What help is available for landlords during pandemic?

DURING THE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC..

THERE AREQUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT ISBEING DONE TO PROTECTLANDLORDS... WHO AREN'TRECEIVING RENT PAYMENTS.PROBLEM SOLVER TRAVISGUILLORY SPOKE WITH THETULSA APARTMENTASSOCIATION... TO GETANSWERS.PEOPLE STILL HAVE QUESTIONSABOUT EVICTIONS DURING THISUNPRECEDENTED TIME,CONCERNING THE RIGHTS OFRENTERS AND LANDLORDS.

ONEVIEWER ASKED THE PROBLEMSOLVERS, "WILL LANDLORDSGET TAX WAIVERS FOR THE TIMETHAT TENANTS DO NOT PAY RENTSINCE EVICTIONS ARE NOTALLOWED BY THESTATE?" KERI COOPER,EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TULSAAPARTMENT ASSOCIATION, SAID,"AT THIS TIME WE HAVE NOTHEARD OF A TAX WAIVER FORLANDLORDS.

THE VIEWERMENTIONS THAT EVICTIONS ARENOT ALLOWED BY THE STATE,AND THAT IS NOT A COMPLETELYACCURATE STATEMENT.

MOSTCOURTS IN OKLAHOMAARE NOT HEARING EVICTIONCASES RIGHT NOW UNLESS THEEVICTION IS FOR A THREAT TOSAFETY, BUT THERE IS NOT ANOFFICIAL MORATORIUM ONEVICTIONS IN OKLAHOMA."COOPER WENT ON, "THE LAST WEHEARD FROM TULSA COUNTYCOURT WAS THAT THEY WOULD BEBEGINNING TO HEAR CASESAGAIN AFTER MAY 15TH AND WEHAVE HEARD THAT EVICTIONCASES THAT ARE BEING FILEDNOW HAVE COURT DATES SET FORJUNE.

SO, IT IS TRUE THATEVICTIONS CASES ARE NOTBEING HEARD RIGHT NOW, BUT ALANDLORD CAN BEGIN THEEVICTION PROCESS NOW IF THEYCHOOSE TO, THEY JUST WON'TBE ABLE TO GET A JUDGEMENTON THE EVICTION CASE UNTILTHEY HAVE A COURTDATE." SHE ADDED, "IF THELANDLORD HAS A FEDERALLYBACKED MORTGAGE ORPARTICIPATES IN ONE OF THEQUALIFYING FEDERAL PROGRAMSTHEY ARE SUBJECT TO FOLLOWTHE CARES ACT.

IN THAT CASEA LANDLORD CANNOT SERVE ANYEVICTION PAPERWORK OR BEGINTHE EVICTION PROCESS FROM120 DAYS OF THE PASSING OFTHE CARES ACT, WHICH WOULDBE JULY 25TH.

ON JULY 25TH,THEY COULD SERVE A 30 DAYDEMAND FOR RENT NOTICE, ANDIF THE TENANT DOES NOT PAYTHE RENT WITHIN 30 DAYS THELANDLORDTHEN COULD START THEEVICTION PROCESS.

FORLANDLORDS THAT THIS APPLIESTO THEY AREGRANTED A 90 DAY MORTGAGEFORBEARANCE." IF THERE IS ACORONAVIRUS QUESTION YOUWOULD LIKE OUR PROBLEMSOLVERS TO LOOK INTO, CALLOUR CORONAVIRUS HOTLINE AT918-748-1502 AND LEAVE AMESSAGE.

TRAVIS GUILLORY, 2WORKS FOR YOU.WE'RE GETTING A BETTER IDEAOF HOW THE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC AFFECTED