That’s the whole point, forces landlords to either short sale, foreclosure, or just sell. Then the rich come in and buy up all the properties “ probably Chinese”. I just closed escrow on my home cuz I know it’s gonna be a disaster when no one pays the banks! Aka 2008 all over again but worse!
@@evb7373 well they also have to keep up with their property taxes the mortgage and also make repairs to the house none of that is free and is subject to inflation like everything else
@@evb7373 then step your game up and get a better paying job like I did starting from scratch! Both parents are from Mexico, my dad worked as a roofer. I have 10 brothers and sisters. I have 3 degrees and ten years in the military. Saved $$. Didn’t have any kids until 2 years ago at the age of 40. Now I have 2 homes “ just sold 1”. People make excuses if they haven’t gotten ahead in life probably because they made all the wrong decisions when they were younger. Now it’s just easier to put the blame on someone elSe. I was a good landlord cuz I know what it’s like to struggle. But when you start to take advantage and no pay rent when I trusted you to rent my home and that takes food outta my families mouth, business is business and my family comes first... always!!!
She brings in $1200 per month, CLEARLY she's eating as she looks rounder than she did in the pic they showed of her. You mean to tell me she couldn't pay $400-$500 towards rent? Her asthma isn't preventing her from work 1 part time.. she probably would get a 2nd part time without having to work in a nursing home..
I know tenants who paid half and the court still evicted them. Even if you have permission in writing to pay half the rent, does not guarantee the court will accept it.
Her reason for not working doesn't sit well with me. As an RN with asthma... sounds like an excuse . What about other jobs? A lot of renters are taking advantage of this situation
I am so glad somebody said what I was thinking. Like if we all decided that based on safety then 50 to 75 Percent would be home unemployed. Like really 😒
I agree with you. Personally, I would rather take my chances with Covid than to be homeless. Homeless in NY in the winter would be worse to me than taking my chances on getting covid. I'm not that worried about the virus cause it has a very low death rate. I know lots of people that have had covid and they are fine. But the thought of not having a home and food terrifies me. So it would be an easy decision for me. I'd rather work than end up on the street.
Believe me it not about over price It about the stupid policy. If the rent 300 she will not pay it They save thousands by playing the system I have tenants who didn't miss a day of work not paid since last March .new cars food delivery party When there no consequence the people become burden on society One of them told me I don't have to work I recieved government check and my rent free
@@sambush585 wow! Yeah it’s hard to have sympathy. I never stopped working with 3 children. I gotta survive and depending on the government was absolute NO NO FOR ME!
If you cannot afford where you live, then you need to move. Financial counseling is what 75% of our American citizens need. Yes, people live month to month and must stop doing so.
@Unknown Scp lol I don’t have kids besides my 2 gold fishes, but most people have humans pulling them from making more money or kids that require attention ,
And going and going, kind of like a energizer bunny. And if you don't keep going, that's because your batteries are dead. Because your batteries can't be replaced, you're going to have to end up as trash. Usually that ends up on the street.
It's not "their" homes. It is a place that they have been freeloading off of for up to a year and finally the property owners are going to be able so say "you can't pay, you can't stay".
@@dp7047 What percentage of tenants can truthfully say they couldn't afford to pay even a reduced amount of their rent for over a year and counting I wonder? Not even 1 dollar per month? Nothing? It's nothing because nothing is all the government required them to pay.
@@mastergiftstore960 to visit! Smh ... it’s not for everyone depends on what you want in life... Idk why when people leave it’s like they shaming New York, it’s just not for everyone... thts all...
@@NYLFR What are you saying? Are your agreeing or disagreeing? Idk about what people are paying? I’m only responding to the people leave and will come back? Why? Or for what? To visit? Maybe? NYC is not for everyone and that is okay. I left I’m not a trader, I just wanted and needed what was better for me and my kids and this was pre pandemic... when someone left before I left I wished them well... not said oh u will be back... we are not trees we are not rooted to one place.
I left queens ny in 2003 I was paying rent at 1,200 basement apt with no windows. I moved to fl an was paying half the rent. Left fl in 2018 live in Georgia an I pay 400 a month.
The roommate was getting $600 a week with the extra unemployment let alone her regular unemployment which NY State is very generous with - there is no reason the 2 of them couldn't have paid something towards rent if not all the rent.
I seen video where they showed renters rather by a new tv then try pay any rent. and then gov helped as some or many did try pay rent and the manager or landlord would not take it for some reason so rent got paid. it seems ever where different stories with problems of paying or trying to pay but it not taken for any reason. some was gonna be evicted before pandemic happen so i guessing some was expected and rest are done cause renter not try pay if not got funds to do payments any . it seems some or many have their own excuse or reason for not paying or not trying pay for any reason.
Unemployment is taxable income. So depending on the state that's 10% deducted. Also is the landlord tacking on late fees? Then there's utilities, transportation, insurances, medication (she has asthma) then food. Don't forget WiFi in order to apply for Unemployment while seeking New employment. 🙄
I didn’t hear them say that the roommate got unemployment. Just that she is unemployed. I was unemployed and I was an independent contractor so I didn’t even qualify for unemployment. Not everyone does
This such bullish, I have never been late on my rent threw the whole pandemic. Because I use the money the government gives us for our rent, not on bags, shoes, and whatever. This is devastating to renters and landlords. I see people everywhere shopping" then saying they can't pay they're rent. It makes me sick.
@@Rob774 your right, the other half won't give up there perks and pay the rent. They're are so many unnecessary expenses that people won't let go to pay the rent.
Perhaps all of the government elected and employed leeches who are building their retirement portfolios, buying homes and nice cars, having paid vacations, being paid salary while not working, and being paid by We The People for many years after they retire and who, if working, received both overtime and hazard pay should all voluntarily take up a collection to help out the tenants, landlords, and hungry children. After all their living high off the hog off our tax dollars while we struggle to make ends meets. Seems fair to me. They've gotten more than all of us and they produce and create nothing but trouble for us while living off of our money. The government budget was passed to ensure they didn't lose a dime and we're still waiting for "stimulus". It's disgusting.
Yea, studios was cheaper years past but now they above 1k for studio or cheaper and all depends what state u move to at time. i guess they add the cost of replacing stuff to rent so rent goes higher then before. so get back funds to replace anything else at time.
Rent goes as high as they allowed to unless they gotta cap to a certain amount. i guess call it rent control. so if they know somebody gonna pay so much for a place then it wont change unless they willing to give up profits any. but i guess they add cost of replacing stuff to the rent and so rent goes up anytime.
@@joelevans2087 - Take any group of people, there will be all kinds in it. You could be working next to someone who cheats on taxes or shoplifts and never know it on the surface.
It is nonsense that renters are still expected to pay $900 with roommates. I thought the idea was to save money with roommates, not spend more money. Everything in NYC is overpriced, though including housing. I live in a quiet & beautiful neighborhood in the northeast. Costs of living in the northeast is exorbitant. I only pay $725 per month with heat & hot water included for my beautiful 1 bedroom apt. My electricity & gas services never surpass $55 or $60 per month. I live in proximity to a lot of amenities. Ppl have to think abt the value they're getting when spending all their income on houses they'll never actually own. Ppl overspend on mortgages & no one owns housing in the U.S.A. Banks own these properties and foreclose upon properties quickly when property taxes aren't paid and mortgage payments lapse.
Why do people keep doing that we get it you live in upstate or other part of the north east you don’t pay the prices we NYers pay. Ok so what you do realize wherever you are if all of NYC decides to move to where you are then prices will go up rent, food, space, parking, housing, schools. And don’t get me started on Jobs. So I say to you what does your so call place has to offer. Some people are cut out for suburbs or simple living others are not. I can’t just pack up and leave to where you are because my first question is what am I going work for a living. Are they gonna pay me the same as my job? We all know jobs want to pay less not more. So what do we do?
