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Facing increasing criticism over how his office handles evictions, Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough Jr. said he is following the law.
It s important to know what your options are if you re dealing with burdensome debt. Source: Stringr I have no authority to supersede what a judge has decreed, Kimbrough said.Â
Kimbrough held a news conference Monday in response to protests over how he has handled evictions and a recent outbreak of COVID-19 at the Forsyth County Jail.
Last Thursday, Housing Justice Now and other groups gathered outside Forsyth County Government Center to protest the fact that people are being evicted in the middle of the pandemic. Protesters said that evicting people is a threat to public safety because it leaves those people vulnerable to contracting COVID-19.
Local housing advocates are demanding an end to evictions as federal and state moratoriums expire at the end of the year.Â
As COVID-19 cases skyrocket nationally and in North Carolina, people still face the possibility of getting evicted, housing advocates say.Â
(By Casey Toth | News & Observer) Catrice Otengo was one of thousands evicted this summer after falling behind on her rent because of the pandemic. Now Otengo is renting a room at a local motel.
On Thursday, about 30 people, representing Housing Justice Now and other advocacy groups, protested outside the Forsyth County Government Center, demanding that Forsyth County commissioners and Forsyth County Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough Jr. stop evicting people.Â