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Huh? During COVID the US had several eviction moratoriums, which covered non-payment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_eviction_moratoriums_in_the_United_

• wombat-man 3y ago
  it was incredibly difficult to evict people in my area during COVID, as that required an eviction hearing and those were on hold for quite a long time.
• ramesh31 3y ago
  > Huh? During COVID the US had several eviction moratoriums, which covered non-payment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_eviction_moratoriums_ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_eviction_moratoriums_... Sure, for the few lucky people in federal housing and the handful of states that implemented their own (the vast majority of which were lifted in less than 6 months). Point is that nearly all homeowners in the US received 18 months of mortgage forebearance immediately. https://www.consumerfinance.gov/coronavirus/mortgage-forbearance-during-covid-19-what-know-what-do/ https://www.consumerfinance.gov/coronavirus/mortgage-forbear...
• jjoonathan 3y ago
  99% of the time, the story was "hahaha we're gonna jack your rent cuz we can, suck it loser." Yes, professional tenants were exempt. No, that wasn't much consolation to most renters.
  • numtel 3y ago
    Exactly. I paid rent during the pandemic then afterwards, California paid landlords for any missed rent money but they did not reimburse renters who did pay. What a scam!