Anonymous Someone can you be a little bit more specific about where you live that you are paying such a low amount for rent , heat and hot water ? Can you tell us what county that is and in what state ?
Landlords are using rent for guaranteed annual returns since the stock market can’t guarantee 5%+ annually. Pretty much rents are going up due to people seeing them as investments and not necessary to living. I guess no one cares if people end up homeless because rent has gotten out of control.
She got into 20k because she hasn’t paid rent for 10 months or so. It never got that bad before because after only 2 maybe 3 months people would be evicted already.
Facts! I was living with my mom with my children, in the middle of a divorce and a pandemic. I went through 4 jobs trying to make enough to get my own place. My 5th job made me able to get my own place for me and my daughters. If you don’t know how to survive and cave in the face of a crisis, you will sink.
@@kirahoward23 Exactly. This pandemic has proven that there are so many Americans that will sink at the slightest change. It's not like it was in the old days when people really had trouble finding work but they still found it. Now there are plenty of places hiring. People just need to stop using this pandemic as an excuse to not have to work.
Towards the end, they say she recently applied for food stamp which means she was ok for a year and did not pay her rent the whole time??? Explain that logic. You cant, because its a lie. Just like saying she was denied over $3
the other thing is food stamps is a sliding scale. People who make just under the max amount get almost nothing. I had a girlfriend who's a single mom and the income amounts for her and her young child were just over what she made. Maybe like $50. So while she qualified she only got I think $10 a month which wasn't worth the time she would have to spend to fill out the applications and potentially miss work to go to the interviews
Same for me. When I was on unemployment I got 5 bucks too much to qualify for food stamps. Ever since then I think everyone should get food stamps, everyone in the U.S.
There has to be a line at some point otherwise having a line is meaningless. If you let someone that is 3 over, a person that is 5 over will say " Hey, you let that person get assistance, I'm only 2 over that person so let me in too. " Pretty soon the line is meaningless.
She's making $1200 per month. She has a roommate who has presumably been collecting (expanded) unemployment compensation. AND she was offered a better job but didn't take it. And yet she hasn't paid a dime in rent for the past 11 months? It's a crazy time right now but I'm finding it hard to sympathize with this woman
Here in CA, the state gov't claims they don't want people to double-up. And once someone moves out, no smart landlord will rent to them without stable rental history. I rent apartments and when I have a vacancy... I will INSIST on the potential tenant proving to me they have paid all of their rent through the alleged pandemic.
@@blakeberlin6295 to this day the government checks have never been late on any of my properties. And to be honest my section 8 tenants are my best tenants.
@@Landshark2020 And? My problem is the time and effort required for new tenants. It always cost at least one or two months for inspections, addressing nitpicking issues, followup inspections, etc. Once that is done, it's fine, except for when I get another vacancy. I am also philosophically opposed to such government programs, but I don't hold that against the voucher recipients.
Landlords are the only service industry required to provide a service without any compensation. Stating the rent is eventually due is just a cop out answer. No way renters will be able to pay the back rent and landlord will be stuck with the bill.
The outdated formulas use to determine if one is qualified for rental assistance need to be updated ASAP. Wages have not kept up with inflation and therefore our useless politicians need to do more to help the people.
@@paulkenny5052 wages are not and have not kept up with inflation. The average person can barely afford the basic necessities these days and are struggling severely.
@@realdeal139 While I do agree that wages were not rising a lot before the pandemic, inflation has been low. Upper corporate salaries have really gone up in comparison to middle class and low wage workers, and that is where the disparities are. But wages now are really rising, catching up with where they should have been, so in July 2021 employment shouldn't be the reason the 21% of people are not paying rent. Think of the economics this way, if there were an over abundance of rentals, there would be a lot of empty rentals and the rental rates would go down to a degree. Rents still have to cover expenses, otherwise rentals just go away as not being viable. If you shrink the supply of rentals, the scarcity would increase demand and the supply of rentals go up. So there is a minimal rate for rents. If rental assistance is feeding the supply of rentals, then that will be part of the demand for rentals, and rents will rise as there will be more renters than rentals. This is part of what is "Systems thinking" or Systems planning." Which that argument is a small part of the pandemic moratorium. The pandemic eviction moratorium was supposed to be in place until the vaccine is out. Dr. Fouchi said he would like to infection rate to be under 3%, and now the vaccines are long available, there are more shots than arms, the infection rate is something like 0.4%. Whether wages have not kept up with inflation shouldn't be a part of that decision, its an outside issue.
@@realdeal139 The majority of affordable housing is provided by small landlords. The big corporate landlords don't like affordable housing because the return on investment is too low for their stockholders. Unfortunately, the eviction moratorium will shrink the number of affordable housing, making the supply of rentals less and the cost of renting higher. The landlord court moratorium is wiping out the small landlords. The additional fees will only be added to rents. When providing housing is not profitable, people can't stay in the business and business fails. Government is truly failing here.
Honestly the moment I can't afford to pay 3 months of rent and I cant get government assistance after years of paying taxes. That's when I have to leave NY. Why didn't she drain her savings and move to Florida or Texas? Thats what most NewYorkers did when the pandemic started.
A lot of people are taking advantage of landlords.... trust me my tenant was taking advantage of the situation and he literally lived rent free for 1 year!! He was getting help from the government and wasting it on cigarettes and beer and I never saw 1 cent from him... lucky I was able to kick him out without going to court I lost so much money I had to get a second job just so I can take care of a grown as man! 😒
Same here two tenants been on unemployment since the beginning shen they were getting 600 extra each a week thats 1200x4 and dind not pay there 750 $ rent wtf
Eh. I paid my rent on time thru this entire pandemic. Bless the ones that couldn't due to un foreseen circumstances. Is alot tho that have completely taken advantage of not having to pay.
Exactly, did she say she didn't get a job because she has asthma and COULD have gotten sick? Thank God people working in hospitals, grocery stores, trash men, etc went to work. Many of them had preexisting conditions.
It's awesome how the landlord owns 6 apartments... they should've interviewed landlords who own only one since it's those who are suffering way more since they've placed their entire life savings into buying that house
I have news for ye who has obviously never been a landlord. A humble property management business with 5-6 apartments and you practically break even with property taxes upkeep insurance, utilities.... and living expenses. That's a landlord making Taco Bell wage. Less than 5 and you're either providing a public service as charity or losing money. These people who rent 1 apartment are also working full time jobs and making beer money after its all over, or seniors collecting Social Security, renting out a basement or attic and its not worth the hassle imo
then don't try to live outside you mean stop trying to keep it with the Joneses instead of an 1800 month rental get something cheaper stop trying to put on a facade and live within your means
@@Aj-kp1bt listen you guys just say about being fair you have the choice to either take the apartment or not that's the bottom line if you cannot afford it do not try to live in it that's the bottom line me myself I'll say this again when my job was out and it's still out because I'm a chef it's still hard I have to take a job with Uber after work for minimum minimum wage in any kind of restaurant I do what's needed to be done I don't expect anything from anybody I don't expect freebies I don't expect handouts so if anybody's looking for compassionate empathy from a person like myself who go to work everyday who's 51 years old who has two busted knees and just found out to his vertebrate columns just fuse together and these back surgery you're not going to get it that's the bottom line if you cannot afford the rent go and live somewhere else where you can't afford the rent and that's all I'm saying
I thought she said she only had $1200 per month. Probably cannot pay all her bills with that, and also pay back rent. Their rent is $1800 so do the Math.
@@daveygjuanvalldez8981 That's not what she said. The rent for the two bedroom is 1,800 which is split between her and her roommate, so each pays 900. Her part time job pays $1,200 a month. It means that if she paid her rent in full, she would have $300 left for everything else. During covid, anyone could get food stamps. If she got the food stamps she would be able to get by. I hate reports like this, it victimizes irresponsible people.
