Attention Tenants with Past Due Rents:
The Governor’s Executive Order 2020-49, which delayed enforcement of evictions, expires October 31, 2020. Landlords will need to file a motion with the court to enforce the eviction and if a judge grants their motion, tenants will have five days before they can be locked out of their home.
For tenants who want to stay in their homes and extend the delay until December 31, 2020, they must provide their landlord a Declaration under the CDC Order if they have not done so already. The declaration form can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/declaration-form.pdf
The tenant must give the CDC Declaration to their landlord as soon as possible and definitely before they are locked out of their homes. Tenants should not sign the Declaration unless every statement in the Declaration is true and all adults on the lease must sign the Declaration.
Tenants who need legal advice or assistance can call CLS and apply for services at 602-258-3434.
On 9/1/2020, the Centers for Disease Control and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on issued a national moratorium on most evictions for nonpayment of rent. Reference:
“National Moratorium”
Click here to view commonly asked questions regarding the eviction moratorium.