PAY RENT.
THERE WAS A HOLD ON EVICTIONS,
BUT NOW MANY SEE A WAVE OF
HOMELESSNESS ON THE HORIZON.
FORECASTERS ARE PREDICTING A
FLOOD, BUT THIS ONE WILL BE A
RISING TIDE OF HOMELESS NUMBERS.
>> I READ SOMEWHERE WHERE
THEY’RE CALLING IT THE HOUSING
APOCALYPSE.
BRIAN: DIONE KINMAN IS THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING
AUTHORITY IN DRY RIDGE
SHE SAYS THERE ARE INDICATIONS
THAT WHEN THE EVICTIONS RESU
MANY PEOPLE WILL BE LEFT
HOMELESS.
>> IT’S RISING HERE, EVERYON
HAS SEEN THAT INCREASE OVER THE
LAST FEW YEARS.
SO, WITH THIS OCCURRING THEN
THIS PANDEMIC STILL GOING ON,
IT’S GOING TO BE DETREMENTAL TO
THE COUNTY
-- COUNTRY.
-- DETRIMENTAL TO THE COUNTRY.
BRIAN: SOME ESTIMATES SAY 20 TO
30 MILLION WILL BE FACING
HOMELESSNESS BY THE END OF THE
YEAR NATIONWIDE.
AND THAT WILL HAVE A DOMINO
EFFECT, HOMELESS ADVOCATE SA
LANDIS WITH MASLOW’S ARMY IS SO
CONCERNED, EVEN THOUGH HE’S IN
THE HOSPITAL FOR A SURGERY, HE
WANTED TO WEIGH IN ON THE
PROBLEM.
>> WHAT’S GOING TO HAPPEN IS
IT’S GOING TO PUT A STRAIN ON
OUR SHELTER SYSTEM, OUR HUMAN
SERVICE PROGRAMS AS WELL AS THE
JAIL SYSTEMS AS WELL AS THE ERS
AND THE HOSPITALS.
BRIAN: LANDLORDS HAVE BEEN
CRITICIZED, BUT THEY HAVE BILLS
TOO, AND SOME TENANTS HAVE TAKEN
ADVANTAGE OF THE SYSTE
THE HOLD ON EVICTIONS ENDS AUG
FIRST.
BUT IT’S NOT THAT SIMPLE.
AT SOME POINT THE EVICTIONS WILL
BEGIN, AND SOME ARE ALREADY
BRACING TO NAVIGATE A HIGH TIDE
OF HOMELESSNES
HAMRICK FOR NOW EVICTIONS ARE
--
FOR NOW EVICTIONS ARE STILL ON
HOLD UNTIL THE GOVERNOR’S
EMERGENCY DECLARATION EX