So ridiculous. Go to work if you want a home and roof over your head. Everyone will die someday. Hate to break the news to people. I see landlords out there working two or three jobs to keep up with their tenants bills and mortgage. It's laziness and the feeling that their obligated to live for free.
I feel for the landlords but as a manager in SoCal that has had to lay off over 100 people, where the rent averages $3500, people literally have no chance paying mortgage or rent
That’s because landlords are using rentals as piggy banks and for guaranteed returns when housing should not be an investment. But when all these people keep saying to buy and create rental properties in real estate cause you can jack up rent 5%+ annually you are only creating future problems. People either live in homes or are homeless.
@@xxxxMonkeyGirlxxxx wheres all the goverment housing then? Its pretty simple when you sign a lease and are required legally to pay as a renter. But then the goverment wants to put a pause on that as a moratorium which is unconstitutional. That forces landlords to house for free without getting all thats owed. No matter however way you spit it, its always the renters fault.
I have no sympathy for these people. The entire eviction moratorium was bad legislation. If someone was getting any other help, then they should pay some rent. This is just wrong on so many levels.
This Eviction Moratorium has created a nightmare for Tenants and Landlords alike. The tenants who are doing the wrong thing and manipulating the system are making things worse for the honest tenants.
You've gotten unemployment and in blue states that was upward of 1k a week, why didn't you pay your rent? Why didn't you pay partial rent and work out arrangements? Why? This is just an excuse!
How can you feel sorry for these renters when they are collecting more by staying home on the stimulous payments and the land lords who may not be able to work have to still pay the insane property taxes and possible mortgages.
In some cases yes but there are a lot of small mom and pop landlords throughout the nation that rely on that rental income as their source of income. I just hope everyone in this nation uses all of this as a learning lesson that you have to have multiple income sources, a good safety net, lowest bills possible, and put your true faith in God not the government or money.
But what about the Landlords?? Seniors, small families rely on this income to survive!! too!! What about their unemployment benefits? And food assistance? The 2 stimulus checks? Where is all that money going? Heard many stories of people getting overpaid to stay home and not paying their bills, rent etc. I was a front line worker and many many many people spending on unrealistic items. Not necessities. I am sure 85% of the people NEED it to SURVIVE but those 15% should be ashamed of yourselves. Prayers to the landlords and the small businesses that have lost sooo much.
The landlords aren’t the problem here. They have mortgages and bills to pay too. Most people cannot afford their overhead- it effects all levels of society.
We all got bills to pay. Ultimately SHE made the decison to quit her job and put herself in a situation to become homeless over continuing work at the job that allowed her to pay rent.
Liz Dunn What a wonderful woman. Losing serious income for such a long time, but still desires to keep her tenants. God Bless You!! You will be rewarded for your love and care of others!
I believe this lady when she says she couldn't work. She doesn't look like the healthiest person, and she's in the high at risk group if she has asthma and being Hispanic descendance. She also didn't need to admit to the world that she could have considered working a part time as nurses aid job, but she did share this detail. I think she would be a goner or suffering from further health issues had she decided money over health. I can't say that for everyone I've seen on these news clips, some of which gladly get on camera, admit they made a lot of money before the pandemic, didn't save nor allocate UI funds towards bills, made wasteful choices etc, etc--Those are the people you gotta roll your eyes at. lol You also have to consider the roommate too. If the roommate stopped paying his/her share of the rent, what's the point of this lady paying her share if they are both on the lease and will be facing eviction together?
If this was me and I felt that at the end of the month my family was going to be homeless, I’d be taking my income taxes or stimulus check and moving out of this state. Buy an acre or half acre lot in the country for 1-2k, get a tiny home shed $5k to make payments on for a yr. and get power set up to it $2k. We would not be homeless and we would not be sleeping in a car. But you could build from there. Insulation, drywall,flooring, plumbing and peace of mind.
I used to say the same thing ... that if you at least had a little plot of land you would never be homeless ... but there are a lot of people who are not going to be able to do what you just said because they had been living paycheck-to-paycheck before Covid .
That’s a great idea. I see one problem. Your plan takes initiative. People are to use to pulling the victim card then wait for others to do for them. It’s called Learned Helplessness.
I have managed to hang on to my house thru this, just barely. I'm ready to sell and buy land out somewhere away from cities, but prices on that have also increased over the last few years. When I start looking into it I notice some states are putting up restrictions such as not allowing wood burning stoves, and people who have them have to register them. Houses have to be put on land in a certain amount of time, certain size. If you want a water well not easy to find. Most won't allow you to live in one of those mobile "tiny homes", and if you try to stay on your own land in an RV it's only allowed for a short time. I can see why you read it has taken some people 1-2 years to find land they want.
There are charities that help also, but you have to prove that you are really broke and your willingness to pay your part. She could've saved a lot of money if she ate less.
And would she want to be in those $400 places. For the most part these are hard to come by since 2001 all over from 504 to 337 to 318. *Yep, I'm Louisiana born and bred* ⚜️⚜️⚜️
@@teddylovesit what’s wrong with Louisiana? I bet I’m not about to get evicted.. my job still booming, family straight & got food on my table.. so you rather be facing eviction & not knowing where your next meal coming from rather than live in louisiana where the cost of living not high? Lol yea ok
@@fifty1fifty923 Louisiana doesn't have the amount of jobs necessary to absorb even a fraction of New Yorkers. Certain jobs requires you to be physically present, so no remote working.
I wanna go back to work now. Open the city so people can pay their rent. Even though she could have went to work she choose not to smh what did she think was gonna happen
Where does a senior EVICTED not for back rent, but because the landlord simply wants to raise rent $300? Where does this person find a new rental when there aren't any rentals being offered under $1000?
Leave NY and move to Florida where housing is more affordable and cost of living is less expensive. Lots of jobs and people here are a lot nicer than NY,
There's really bo BIG DIFFERENCE in Florida. Florida is not that cheap. , also you have to worry about hurricane every year ,. In NYC you get pay more for your work , salary is bigger in NYC than Florida. Also in NYC you have better public transportation than in Florida
I dont understand the fantasy of living in NY if you dont have a lights out job. There are plenty of states in the USA with lots of jobs and cost of living way less expensive. It’s freezing in the winter and the Knicks , the Jets and the Giants all suck. And the mayor sucks too. Lots of stupid people , and very dangerous. If you choose to live there, than dont complain. Suck it up
The real lifeline in such cases is gofundme, the public helping each other. 1 to 2 thousand people giving 10to 20 bucks one time and she’s good. Sure I know we can’t carry everyone but do what you can, because blessings always returns more blessings. I’ve never gone broke by giving. For the Christians ......instead of giving your tithes to the church, use that to directly give to those you know personally. And any Pastor who would object , then you’ll know where their heart rests. Peace
Yeah that is what some people are going to need to do . I've never been so scared for the future of America ... good Lord just think of what it's going to look like out there this summer with so many more homeless people all over the country ... so sad and unbelievable . Unreal .
What to do with the tithes is set in stone by God. Why should any Christian listen to the demands of a fallible human to tell them what to do with their tithes?
I am in Florida and I don't owe rent but the owners decided to sell the house I have rented for 14yrs and give me a 30 days notice during a pandemic and in the middle of a rental shortage, especially since our October hurricane. If I had stiffed them rent, I would be protected. I may be living in my car in 2 weeks even though I did everything right. My car needs work, so no telling how long that home with last me. I also never got the 2nd stimulus and can not afford to move right now due to the hit my credit and income have taken during the pandemic. I don't even know what to do. Guess what? Nobody cares what happens to me. We are in it together until we aren't.
Same thing happened to me and my family 6mos ago but luckily I had a 401k I borrowed against and had enough to buy a used trailer in a mobile home park not my first choice as a home but its a roof over yours or your families head I wish you the best of luck and hope you don't end up living in your car do what you have to and as far as paying your rent I would stop as soon as possible to put it tward your new place if you don't want to be in your car and if the landlord took you to court just tell the judge the truth you cant afford to pay rent and save for a new place in 30 days they are people too they will understand and worst case they will make you a payment plan to repay hope all is well and again good luck I know the situation your in.
