Landlords, tenants struggle under COVID-19 eviction moratorium
DeKalb – Governor J.B. Pritzker’s extension of an eviction moratorium until this Saturday continues to protect individuals who meet certain criteria. However, the Pritzker administration has proposed no solutions for tenants who are set to eventually be evicted, or for landlords who stand to lose months of income from rent payments.
Once the moratorium is lifted, which has been in place since March 2020, a year’s worth of prevented evictions will all occur in one day, said Jacob Maas, leader of the DeKalb Tenants Association.
Renters who may be facing hardship already due to their place of employment being shuttered from COVID-19 restrictions may now face homelessness as well, while affected landlords are on track to lose nearly a year of unpaid rent.