Flood of eviction filings expected after DeSantis quietly changes Florida's moratorium wording

[steve2470]

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/business/os-bz-coronavirus-new-eviction-moratorium-language-20200805-an5l2pqombfqpdljzjnuktjelm-story.html

The relief felt by tenants when Gov. Ron DeSantis extended Florida’s eviction moratorium another month to Sept. 1 may be short-lived because changes to the order’s phrasing explicitly allow eviction filings to resume and for some residents to be kicked out.

The original statewide moratorium that’s been in place since April was much more vague, suspending “any statute providing for an eviction cause of action.”

Some housing advocates interpreted that as meaning landlords weren’t allowed to start filing, but many did anyway. In fact, while the moratorium’s been in place, about 400 commercial and residential evictions have been filed in Orange County alone.

The recent extension, however, specifically suspends just the “final action at the conclusion of an eviction proceeding” and solely for tenants who have been “adversely affected by the COVID-19 emergency.”

Because of that, the chief judge over Orange and Osceola courts, Donald Myers Jr., anticipates “that the floodgates will open.” He said he expects to see the backlog of evictions that have been held up since the moratorium was put in place.

[judesedit]

1. Everyone has been adversely affected by covid

[ExciteBike66]

2. Similar language is also found in the foreclosure moratorium extension...

however, there are separate federal moratoria through FHA/FNMA etc that still apply to the commencement of a foreclosure action.

Depending on individual lender policies, foreclosure might commence (though not be completed) in Florida on non-federal backed loans...

[procon]

3. Stupid git! Now all those suddenly homeless Floridians

are going to fall on limited state services just to survive. They'll go from having their own shelter to draining the rapidly diminishing state funds that are already pouring out to fight COVID 19 problems and severe weather related damages.

DeSantis is an idiot. Instead of thinking ahead and doing everything possible to keep all those people in their own homes, he's forced Florida's Gov agencies to handle a deluge of families that have no place else to go.

[teach1st]

4. I'm hearing anecdotally about evictions in Tampa Bay area

I was just going to post this article. I'm seeing anecdotal posts on Facebook about evictions (belongings and furniture on sidewalk, sheriff deputies overlooking) around my area of Tampa Bay. I'm isolating, so I don't know the details, but I have seen two moving trucks pulling out of my small condo street access today, something that is pretty rare in this stable neighborhood.

It's a good thing that DeSantis has capitalism's back. Otherwise, people wouldn't be out on the street during a pandemic.

[Grins]

5. My standard response to these kinds of things...

“I’m so sorry. You voted Republican.“