@@SC-fj2zp I appreciate the thoughts. Florida ia s landlord state. They also publicize evictions. Once you have an eviction, you are not likely to be able to rent a new place with or without money. Florida does not care. Period. It's a Republican run state. A bunch of con artists and sociopaths run it.
@@Tishers no but I do feel as a gracful human being to give someone 30 days to find a new hom and pack up and move if they have been decent paying tennants is immoral and disgusting probably while working at least 40+ hours a week have a little decency!
No what you do is make arrangement with friends or family. And many people have missed the limit to get aid . It can and does happen to many. Moral of this story, save for a rainy day!
I feel sympathy for the tenants AND the landlords, at least the ones who own only a few properties and who are suffering about as much financially. I understand why state and local governments have had eviction moratoriums, but it's also wrong to expect small landlords to eat all of the losses since they could go under themselves. There needs to be an AQEQUATE reimbursement fund for small landlords.
The real estate hype over the last 30 years has made it almost impossible to live in a single room apartment by yourself. 😑😑😑 even in the worst hoods...
I’m so glad I don’t have a mortgage or rent and that I own my home outright, bought it when I was 31. I could never afford to pay the ridiculous rent prices regardless of where you live.
600 $ a month ?? it's too much, for what you offer .....you can live in Costa Rica with 150 $ a month for the same thing you offer...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 4 times cheaper..!!
I really don't understand these people acting like victims because they got behind in rent because they chose not to go to work to keep themselves safe. I'm not talking about people who actually lost their jobs but people who walked away from a job because they wanted to stay safe from the pandemic. most of my loved ones are in the medical field and they all went to work. Including my mother who is in her 50s and has asthma. Why did they go to work? Because it's their job.
What are legislators thinking. So stupid. 75% of ALL adult Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Stop the insanity and live within your means, learn to save. Property owners MUST have a relief bill as well.
I don’t know of anyone who’s been evicted because it’s illegal. However, a lot of renters, have chosen to take advantage of the pandemic and stopped paying rent altogether. Why aren’t they speaking to the small landlords who aren’t getting rent, but are still on the hook for property taxes, utilities etc.
I’ve seen people with thousands of dollars of tattoos but claim they can’t pay their rent. Some people can not manage their money. Clothes are free at good will. Food banks available.
The rent always needs to be paid, you risk death by being homeless vs a 99.7% survival rate of a virus. Pay something and talk to your landlord. I say this as someone with a husband w/o a pancreas(immune compromised), a 2 yo child and myself having limes disease (immune compromised). I do have compassion, but you have to work with what you can get to make it thru, I've been homeless, and that was after 6 months on chemo working part time, if I can do it, so many others can too.
It's tough and dramatic.She says it's been tough and dramatic for a lot of people.But we still paid our rent.We still went to work.We still paid our mortgages. So you're getting evicted, big deal.That's what happens when you don't pay your rent
This why I always tell my kids never complain and always stay humble and never waste food or water
Good advice, but most importantly give thanks to the good LORD for everything through JESUS CHRIST!
@@miaflowers3572 Absolutely, Amen!!!🙏♥️
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Preach
Wait... some people got stimulus checks and unemployment benefits and made no attempt to pay rent.. now they are complaining about being evicted. 🙃
And when this eviction moratorium is over, no one will have the money. This is going to be a mess.
That’s the whole point, forces landlords to either short sale, foreclosure, or just sell. Then the rich come in and buy up all the properties “ probably Chinese”. I just closed escrow on my home cuz I know it’s gonna be a disaster when no one pays the banks! Aka 2008 all over again but worse!
@@jbaz830 that’s true Chinese people that have connections in the United States government
Because the rent is too dam high! Landlords always raise rent but never lower it.
@@evb7373 well they also have to keep up with their property taxes the mortgage and also make repairs to the house none of that is free and is subject to inflation like everything else
@@evb7373 then step your game up and get a better paying job like I did starting from scratch! Both parents are from Mexico, my dad worked as a roofer. I have 10 brothers and sisters. I have 3 degrees and ten years in the military. Saved $$. Didn’t have any kids until 2 years ago at the age of 40. Now I have 2 homes “ just sold 1”. People make excuses if they haven’t gotten ahead in life probably because they made all the wrong decisions when they were younger. Now it’s just easier to put the blame on someone elSe. I was a good landlord cuz I know what it’s like to struggle. But when you start to take advantage and no pay rent when I trusted you to rent my home and that takes food outta my families mouth, business is business and my family comes first... always!!!
She brings in $1200 per month, CLEARLY she's eating as she looks rounder than she did in the pic they showed of her. You mean to tell me she couldn't pay $400-$500 towards rent? Her asthma isn't preventing her from work 1 part time.. she probably would get a 2nd part time without having to work in a nursing home..
CBS reporter didn't even ask if she filed for rental assistance.
Where is the unemployment insurance going to 🤔?
She could at least payed half of the rent.With her income come on landlord have to pay the banks,Some ppl think all landlord are rich.
I know tenants who paid half and the court still evicted them. Even if you have permission in writing to pay half the rent, does not guarantee the court will accept it.
Evelyn she think the government is gone to bail her out & pay her rent
Her reason for not working doesn't sit well with me. As an RN with asthma... sounds like an excuse . What about other jobs? A lot of renters are taking advantage of this situation
I am so glad somebody said what I was thinking. Like if we all decided that based on safety then 50 to 75 Percent would be home unemployed. Like really 😒
I agree with you. Personally, I would rather take my chances with Covid than to be homeless. Homeless in NY in the winter would be worse to me than taking my chances on getting covid. I'm not that worried about the virus cause it has a very low death rate. I know lots of people that have had covid and they are fine. But the thought of not having a home and food terrifies me. So it would be an easy decision for me. I'd rather work than end up on the street.
No y’all are crazy
if she caught COVID she’s be most likely to be at high risk for serious complications.
@@chloeya.m.9423 - Bingo! They didn't see what happened to her mother?!🤨
So glad I don’t live in one of these over priced cities!!!
Believe me it not about over price
It about the stupid policy. If the rent 300 she will not pay it
They save thousands by playing the system
I have tenants who didn't miss a day of work not paid since last March .new cars food delivery party
When there no consequence the people become burden on society
One of them told me I don't have to work I recieved government check and my rent free
@@sambush585 wow! That’s crazy!
@@sambush585 wow! Yeah it’s hard to have sympathy. I never stopped working with 3 children. I gotta survive and depending on the government was absolute NO NO FOR ME!
If you cannot afford where you live, then you need to move. Financial counseling is what 75% of our American citizens need. Yes, people live month to month and must stop doing so.
All cities are now overpriced.
The secret is to have 1 job and 4 hustles. The cost of living does not match the wages. You have to keep going.
Some can’t do this becuz they have kids
@Unknown Scp lol I don’t have kids besides my 2 gold fishes, but most people have humans pulling them from making more money or kids that require attention ,
And going and going, kind of like a energizer bunny. And if you don't keep going, that's because your batteries are dead. Because your batteries can't be replaced, you're going to have to end up as trash. Usually that ends up on the street.
@Unknown Scp 😂😂😂😂
How sustainable is that BS?
It's not "their" homes. It is a place that they have been freeloading off of for up to a year and finally the property owners are going to be able so say "you can't pay, you can't stay".
Agreed..... a lot of renters are taking advantage of this situation
@@dp7047 What percentage of tenants can truthfully say they couldn't afford to pay even a reduced amount of their rent for over a year and counting I wonder? Not even 1 dollar per month? Nothing? It's nothing because nothing is all the government required them to pay.
While this may be a hardship for renters, property owners who are renting out to them are suffering as well.
What hardship are the renters facing? They are living rent free.
