Safe Harboring during the pandemic
These will all end very soon anyway. COVID is cured, thanks to King Joe and KamelToe.
I am a landlord. The problem with non paying tenants is usually drug related. The longer they remain the more horrific the damage. I had one where the power got cut off for non payment. That meant no water. They dedicated one bedroom as the toilet. I had to clean every bit of it myself as none of the people I usually use would even walk in the front door.
I have 1 non-paying tenant for 4 months. I solved that problem by not offering a new lease since it was coming due. Gave no details. No need to.
As I have known, the government does not have the right to invalidate a valid, legal contract, before or after the contract is executed.
It does not have the right to force someone to provide a service or to turn over property, even for compensation, and certainly not when there is no compensation.
I think landlords are taking it worse than most anyone during this pandemic crud.
The eviction mandates make landlords into slaves to the renters. That aspect alone should be enough to overturn such mandates.