Local landlord weighs in on the extensions of ban on evictions

STREAMING DEVICE.A NATIONWIDE BAN ONEVICTIONSHAS BEEN EXTENDED BYANOTHER MONTH TO HELPTENANTS WHO ARE UNABLE TOPAY RENT.KSBY REPORTER COLETTE NGOHAS MORE ON WHAT THIS MEANSON A STATE LEVEL FORCALIFORNIA’EVICTION MORATORIUM.AFTER THE BIDENADMINISTRATION EXTENDED THEBAN ON EVICTIONS UNTIL JULY31ST - A BIG PUSH ISUNDERWAY TO GET GOVERNORGAVIN NEWSOM TO DO THAT TOO.IF THE MORATORIUM EXPIRES BYTHE END OF THISMONTH - MANY ARE WORRIEDABOUTWHAT COULD HAPPEN NEXT.ANDIT’S NOT JUST TENANTS.LANDLORDS ARE HURTING TOO.VOICE OF: CHRISTINEMINKKINEN"EVERY SINGLE TIME THEYEXTEND THISMORATORIUM, YOU JUST FEELLIKE, ’OH MY GOSH, IF ICOULD JUST MAKE IT TO THEEND OFTHIS.’"ON THE PHONE - I SPOKE TOCHRISTINE MINKKINEN - THELANDLORD OF AN ATASCADERORENTAL PROPERTY.SHE HAS ACCUMULATED MORETHAN 25THOUSAND DOLLARS INEXPENSES FROM THE EVICTIONPROTECTION FOR RENTERS.TO MAKEENDS MEET - SHE AND HERHUSBAND WERE FORCED TO DIPINTO THEIRSAVINGS AND TOOK ON ANADDITIONAL 6 JOBS.VOICE OF: CHRISTINEMINKKINEN"WE’VE BEEN TAKING ON ALLKINDS OF EXTRA JOBS.HE’S DOING UBER, LYFT,GRUBHUB.AND THEN WE FIND WHATEVEROTHER JOBS.

YOU CANONLY WORK SO MANY JOBS FORSO LONGBEFORE YOU’RE COMPLETELYBURNT OUT."DENNIS BALSAMO IS ANATTORNEY AT LAW REPRESENTINGBOTH LANDLORDS AND TENANTS .HE SAYS LOCAL LANDLORDS CANALSO ATTEST TO THE ADDEDSTRESS THE EVICTION BAN HASBROUGHT ONTO THEM.DENNIS BALSAMO"I’VE SEEN A LOT OF HAPPYTENANTS, ANDI’VE SEEN A LOT OF UNHAPPYLANDLORDS.

THE MORATORIUMWAS NEVER FOR THE BENEFITOF ANY LANDLORD.IT WAS STRICTLY FOR THEBENEFIT OF THE TENANTS."THE CURRENT LEGISLATIONPROHIBITS LANDLORDS FROMEVICTING TENANTS WHO PAY ATLEAST 25% OF THEIR RENT.IT ALSO PROVIDED LANDLORDSWITH RENT SUBSIDIES WITH 80%OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OFPAST-DUE RENTFROM LOW- INCOME TENANTSWHO FELL BEHIND DURING THEPANDEMIC.DENNIS BALSAMO"THE RENTS’ NOT FORGIVEN.THEY STILL OWE IT.WHEN THE MORATORIUM IS OVER,THE LANDLORD CAN SUE THEM TOCOLLECT ALL THE RENT."IN TURN - GOVERNOR GAVINNEWSOM IS NEGOTIATING WITHLEGISLATORS ABOUT A 5.BILLION DOLLAR PLAN TO PAYLANDLORDS THE ENTIRETY OFTHEUNPAID RENT.THIS WOULD GIVERENTERS A CLEAN SLATE.VOICE OF: CHRISTINEMINKKINEN"I’M NOT REALLY HOPEFUL,BECAUSEEVERYTHING THAT THEY’VE COMEUP WITHSO FAR, IT’S ALL ABOUT THTENANTS."CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS ARESTILL NEGOTIATING THEEXPIRATION OF THE EVICTIONMORATORIUM.BUT IT IS LIKELY THATCALIFORNIA WILL FOLLOWBIDEN’S LEAD AND THELAST EXTENSION WILL BEANNOUNCED IN THE COMINGDAYS.LIVE IN SAN LUIS OBISPO -COLETTENGO, KSBY NE