{"id":5326,"date":"2020-05-19T18:58:45","date_gmt":"2020-05-19T18:58:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedems.com\/irwin\/?p=5326"},"modified":"2020-05-19T18:58:45","modified_gmt":"2020-05-19T18:58:45","slug":"senate-dems-introduce-legislation-to-protect-residents-from-foreclosures-andevictions-during-emergencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.senatedems.com\/irwin\/2020\/05\/19\/senate-dems-introduce-legislation-to-protect-residents-from-foreclosures-andevictions-during-emergencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Dems introduce legislation to protect residents from foreclosures and evictions during emergencies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>LANSING \u2013 Sen. <strong>Jeff Irwin<\/strong> (D-Ann Arbor), Sen. <strong>Betty\nJean Alexander<\/strong> (D\u2013Detroit), Sen.&nbsp;<strong>Stephanie Chang<\/strong>&nbsp;(D-Detroit), Sen.&nbsp;<strong>Erika\nGeiss<\/strong>&nbsp;(D-Taylor), and\nSen. <strong>Adam Hollier<\/strong> (D\u2013Detroit)\nintroduced legislation last week to protect Michigan residents from foreclosures\nand evictions during state emergencies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose of their proposed bill package is\nto create an Emergency Rental Relief Act, which would prohibit foreclosures and\nevictions in the event of any public health emergency, epidemic, pandemic, or\nnatural disaster. It also would prevent landlords from collecting late payment\nor non-payment penalties during a declared emergency. Tenants would also have\nthe right to terminate a lease during a declared emergency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Late last week, Governor Whitmer extended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/whitmer\/0,9309,7-387-90499_90705-522509--,00.html\">Executive Order 2020-19<\/a>, which prevents tenants from being evicted,\nthrough June 11. She also previously issued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigan.gov\/whitmer\/0,9309,7-387-90499_90640-522129--,00.html\">Executive Order 2020-14<\/a>, to extend payment deadlines for back taxes\nto prevent foreclosure and other evictions across the state of Michigan until\nMay 29. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI fully support Governor Whitmer\u2019s extension\nof Executive Order 2020-19 to prevent Michiganders from being evicted from\ntheir homes during a public health crisis. We now need to go further and\nguarantee these protections not only during COVID-19, but during future\nemergencies as well. I believe it is our responsibility in the legislature to\nsupport disadvantaged citizens at all times, but it is especially critical\nduring crises,\u201d said Sen. Irwin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The legislation includes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Senate Bill 912, that\nwould create the Emergency Rental Relief Act.&nbsp;(Geiss)<\/li><li>Senate Bill 913, that\nwould allow a tenant to terminate a lease during a declared emergency as\nprovided under the parameters established in the Emergency Rental Relief Act.\n(Irwin)<\/li><li>Senate Bill 914, that\nwould institute a moratorium on foreclosures and evictions during certain state\nemergencies.&nbsp;(Alexander)<\/li><li>Senate Bill 915, that\nwould institute a moratorium on foreclosures and evictions by the Michigan\nState Housing Development Authority during certain state emergencies. (Hollier)<\/li><li>Senate Bill 916, that\nwould allow foreclosing governmental units to extend the tax foreclosure\ndeadlines during a state of disaster or emergency. (Chang)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs the people of Michigan continue to suffer\nand Republican leadership refuses to do anything to actually help others\ninstead of themselves, we believe this legislation is necessary now more than\never,\u201d Sen. Geiss said. \u201cThe governor has set a shining example of creating\nservices and programs that are needed to help our most vulnerable populations\nduring a crisis. These bills would ensure the same going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe legislature should remove barriers for those who need it most,\u201d said Sen. Chang. \u201cIt\u2019s hard enough trying to decide between buying food or prescription medicine and paying the bills during normal times. This legislation would provide certain protections for our residents during challenging times like this and bring relief and peace of mind when it\u2019s needed most.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>### <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LANSING \u2013 Sen. Jeff Irwin (D-Ann Arbor), Sen. Betty Jean Alexander (D\u2013Detroit), Sen.&nbsp;Stephanie Chang&nbsp;(D-Detroit), Sen.&nbsp;Erika Geiss&nbsp;(D-Taylor), and Sen. 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