Mayor says he knows end of eviction moratorium will lead to spike in homelessness

Palm Beach County Mayor Dave Kerner says he expects a spike in homelessness once the moratorium on evictions in Florida expires.

NOWHERE TO GO ONCE THESTATEWIDE MORATORIUM ONEVICTIONS IS LIFTED.

ITFRIGHTENING THOUGHTÃTHAT HASMANY PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITYPREPARING FOR WHAT MIGHTHAPPEN NEXT.

CONTACT 5INVESTIGATOR MICHAEL BUCZYNERTAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT THEPOTENTIAL AVALANCHE OFEVICTIONS.<<“ITFOR ME AND MY FAMILY” THEARE THE FACES&“THERE ARE MOREPEOPLE THAN US, A LOT MOREPEOPLE THAN US RIGHT NOW GOINGTHROUGH WHAT WETHROUGH” AND STORIES OFSTRUGGLE&“ITSBEEN REALLYTOUGH, A LOT OF TIMES JUSTHOPING FOR THE BEST” THATHAVE GRIPPED OUR COMMUNITY FORMONTHS THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC.“WEPAYCHECKS AWAY” THEYVOICES THAT ARE HEARDÃBYPALM BEACH COUNTY MAYOR DAVEKERNER.“WHAT ARE YOUHEARING”“IHAVE A JOB, I HAD A JOB, IHAVENTO OWE THAT RENT WHEN IT COMESDUE” A STATEWIDE MORATORIUMON EVICTIONS IS SET TO EXPIREAT THE END OF THE MONTH..BARRING ANOTHER EXTENSION BYGOVERNOR RON DESANTIS.“ONCETHIS MORATORIUM IS LIFTED, DOTHINK WE WILL SEE A SPIKE INHOMELESSNESS HERE IN PALMBEACH COUNTY”“I DONTHAT WE ARE, I KNOW THAT WEARE” PALM BEACH COUNTY HASALREADY DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN2 POINT 3 MILLION DOLLARS FROMTHE CARES ACT FOR RENTAL,UTILITY AND MORTGAGEASSISTANCEÃACCORDING TO THECLERKSEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS WHEREWERISK OF HOMELESS AT ONE TIME”LEGAL AID SOCIETY OF PALMBEACH COUNTY ATTORNEY TEQUISHAMYLES TOLD CONTACT 5ÃTHATHER OFFICE IS PREPARING FORTHE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF ABACKLOG OF 11-HUNDRED EVICTIONCASES CURRENTLY PENDING.“WEARE TRYING TO GET OUR STAFFREADY FOR WHAT IS THEAVALANCHE THATHAPPEN WITH EVICTIONS” MYLESTOLD ME THEYADDITIONAL ATTORNEYS ANDLAUNCHED A NEW PROGRAM TO HELPSTOP EVICTIONSÃBY WORKINGWITH LANDLORDS AND TENANTS.“WE WANT TO MAKE SURE TENANTSGET TO US AND GET THE HELPTHEY NEED.

IF THEY NEED RENTALASSISTANCE, GET REFERRAL FORRENTAL ASSISTANCE, OR IF THEYNEED TRYING TO NEGOTIATE WITHTHEIR LANDLORD, WEDO THAT ALSO”“CONGRESSBETTER BE READY TO STEP UP ANDHELP US IN THIS FIGHT BECAUSEIT CAN TURN INTO A PANDEMICBEYOND ANYTHING WE EVERTHOUGHT OF”“IF YOUR FACINGTOUGHT TIMES BECAUSE OF COVIDWE'VE POSTED A LINK TO THELEGAL AID SOCIETY OF PALMBEACH COUNTY ON OUR WEBSITE -W-P-T-V DOT COM.

IN PALM BEACHCOUNTY, MICHAEL BUCZYNER,W-P-T-V NEWSCHANNEL 5."