but no actual bill has been passed to-date: 

https://nypost.com/2020/05/02/what-to-do-if-you-cant-pay-rent-amid-coronavirus-pandemic/

The most drastic thing I've seen so far that comes closest to tenants legally not having to pay rent, is a temporary pause on rent payments in L.A. Tenants have up to a year after the city announces the end of the emergency to pay back any past due rent that accumulated during the COVID-19 shut-down. Under this stipulation, L.A. landlords apparently can't charge any late fees either. Other than that, I am seeing a lot of temporary suspension of evictions in other cities/states:

https://www.latimes.com/homeless-housing/story/2020-04-05/coronavirus-rent-landlords-pressuring-tenants-los-angeles


https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/is-may-rent-canceled-can-landlords-evict-tenants-late-fees-laws-and-what-we-know/