In response to the Wuhan pneumonia (new coronavirus disease, COVID-19) Epidemic, the U.S. state of New York last year issued a new law prohibiting eviction of tenants until May 1 this year, resulting in a landlord unable to evict a tenant who owes rent, resulting in the landlord sleeping in the car and the tenant spending money to buy a new car situation.
The comprehensive foreign media reports, this rental dispute occurred in New York City, Brooklyn (Brooklyn), 30-year-old landlord Eccles (Shawna Eccles) subject to the new law, can not drive away the rent arrears of the tenant Patterson (Sharita Patterson), so can only sleep on the sofa of friends and relatives, or in the sleep in their own car, and Patterson even bought a new car during this period.
Patterson, who had not paid her rent for seven months and owed US$14,700 (about NT$410,639), had agreed with Echols to move after one year of renting, but to her surprise, Patterson signed a hardship declaration under a new New York State law, claiming that she was affected by the Wuhan pneumonia epidemic and was in financial trouble. Therefore, Echols had no right to evict her.
Patterson, who has three children, also vandalized the bathroom of the house, left dirty diapers and trash around the house, changed the locks on the door without permission, and operated an illegal candle business outside the house.
In response, David Gerard, an attorney appointed by Echols, said, “This case highlights the lack of equality of rights between landlords and tenants in New York City and is a classic example of the government’s inability to properly address the problem.
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