Renters must submit key document to landlord to avoid eviction
Statement of Alderman Khalif J. Rainey September 30, 2020
If you are a renter and you want to be covered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 moratorium on evictions, it has been brought to my attention that you must first submit a document to your landlord.
Renters can go to https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/declaration-form.pdf and complete the form, which must then be presented to the landlord. Evictions for failure to pay rent are legal if the tenants do not sign a declaration, despite the CDC moratorium.
Please remember that there are activities and violations that will not protect renters from being evicted – such as things that threaten the health and safety of neighbors and the community, including nuisance and criminal activities.
I strongly urge renters to take action to protect themselves from eviction as soon as possible.
Don’t wait and find out that you were too late!
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.
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Shouldn’t landlords be required to send this form to their tenants as part of the moratorium?