Rent struggles for landlords and renters

Tenants don't need to worry about getting evicted for failure to pay rent until May 31st, but property management companies urge renters to to stay on top of payments to avoid future issues.

Many*not working are struggling to make rent..

Due at the first of the month..

And while help is there..

It's not a free ride.

Action news now reporter brandon benitez reached out to renters and property owners who are trying to make it work... debbie, that's right it's not a free ride by any stretch but from now until may 31st, residents won't have to worry about getting evicted if they can't pay their rent in full... but i spoke to people in the property management industry and while times may be tough rent still needs to be paid.

Whether it's every month like it is for most renters, or one lump some at the end of this grace period.

Roberto rojas oversees multiple properties with winn residential based in chico.

He says compassion is the name of the game while also having the conversation of personal responsibility roberto rosas -: 01 -:09 trt:24 regional property manager whats my intention behind that conversation is it too belittle no.

It's to keep you housed as long as i keep a roof over your head that's my job... if you're not able to get out of it you just leave and you get evicted eventually after all of this again you pay now or pay later and our job is to avoid that because that's something that'll follow you and it'll make it much more difficult to get in somewhere else in the future properties still depend on rent to maintain daily operations.

And those operational costs include water, landscaping, and trash services for the whole property live in chico, i'm brandon benitez action news now coverage you can count on thanks brandon, governor gavin newsom's order still requires tenants to pay the full rent in a timely manner and could still be evicted once the grace period is lifted.

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