Paying rent in the time of COVID-19: Here's what you need to know

Technically, private property owners can still file for eviction with the courts, though experts hope added communication between tenants and landlords will prevent the risk of evictions.

OFFICIALS SAYFEDERAL STIMULUSCHECKS... FROM THATTWO-POINT-TWOTRILLION DOLLARRELIEF BILL..

SHOULDBE ARRIVING IN MID-APRIL.BUT RENT WAS DUEWEDNESDAY FORMOST PEOPLE.AND SOMESQUEEZED IDAHORENTERS... ARESTRUGGLING.LEADERS OF THEIDAHO APARTMENTASSOCIATION --WHICH IS MADE UPOF THOUSANDS OFPROPERTYMANAGERS ACROSSTHE STATE -- SAYCOMMUNICATION ISKEY.THEY'RE URGINGAT-RISK TENANTS...TO TALK WITH THEIRLANDLORDS.THEY'VE EVENDRAFTED A RENTDEFERRALAGREEMENT THATMIGHT HELP.YOU CAN FIND ITONLINE... AT THE LINKON YOUR SCREEN."WE THINK THATLOCAL BANKS WILLBE VERY FLEXIBLE --WE OUGHT TODEFINITELY BEFLEXIBLE WITH OURRENTERS AND OURCUSTOMERS."MANY COURTS ARECLOSED OR LIMITEDRIGHT NOW.BUT PRIVATEPROPERTY OWNERSCAN STILL FILE FOREVICTION WITH THECOURTS -- THOUGHMOST HEARINGS WILLNOT BE SCHEDULEDTIL AFTER APRIL 15TH.EVICTIONINTERVENTIONGROUP "JESSE TREE"SAYS THEY'RESEEING A JUMP INCALLS TO THEIRHOUSING CRISIS LINE..

IF YOU NEEDHELP... THEYRECOMMEND YOUALSO CALL HEALTH &WELFARENAVIGATORS AT 2-1-1... OR IF YOU HAVEKIDS IN BOISESCHOOLS... CONTACTTHE 'SAFE' HOTLINE