Can't afford getting an eviction in my name I wanna buy a house one day.
No you don’t trust me, the American dream has long expired sadly
me too. Renting is so stressful
@@Massproduce201 So you prefer renting?
People are selling there houses just to stop the headaches of the losses of this pandemic.Cash talks
Never live in your own headache. Always rent where you live, and rent out your properties.
I moved out of NYC 6 months ago. It's way overpriced!
i live here people always wanna leave but when the city comes back they also do come back
@@mastergiftstore960 to visit! Smh ... it’s not for everyone depends on what you want in life... Idk why when people leave it’s like they shaming New York, it’s just not for everyone... thts all...
@@LadyLeoASMR people only want the best which really is not possible. Right now people are way over paying for houses in the suburbs
@@NYLFR What are you saying? Are your agreeing or disagreeing? Idk about what people are paying? I’m only responding to the people leave and will come back? Why? Or for what? To visit? Maybe? NYC is not for everyone and that is okay. I left I’m not a trader, I just wanted and needed what was better for me and my kids and this was pre pandemic... when someone left before I left I wished them well... not said oh u will be back... we are not trees we are not rooted to one place.
I left queens ny in 2003 I was paying rent at 1,200 basement apt with no windows. I moved to fl an was paying half the rent. Left fl in 2018 live in Georgia an I pay 400 a month.
The roommate was getting $600 a week with the extra unemployment let alone her regular unemployment which NY State is very generous with - there is no reason the 2 of them couldn't have paid something towards rent if not all the rent.
If her roommate was receiving unemployment why didn’t they pay their rent?
I seen video where they showed renters rather by a new tv then try pay any rent. and then gov helped as some or many did try pay rent and the manager or landlord would not take it for some reason so rent got paid. it seems ever where different stories with problems of paying or trying to pay but it not taken for any reason. some was gonna be evicted before pandemic happen so i guessing some was expected and rest are done cause renter not try pay if not got funds to do payments any . it seems some or many have their own excuse or reason for not paying or not trying pay for any reason.
Unemployment is taxable income. So depending on the state that's 10% deducted. Also is the landlord tacking on late fees? Then there's utilities, transportation, insurances, medication (she has asthma) then food. Don't forget WiFi in order to apply for Unemployment while seeking New employment. 🙄
God bless you, Alana. I pray you never end up in a similar situation.
I didn’t hear them say that the roommate got unemployment. Just that she is unemployed. I was unemployed and I was an independent contractor so I didn’t even qualify for unemployment. Not everyone does
Yes I believe there’s two sides to this story
This such bullish, I have never been late on my rent threw the whole pandemic. Because I use the money the government gives us for our rent, not on bags, shoes, and whatever. This is devastating to renters and landlords. I see people everywhere shopping" then saying they can't pay they're rent. It makes me sick.
Case by case basis. Not everyone who can't pay rent, is secretly balling.
@@Rob774 your right, the other half won't give up there perks and pay the rent. They're are so many unnecessary expenses that people won't let go to pay the rent.
Brasil também é assim .New forniture , shoes , beer , but no one pay rent .
Bad people
Perhaps all of the government elected and employed leeches who are building their retirement portfolios, buying homes and nice cars, having paid vacations, being paid salary while not working, and being paid by We The People for many years after they retire and who, if working, received both overtime and hazard pay should all voluntarily take up a collection to help out the tenants, landlords, and hungry children. After all their living high off the hog off our tax dollars while we struggle to make ends meets. Seems fair to me. They've gotten more than all of us and they produce and create nothing but trouble for us while living off of our money. The government budget was passed to ensure they didn't lose a dime and we're still waiting for "stimulus". It's disgusting.
@@butchcassidy9625 door dash
I believe some renters are taking advantage of not paying. Luckily I was able to work through the covid and continued to pay my rent.
Hopefully this real estate bubble pops soon, I remember when rent was only $600 - $800 for a one bedroom in Queens, New York ... only 10 years ago !!!
Yea, studios was cheaper years past but now they above 1k for studio or cheaper and all depends what state u move to at time. i guess they add the cost of replacing stuff to rent so rent goes higher then before. so get back funds to replace anything else at time.
20 yrs ago
@@Izziharassedbynycooficials yeah def 20 years ago. I moved to NY in 2012 and rent was high then.
They overcharge for renters. Prices should not be that high.
Rent goes as high as they allowed to unless they gotta cap to a certain amount. i guess call it rent control. so if they know somebody gonna pay so much for a place then it wont change unless they willing to give up profits any. but i guess they add cost of replacing stuff to the rent and so rent goes up anytime.
Should've paid your rent people. Good times can't last forever. Those of us with mortgages didn't have an 11 month grace period.
That's for sure!
@@CanYouRememberWhen I wonder why some renters think they're exempt. And you know they had the money
@@joelevans2087 - Take any group of people, there will be all kinds in it. You could be working next to someone who cheats on taxes or shoplifts and never know it on the surface.
It is nonsense that renters are still expected to pay $900 with roommates. I thought the idea was to save money with roommates, not spend more money. Everything in NYC is overpriced, though including housing. I live in a quiet & beautiful neighborhood in the northeast. Costs of living in the northeast is exorbitant. I only pay $725 per month with heat & hot water included for my beautiful 1 bedroom apt. My electricity & gas services never surpass $55 or $60 per month. I live in proximity to a lot of amenities. Ppl have to think abt the value they're getting when spending all their income on houses they'll never actually own. Ppl overspend on mortgages & no one owns housing in the U.S.A. Banks own these properties and foreclose upon properties quickly when property taxes aren't paid and mortgage payments lapse.
In Manhattan, NY is 600$ for a car garage monthly and 3000$ for a 1 bedroom apt
Why do people keep doing that we get it you live in upstate or other part of the north east you don’t pay the prices we NYers pay. Ok so what you do realize wherever you are if all of NYC decides to move to where you are then prices will go up rent, food, space, parking, housing, schools. And don’t get me started on Jobs. So I say to you what does your so call place has to offer. Some people are cut out for suburbs or simple living others are not. I can’t just pack up and leave to where you are because my first question is what am I going work for a living. Are they gonna pay me the same as my job? We all know jobs want to pay less not more.
So what do we do?
Very well said, people won't give up there perks to pay the rent. They're are so many unnecessary expenses that people won't let go to pay the rent.
Once you live NYC, rent are much lower. We as New Yorkers are always shock when we find that out.
Anonymous Someone can you be a little bit more specific about where you live that you are paying such a low amount for rent , heat and hot water ? Can you tell us what county that is and in what state ?
20k in debt over rent? Either the rent too high or this was going on b4 the economy crisis
Landlords are using rent for guaranteed annual returns since the stock market can’t guarantee 5%+ annually. Pretty much rents are going up due to people seeing them as investments and not necessary to living. I guess no one cares if people end up homeless because rent has gotten out of control.
She got into 20k because she hasn’t paid rent for 10 months or so. It never got that bad before because after only 2 maybe 3 months people would be evicted already.
rent is high in NY real estate corruption and paid off Governor & Mayor the situation is decades of abuses
Property taxes are getting more and more expensive so landlords are unable to pay for the house unless they raise the rent a bit
could have just moved out
I have 2 autoimmune diseases and have continued to work. It’s a catch 22. Damned if do damned if you don’t.
Facts! I was living with my mom with my children, in the middle of a divorce and a pandemic. I went through 4 jobs trying to make enough to get my own place. My 5th job made me able to get my own place for me and my daughters. If you don’t know how to survive and cave in the face of a crisis, you will sink.
@@kirahoward23 Exactly. This pandemic has proven that there are so many Americans that will sink at the slightest change. It's not like it was in the old days when people really had trouble finding work but they still found it. Now there are plenty of places hiring. People just need to stop using this pandemic as an excuse to not have to work.
