Proverbs 29:7 – “The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it“.
$15,000: Lawsuits Rise In Rent Owed
$15,000: Lawsuits Rise In Rent Owed. Eviction moratorium protects tenants from being forced out of their homes for being unable to pay rent.
But, some renters are facing a different kind of legal difficulty: lawsuits from their landlords seeking to recover unpaid rent.
Usually, landlords rely on eviction proceedings, which are simpler and faster, to recover lost rent.
The eviction courts are not hearing most cases right now in some states.
Thus, you are seeing more (civil) cases being filed and more actions brought.
Do civil lawsuits violate moratoriums
Civil lawsuits do not violate the governor’s eviction moratorium.
CARES Act funds the county’s eviction prevention program. Some of the rent is covered, but not all.
In a November lawsuit filed in Hudson County Superior Court’s Special Civil Division.
Tanya Ortiz’s landlord in New Jersey, Krishna Pradhan, demanded $15,000.
Pradhan, alleged Ortiz was “in breach of the lease agreement for failing to pay rent and additional rent,” according to the complaint.
What’s the point of the moratorium
The eviction moratorium is only about not evicting people to keep a roof over their head.
It has nothing to do with a monetary judgment.
A judgment issued against a tenant could affect their credit score in the future.
The lawsuits can be confusing for tenants, because they think there’s an eviction moratorium.
They don’t think they’re going to be sued for the rent. But legally, they can be.
As of last month, there were 4,571 pending eviction cases in Hudson County and 62,000 eviction filings statewide.
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