Unfortunately, but not unexpectedly, Gov Whitmer extended the ban on residential evictions yet again, now through June 30.
The order is not yet even published on the Governors executive order page as she yet again announced it after normal government hours, just as it was due to expire.
It will be her 118th executive order of this year, with all but one being Wuhan-Flu related.
The Detroit Free Press: Whitmer extends freeze on residential evictions for non-payment of rent
After all, tenants not paying their rent are her kind of people and will be voting for her. Tenants have not had to pay rent since March 20.
Landlords on the other hand, still have to pay the mortgages on those properties or face foreclosure.
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What legal ground, if any, does she have on doing this? She's basically forcing a contract to be violated, isn't she?
drjim: Yes she is indeed doing that. Basically she's invoking her emergency powers on the basis "that protection that a residential home provides from the COVID-19 pandemic" makes it ok to forbid any eviction action or effective demand for payment.
Until landlords take her to court on it, its likely going to stick.
I'm surprised the "landlords" haven't organized and hired a number of lawyers. I wonder how many of the pending evictions are in properties owned by "small" landlords vs a large corporation with many apartments....
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