by Kevin Bessler, The Center Square | July 02, 2021 06:00 PM Print this article
An Illinois housing provider association wants more accountability from tenants who aren t paying rent.
The Neighborhood Building Owners Alliance is asking lawmakers to require that renters who do not apply for rental assistance start paying again or explain in court why they can’t pay.
Research by the NBOA found housing providers have lost over $1 billion in unpaid rent since the beginning of the pandemic.
“How would you like to live in a building where you are paying rent but the housing provider can’t fix the leaky roof or repair a broken door, simply because they don’t have the funds that they need to maintain their properties,” said Clint Sabin, spokesman for the NBOA.
Housing group says landlords have lost $1 billion during pandemic
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Let’s stipulate at the top that landlords aren’t the most admired group of people.
Everyone has an experience with a bad landlord. It’s like having a bad boss. It poisons your outlook on life.
But it also helps to acknowledge that most landlords are decent, small-business owners working on tenuous profit margins. The pandemic has torn through their daily affairs.
Now, amid signs our COVID-19 cloud is lifting and businesses that depend on public gatherings are slowly coming to life, landlords wonder if they’re being left behind in official recovery plans.
They had to shoulder a strange burden of giving away their product for free, something not required of the pharmacy or the grocery or the public utility as people were dealing with hard times and personal loss.