Renters being told to pay up or move out during pandemic could get legal aid

Advocacy groups say more landlords are violating the emergency eviction ban that's meant to keep people housed and safe during this public health crisis.

One tenant who asked to remain anonymous said his landlord threatened to kick him out if he didn’t pay the full rent. “Was mid-June that I started getting text about moving out or pay rent or I have to move out,” said the tenant.

After getting his work hours cut and making only partial rent payments for months, the tenant’s texts shows the landlord told him to come up with the rent in a week or move out. He and his wife and child moved out within days.