Q: When can landlords start filing fed cases again?
We entered into a settlement with our landlord to ne out by april 15th then this covid 19 sitiation happened and we are unable to move at this point our new house the landlord wont let us move in until the restrictions are lifted. My old landlord wont work with us so what i wanted to know was when is the landlord tenant court set to open to start hearing cases again. Im sure he will file for us to be out immefiately upon the court opening. It just isnt fair im disabled have copd and breatheing problems and a very high risk to get sick and my old landlord expects me to move during a time we have been directed to remain indoors. Thank you
A: At the moment, the courts are essentially closed for civil cases until at least April 30th, subject to extension. The Governor has prohibited law enforcement from evicting anyone for non-payment of rent or without cause until at least June 20, 2020. You say your agreement to move out is based upon a settlement, suggesting prior court action. The basis for that prior action may become relevant going forward. It is unknown at this time how the courts are going to treat such matters when they do re-open but my guess - and it is only a guess - is that they will allow a certain amount of time for folks to readjust and comply even if they had a prior deadline before proceeding to issue eviction orders. And it is unknown if the Sheriff will still evict people before the June 20, 2020 date, even if they are not related to non-payment of rent or without cause. There are a myriad of questions at the moment that simply have no reliable answers. As we move closer to re-opening everything, hopefully it will become clearer but at the moment, you basically have to just stay tuned. But the landlord can't get you out until the courts re-open and things become clearer.
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