Towards the end, they say she recently applied for food stamp which means she was ok for a year and did not pay her rent the whole time??? Explain that logic. You cant, because its a lie. Just like saying she was denied over $3
She could've asked for rental assistance. She's simply irresponsible and should definitely be evicted.
The majority may be a lie but you can and will be denied over $3. States are very very strict
the other thing is food stamps is a sliding scale. People who make just under the max amount get almost nothing. I had a girlfriend who's a single mom and the income amounts for her and her young child were just over what she made. Maybe like $50. So while she qualified she only got I think $10 a month which wasn't worth the time she would have to spend to fill out the applications and potentially miss work to go to the interviews
that fact that she could not get food stamps like really because she was 3 dollars over omg that's just fkin dumb shame on the state
Same for me. When I was on unemployment I got 5 bucks too much to qualify for food stamps. Ever since then I think everyone should get food stamps, everyone in the U.S.
I will be evicted and I lost my job, what should I do?
Should of gotten waived.
There has to be a line at some point otherwise having a line is meaningless. If you let someone that is 3 over, a person that is 5 over will say " Hey, you let that person get assistance, I'm only 2 over that person so let me in too. " Pretty soon the line is meaningless.
@@bobroberts2371 yup get rid of the line and get rid of food insecurity too.
She's making $1200 per month. She has a roommate who has presumably been collecting (expanded) unemployment compensation. AND she was offered a better job but didn't take it. And yet she hasn't paid a dime in rent for the past 11 months? It's a crazy time right now but I'm finding it hard to sympathize with this woman
Why don’t you cover the homeowners that were owed 11 months of back rent and still have to pay mortgage and taxes? They are working ppl too
If you can't pay, you need to make plans to move out as soon as you can - not just let the bill keep accruing
Here in CA, the state gov't claims they don't want people to double-up. And once someone moves out, no smart landlord will rent to them without stable rental history. I rent apartments and when I have a vacancy... I will INSIST on the potential tenant proving to me they have paid all of their rent through the alleged pandemic.
But...how in the midst of a pandemic.
I bet a lot of landlords wished they had accepted Housing Vouchers now.
Yup! There are a lot of slumlords anyway! I hate people are suffering though.
Hello again
Not me. I own rental properties and refuse to accept Section 8 vouchers. The delays and bureaucracy are just not worth it ... even now.
@@blakeberlin6295 to this day the government checks have never been late on any of my properties. And to be honest my section 8 tenants are my best tenants.
@@Landshark2020 And? My problem is the time and effort required for new tenants. It always cost at least one or two months for inspections, addressing nitpicking issues, followup inspections, etc.
Once that is done, it's fine, except for when I get another vacancy. I am also philosophically opposed to such government programs, but I don't hold that against the voucher recipients.
She can't afford this apartment to begin with, $1,800 a month is too high.
She was living there for 20 years before the pandemic ??
Landlords are the only service industry required to provide a service without any compensation. Stating the rent is eventually due is just a cop out answer. No way renters will be able to pay the back rent and landlord will be stuck with the bill.
The outdated formulas use to determine if one is qualified for rental assistance need to be updated ASAP. Wages have not kept up with inflation and therefore our useless politicians need to do more to help the people.
Wages are rising very quickly now. Businesses can't find enough employees. There is an employee shortage, not job shortage.
@@paulkenny5052 wages are not and have not kept up with inflation. The average person can barely afford the basic necessities these days and are struggling severely.
@@realdeal139 While I do agree that wages were not rising a lot before the pandemic, inflation has been low. Upper corporate salaries have really gone up in comparison to middle class and low wage workers, and that is where the disparities are. But wages now are really rising, catching up with where they should have been, so in July 2021 employment shouldn't be the reason the 21% of people are not paying rent.
Think of the economics this way, if there were an over abundance of rentals, there would be a lot of empty rentals and the rental rates would go down to a degree. Rents still have to cover expenses, otherwise rentals just go away as not being viable. If you shrink the supply of rentals, the scarcity would increase demand and the supply of rentals go up. So there is a minimal rate for rents. If rental assistance is feeding the supply of rentals, then that will be part of the demand for rentals, and rents will rise as there will be more renters than rentals. This is part of what is "Systems thinking" or Systems planning."
Which that argument is a small part of the pandemic moratorium. The pandemic eviction moratorium was supposed to be in place until the vaccine is out. Dr. Fouchi said he would like to infection rate to be under 3%, and now the vaccines are long available, there are more shots than arms, the infection rate is something like 0.4%. Whether wages have not kept up with inflation shouldn't be a part of that decision, its an outside issue.
@@paulkenny5052 ultimately, more affordable housing is needed along with housing vouchers. The scale of the problem requires government intervention.
@@realdeal139 The majority of affordable housing is provided by small landlords. The big corporate landlords don't like affordable housing because the return on investment is too low for their stockholders. Unfortunately, the eviction moratorium will shrink the number of affordable housing, making the supply of rentals less and the cost of renting higher. The landlord court moratorium is wiping out the small landlords. The additional fees will only be added to rents. When providing housing is not profitable, people can't stay in the business and business fails. Government is truly failing here.
Honestly the moment I can't afford to pay 3 months of rent and I cant get government assistance after years of paying taxes. That's when I have to leave NY. Why didn't she drain her savings and move to Florida or Texas? Thats what most NewYorkers did when the pandemic started.
New York City= New World Order City
She let her job go because she’s high risk
@@tianachet713 So were the New Yorkers who fled to Texas. Why wait till you are 20,000 in debt to take action?? 🤔🤔🤔
Texas's or floriduh, I'd rather be homeless
That would require her to have savings to begin with. Most people have no savings.
Property owners are in trouble too.
Except him yup
no rent? fine, no property taxes then.
A lot of people are taking advantage of landlords.... trust me my tenant was taking advantage of the situation and he literally lived rent free for 1 year!! He was getting help from the government and wasting it on cigarettes and beer and I never saw 1 cent from him... lucky I was able to kick him out without going to court I lost so much money I had to get a second job just so I can take care of a grown as man! 😒
Same here two tenants been on unemployment since the beginning shen they were getting 600 extra each a week thats 1200x4 and dind not pay there 750 $ rent wtf
Tenants that owe back rent are never going to pay the 10 months back to the landlord
It is only realistic to try to pay it if you have income. No income, then you are scraping by.
Correct. 1000% true. Tenants will never ever pay back rents.
Affordable housing for private home is not possible. Nyc property tax is too high. Cut property tax by half then we might see lower rent
Eh. I paid my rent on time thru this entire pandemic. Bless the ones that couldn't due to un foreseen circumstances. Is alot tho that have completely taken advantage of not having to pay.
Exactly, did she say she didn't get a job because she has asthma and COULD have gotten sick? Thank God people working in hospitals, grocery stores, trash men, etc went to work. Many of them had preexisting conditions.
we make sure rent utilities get paid food 2nd
we make sure rent utilities get paid food 2nd
She hasn’t paid rent in over a year, and decided not to work when she had a job..so I don’t feel bad for her whatsoever.
It's awesome how the landlord owns 6 apartments... they should've interviewed landlords who own only one since it's those who are suffering way more since they've placed their entire life savings into buying that house
Owning 6 isn't enough to spread the risk.
No one told them to risk their entire life savings into a rental property. That’s a risk you take when investing.
