[Secret Agent Man]

this has to end.

building owners and landlords have bills to pay that depend on incoming revenue as well.

[tbw2]

Like property taxes.

[Inyo-Mono]

building owners and landlords have bills to pay that depend on incoming revenue as well.

No kidding, my self employed brother-law-law lost all his jobs, and he and his wife, own three homes which they rent out. It is now their only source of income.

[Ouderkirk]

building owners and landlords have bills to pay that depend on incoming revenue as well.

Alternatively, you can't get blood from a stone.

The tenants don't have jobs, and thus no money.

If the landlord were to evict the tenant for non-payment, it's not like they are going to have a new tenant ready to move in in the current environment.

Not just rent, but electricity, food, and water bills are circling out there too.

Truly an odd dynamic in play that does not have an easy solution.

[Svartalfiar]

building owners and landlords have bills to pay that depend on incoming revenue as well.

Funny thing here - many apartment/condo complexes include some or all utilities in the rent. Usually water/sewage/gas, sometimes electricity, occasionally cable/internet. If tenants don;t pay rent, then landlords won't pay any of those bills. What are the tenants going to do when all their utilities get shut off? They can complain to the landlord, but what's he gonna tell em? "Oh, I'm so sorry, my bad. Let me get that fixed right away!" ... OR ... "How about that. Where's your rent payment?"