State lawmakers have extended protection from evictions for another three months. But that is a double-edged sword, because it puts landlords in a tough spot as well. It is now more than a year that tenants have been legally protected from being put on the street. Get our free mobile app State lawmakers have approved parallel packages for tenants and landlords. The moratorium on evictions to protect renters, includes a measure to protect landlords from foreclosure. The elephant in the room is what happens when those protections go away? No one realistically wants tenants on the street, but landlords need rent to pay mortgages as well as for income.