Ima landlord btw
I have news for ye who has obviously never been a landlord. A humble property management business with 5-6 apartments and you practically break even with property taxes upkeep insurance, utilities.... and living expenses. That's a landlord making Taco Bell wage. Less than 5 and you're either providing a public service as charity or losing money. These people who rent 1 apartment are also working full time jobs and making beer money after its all over, or seniors collecting Social Security, renting out a basement or attic and its not worth the hassle imo
Part of the issue is an $1800 apt payment! I mean wtf! For an apt.. ridiculous
That's NYC 🙄🤣
That is CHEAP for New York City
then don't try to live outside you mean stop trying to keep it with the Joneses instead of an 1800 month rental get something cheaper stop trying to put on a facade and live within your means
@@williamhyman5048 in NYC avg starting rent is 14-2k so I don't think it's about living within your means because it's a fair amount
@@Aj-kp1bt listen you guys just say about being fair you have the choice to either take the apartment or not that's the bottom line if you cannot afford it do not try to live in it that's the bottom line me myself I'll say this again when my job was out and it's still out because I'm a chef it's still hard I have to take a job with Uber after work for minimum minimum wage in any kind of restaurant I do what's needed to be done I don't expect anything from anybody I don't expect freebies I don't expect handouts so if anybody's looking for compassionate empathy from a person like myself who go to work everyday who's 51 years old who has two busted knees and just found out to his vertebrate columns just fuse together and these back surgery you're not going to get it that's the bottom line if you cannot afford the rent go and live somewhere else where you can't afford the rent and that's all I'm saying
My question is are u making any payments???
I thought she said she only had $1200 per month. Probably cannot pay all her bills with that, and also pay back rent. Their rent is $1800 so do the Math.
@@daveygjuanvalldez8981 That's not what she said. The rent for the two bedroom is 1,800 which is split between her and her roommate, so each pays 900. Her part time job pays $1,200 a month. It means that if she paid her rent in full, she would have $300 left for everything else. During covid, anyone could get food stamps. If she got the food stamps she would be able to get by. I hate reports like this, it victimizes irresponsible people.
I'm glad I was able to continue to pay my rent off . I'm now current in it. Between unemployment, an extra help with stimulus checks.
I wake up everyday and practice so much gratitude. I could only imagine 20,000 in back rent. I wouldn't be able to sleep at night.
They need to stop all military spending except personal and divert those funds to helping people get through this pandemic.
So ridiculous. Go to work if you want a home and roof over your head. Everyone will die someday. Hate to break the news to people. I see landlords out there working two or three jobs to keep up with their tenants bills and mortgage. It's laziness and the feeling that their obligated to live for free.
I feel for the landlords but as a manager in SoCal that has had to lay off over 100 people, where the rent averages $3500, people literally have no chance paying mortgage or rent
That’s because landlords are using rentals as piggy banks and for guaranteed returns when housing should not be an investment. But when all these people keep saying to buy and create rental properties in real estate cause you can jack up rent 5%+ annually you are only creating future problems. People either live in homes or are homeless.
This cat is going to heaven : $3500/mo for rent ? WOW ! My house payment in Indiana wasn't THAT much !
@@xxxxMonkeyGirlxxxx wheres all the goverment housing then? Its pretty simple when you sign a lease and are required legally to pay as a renter. But then the goverment wants to put a pause on that as a moratorium which is unconstitutional. That forces landlords to house for free without getting all thats owed. No matter however way you spit it, its always the renters fault.
@@xxxxMonkeyGirlxxxx you're very intelligent! Housing is human right not investments.
@@muzik8125-haha, ok freeloader.. so when you’re hungry you can walk into any restaurant and get free food too?
BioWarFare is the longest war.
I have no sympathy for these people. The entire eviction moratorium was bad legislation. If someone was getting any other help, then they should pay some rent. This is just wrong on so many levels.
So because you are scared, the landlord has to pick up your costs of living? Get over yourself.
This Eviction Moratorium has created a nightmare for Tenants and Landlords alike. The tenants who are doing the wrong thing and manipulating the system are making things worse for the honest tenants.
It's a shame that $1400 will not help her at all.
$20000−$1400
= $18 600 remaining debt
It's not like she wanted to help herself. This is a case of a non - case.
$1800 for an upstairs apartment is criminal. Price guaging.
You've gotten unemployment and in blue states that was upward of 1k a week, why didn't you pay your rent? Why didn't you pay partial rent and work out arrangements? Why? This is just an excuse!
How can you feel sorry for these renters when they are collecting more by staying home on the stimulous payments and the land lords who may not be able to work have to still pay the insane property taxes and possible mortgages.
Poor guy, I really hope he gets out of this hole.
The love of money is putting people out on the streets
So why don't you buy some houses and rent them out at a low price? There should be a booming market for this no? ( I'm betting you won't )
In some cases yes but there are a lot of small mom and pop landlords throughout the nation that rely on that rental income as their source of income. I just hope everyone in this nation uses all of this as a learning lesson that you have to have multiple income sources, a good safety net, lowest bills possible, and put your true faith in God not the government or money.
Anything over 850 is too high for rent. The problem is there’s not enough affordable housing!
Too many people unwilling to move to a place with good cost of living.
This is a mess!!
But what about the Landlords?? Seniors, small families rely on this income to survive!! too!! What about their unemployment benefits? And food assistance? The 2 stimulus checks? Where is all that money going? Heard many stories of people getting overpaid to stay home and not paying their bills, rent etc. I was a front line worker and many many many people spending on unrealistic items. Not necessities. I am sure 85% of the people NEED it to SURVIVE but those 15% should be ashamed of yourselves. Prayers to the landlords and the small businesses that have lost sooo much.
The landlords aren’t the problem here. They have mortgages and bills to pay too. Most people cannot afford their overhead- it effects all levels of society.
The Homeless shelters for families, and single people in New York, is about to be thru the roof. The pandemic will be in NYC for a while.
We all got bills to pay. Ultimately SHE made the decison to quit her job and put herself in a situation to become homeless over continuing work at the job that allowed her to pay rent.
Liz Dunn What a wonderful woman. Losing serious income for such a long time, but still desires to keep her tenants. God Bless You!! You will be rewarded for your love and care of others!
Amazing. I’m so happy the landlord had success getting squatter like you OUT
I believe this lady when she says she couldn't work. She doesn't look like the healthiest person, and she's in the high at risk group if she has asthma and being Hispanic descendance. She also didn't need to admit to the world that she could have considered working a part time as nurses aid job, but she did share this detail. I think she would be a goner or suffering from further health issues had she decided money over health. I can't say that for everyone I've seen on these news clips, some of which gladly get on camera, admit they made a lot of money before the pandemic, didn't save nor allocate UI funds towards bills, made wasteful choices etc, etc--Those are the people you gotta roll your eyes at. lol You also have to consider the roommate too. If the roommate stopped paying his/her share of the rent, what's the point of this lady paying her share if they are both on the lease and will be facing eviction together?
People should have made more of an effort to pay rent. Landlords should not have had to absorb these costs
If this was me and I felt that at the end of the month my family was going to be homeless, I’d be taking my income taxes or stimulus check and moving out of this state. Buy an acre or half acre lot in the country for 1-2k, get a tiny home shed $5k to make payments on for a yr. and get power set up to it $2k. We would not be homeless and we would not be sleeping in a car. But you could build from there. Insulation, drywall,flooring, plumbing and peace of mind.
I used to say the same thing ... that if you at least had a little plot of land you would never be homeless ... but there are a lot of people who are not going to be able to do what you just said because they had been living paycheck-to-paycheck before Covid .
That’s a great idea. I see one problem. Your plan takes initiative. People are to use to pulling the victim card then wait for others to do for them. It’s called Learned Helplessness.
I have managed to hang on to my house thru this, just barely. I'm ready to sell and buy land out somewhere away from cities, but prices on that have also increased over the last few years. When I start looking into it I notice some states are putting up restrictions such as not allowing wood burning stoves, and people who have them have to register them. Houses have to be put on land in a certain amount of time, certain size. If you want a water well not easy to find. Most won't allow you to live in one of those mobile "tiny homes", and if you try to stay on your own land in an RV it's only allowed for a short time. I can see why you read it has taken some people 1-2 years to find land they want.
The federal moratorium is over now.
One Shot Deal takes a while, especially because of the amount owed but updating the owner about trying to get it sometimes helps
There are charities that help also, but you have to prove that you are really broke and your willingness to pay your part. She could've saved a lot of money if she ate less.
