Landlord's Rights Being Violated

[Judy Parker]

The landlord-tenant world changed last night. The US Senate’s COVID-19 bill changed the landlord’s rights. That bill, passed last night, affects landlords that have federally insured (or “backed”) mortgage loans. Those landlords may not charge late fees or attorney fees to tenants while the COVID-19 emergency exists and may not file to evict for non-payment. That bill does not require landlords to send notices but does include the prohibitions against filing to evict, late charges, and attorney fees. This will be the law if the House passes the Senate bill without changing these prohibitions.