Transferring goal on eviction ban is ‘whiplash’ for landlords

Moving target on eviction ban is 'whiplash' for landlords

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“I’ve never woken up having panic attacks before this year,” said Haines, 53, who owns and manages 253 rental units in the Dallas area through his firm Tangent Group. “All of this is because we can’t control and run our business.”

He worries about providing for his family, keeping his employees and whether he should sell the buildings and single-family homes he owns, which have been his livelihood for 27 years, he said.

The CDC said that evicting people could be detrimental to public health and would interfere with efforts to slow the pandemic.

“I’m thoroughly disgusted with it,” he said of the new moratorium, which is in place until October 3. “It is an infringement on my rights as a property owner.”

Haines said he isn’t looking to evict all his non-paying tenants. But he makes a distinction between those who can’t pay and those who won’t. It’s only the latter, he said, he wants out of his buildings.

“We’re not kicking people out who can’t pay,” he said. “We’re removing people who…

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