Better move to louisiana lol get you a 2 bedroom apartment for $400.. a rental house might hit you for $450 in the right area
And would she want to be in those $400 places. For the most part these are hard to come by since 2001 all over from 504 to 337 to 318.
*Yep, I'm Louisiana born and bred* ⚜️⚜️⚜️
@@teddylovesit what’s wrong with Louisiana? I bet I’m not about to get evicted.. my job still booming, family straight & got food on my table.. so you rather be facing eviction & not knowing where your next meal coming from rather than live in louisiana where the cost of living not high? Lol yea ok
@@fifty1fifty923 Louisiana doesn't have the amount of jobs necessary to absorb even a fraction of New Yorkers. Certain jobs requires you to be physically present, so no remote working.
Also rents are too high to begin with......
So stop renting and buy a place......let's see how that is gonna work for you..! At least try..!!
They never show corporate buildings only small individual homes and renters.
this is so sad. america has had a housing crisis before covid , home prices are inflated and rent is outrageous, a lot of this is greed
I wanna go back to work now. Open the city so people can pay their rent. Even though she could have went to work she choose not to smh what did she think was gonna happen
she has asthma she can schedule an appointment to get the vaccine because of her condition and then go back to work she doesnt fool me
Where does a senior EVICTED not for back rent, but because the landlord simply wants to raise rent $300?
Where does this person find a new rental when there aren't any rentals being offered under $1000?
Leave NY and move to Florida where housing is more affordable and cost of living is less expensive. Lots of jobs and people here are a lot nicer than NY,
There's really bo BIG DIFFERENCE in Florida. Florida is not that cheap. , also you have to worry about hurricane every year ,. In NYC you get pay more for your work , salary is bigger in NYC than Florida. Also in NYC you have better public transportation than in Florida
@@ciel222 they also do have good weather
I dont understand the fantasy of living in NY if you dont have a lights out job. There are plenty of states in the USA with lots of jobs and cost of living way less expensive. It’s freezing in the winter and the Knicks , the Jets and the Giants all suck. And the mayor sucks too. Lots of stupid people , and very dangerous. If you choose to live there, than dont complain. Suck it up
@@beeelle9209 huh?
The real lifeline in such cases is gofundme, the public helping each other. 1 to 2 thousand people giving 10to 20 bucks one time and she’s good. Sure I know we can’t carry everyone but do what you can, because blessings always returns more blessings.
I’ve never gone broke by giving.
For the Christians ......instead of giving your tithes to the church, use that to directly give to those you know personally. And any Pastor who would object , then you’ll know where their heart rests.
Peace
Yeah that is what some people are going to need to do .
I've never been so scared for the future of America ... good Lord just think of what it's going to look like out there this summer with so many more homeless people all over the country ... so sad and unbelievable . Unreal .
What to do with the tithes is set in stone by God. Why should any Christian listen to the demands of a fallible human to tell them what to do with their tithes?
GeT ouT Lady. Pandemic is going to conTinue. U owe 20!grand. You can't Live there4free 4ever. You have been heLped.
It's a real threat that you will be evicted if you owe $20,000, in one year. What does people expect.
I am in Florida and I don't owe rent but the owners decided to sell the house I have rented for 14yrs and give me a 30 days notice during a pandemic and in the middle of a rental shortage, especially since our October hurricane. If I had stiffed them rent, I would be protected. I may be living in my car in 2 weeks even though I did everything right. My car needs work, so no telling how long that home with last me. I also never got the 2nd stimulus and can not afford to move right now due to the hit my credit and income have taken during the pandemic. I don't even know what to do. Guess what? Nobody cares what happens to me. We are in it together until we aren't.
Same thing happened to me and my family 6mos ago but luckily I had a 401k I borrowed against and had enough to buy a used trailer in a mobile home park not my first choice as a home but its a roof over yours or your families head I wish you the best of luck and hope you don't end up living in your car do what you have to and as far as paying your rent I would stop as soon as possible to put it tward your new place if you don't want to be in your car and if the landlord took you to court just tell the judge the truth you cant afford to pay rent and save for a new place in 30 days they are people too they will understand and worst case they will make you a payment plan to repay hope all is well and again good luck I know the situation your in.
@@SC-fj2zp I appreciate the thoughts. Florida ia s landlord state. They also publicize evictions. Once you have an eviction, you are not likely to be able to rent a new place with or without money. Florida does not care. Period. It's a Republican run state. A bunch of con artists and sociopaths run it.
Do you feel that they should of been under some obligation to never change their life plans or business interests just because you lived there?
@@Tishers Go f*ck yourself.
@@Tishers no but I do feel as a gracful human being to give someone 30 days to find a new hom and pack up and move if they have been decent paying tennants is immoral and disgusting probably while working at least 40+ hours a week have a little decency!
The landlord in Seattle your one very special person I wish you well you have so much to loose😇
No what you do is make arrangement with friends or family. And many people have missed the limit to get aid . It can and does happen to many. Moral of this story, save for a rainy day!
I feel sympathy for the tenants AND the landlords, at least the ones who own only a few properties and who are suffering about as much financially. I understand why state and local governments have had eviction moratoriums, but it's also wrong to expect small landlords to eat all of the losses since they could go under themselves. There needs to be an AQEQUATE reimbursement fund for small landlords.
The real estate hype over the last 30 years has made it almost impossible to live in a single room apartment by yourself. 😑😑😑 even in the worst hoods...
That's why the government should of gave the trillion dollars to the American people not agencies 🤷♀️
Impossible to pay rent? Obviously hasn't missed a meal, got that "end" covered ! 😂 🤣
I’m so glad I don’t have a mortgage or rent and that I own my home outright, bought it when I was 31. I could never afford to pay the ridiculous rent prices regardless of where you live.
This is America 🇺🇸 💔
MOVE where you can afford! $1800 per month? More than triple what we charge here.
600 $ a month ?? it's too much, for what you offer .....you can live in Costa Rica with 150 $ a month for the same thing you offer...!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 4 times cheaper..!!
I really don't understand these people acting like victims because they got behind in rent because they chose not to go to work to keep themselves safe. I'm not talking about people who actually lost their jobs but people who walked away from a job because they wanted to stay safe from the pandemic. most of my loved ones are in the medical field and they all went to work. Including my mother who is in her 50s and has asthma. Why did they go to work? Because it's their job.
my landlord refuses to accept rental assistance because she doesn't feel its fair she should have to fill out paperwork to receive it
What are legislators thinking. So stupid. 75% of ALL adult Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Stop the insanity and live within your means, learn to save. Property owners MUST have a relief bill as well.
I don’t know of anyone who’s been evicted because it’s illegal. However, a lot of renters, have chosen to take advantage of the pandemic and stopped paying rent altogether. Why aren’t they speaking to the small landlords who aren’t getting rent, but are still on the hook for property taxes, utilities etc.
I’ve seen people with thousands of dollars of tattoos but claim they can’t pay their rent. Some people can not manage their money. Clothes are free at good will. Food banks available.
Stop squatting and pay your damn rent!
The rent always needs to be paid, you risk death by being homeless vs a 99.7% survival rate of a virus. Pay something and talk to your landlord.
I say this as someone with a husband w/o a pancreas(immune compromised), a 2 yo child and myself having limes disease (immune compromised). I do have compassion, but you have to work with what you can get to make it thru, I've been homeless, and that was after 6 months on chemo working part time, if I can do it, so many others can too.
Were here to fend for ourselves, American Gov could care less. Unless your the 1%. Great America.
It's tough and dramatic.She says it's been tough and dramatic for a lot of people.But we still paid our rent.We still went to work.We still paid our mortgages.
So you're getting evicted, big deal.That's what happens when you don't pay your rent
Potential renters should be made to show a criminal record before being given a flat. Many do not pay rent and they ruin the house as well
How will these people ever catch up with thousands of dollars back rent? $20,000??