Evictions rates are going up

Hundreds of thousands of people, including more than 40% of Missouri renters, could lose their homes this summer in what is being called an eviction crisis.

GOING BACK TO SCHOOL.BUT FIRST TONIGHT --HUNDREDS OFTHOUSANDS OF PEOPLECOULD LOSE THEIR HOMESTHIS SUMMER RIGHT HEREIN KANSAS AND MISSOURI.IT'S BEING CALLED ANEVICTION CRISIS.THE NATIONAL HOLD ONEVICTIONS ENDED LASTWEEK...AND EXTRAUNEMPLOYMENT BENEFITSEND THIS WEEK...LEAVING PEOPLE AT RISKFOR LOSING THEIR HOME.IT'S A RISK FOR MORETHAN 40-PERCENT OFRENTERS IN MISSOURI.THE VALUATION ADVISORYCOMPANY "STOUT"STUDIED NUMBERS FROMTHE CENSUS BUREAU.IT EXPECTS 205-THOUSAND EVICTIONFILINGS IN MISSOURI INTHE NEXT FOUR MONTHS.IN KANSAS...33-PERCENT OF RENTERSCOULD BE FACINGEVICTION...WITH 81-THOUSANDFILINGS IN THE NEXT FOURMONTHS.TONIGHT -- 41 ACTIONNEWS REPORTER ANDRESGUTIERREZ SHOWS USTHE RATE OF EVICTIONSFOR THOSE HERE IN OUROWN BACKYARD.TENANTS AROUND THECOUNTRY ARE BRACINGFOR WHAT'S DESCRIBEDAS A TSUNAMI OFEVICTIONS.BUT HOUSING ADVOCATESIN OUR AREA SAY IT'LLCOME IN WAVES.Jane Worley/Housing Attorney,LegalAid of Western Missouri/This has just had adevastating effect on low andvery low income population.HOUSING ATTORNEY JANEWORLEY WITH LEGAL AIDOF WESTERN MISSOURIREPRESENTS THOSETENANTS.NEW NUMBERS FROMJACKSON COUNTY COURTSHOW THE AMOUNT OF "RENT & POSSESSION"CASES FILED ARECREEPING UP...THEY'RE NO WHERE NEARTHE DAYS OF PRE-COVID...BUT AS OF MONDAY,THEY'RE ON PACE TO BEHIGHER THAN THOSE LASTMONTH.Jane Worley/Housing Attorney,LegalAid of Western Missouri/So we're seeing people whonormally are able to pay theirrent and have not been in inthis kind of situation before.WITH THE FEDERALEVICTION MORTARIUMCOVERING MORE 12-MILLION RENTALS ENDINGLAST WEEK.......AND MISSOURI ANDKANSAS AMONG 29 STATESTHAT HAVE NO ADDITIONALPROTECTIONS...WORLEY POINTS OUT ALANDLORD HAS 30 DAYSTO WORK OUT A PAYMENTPLAN WITH A TENANTBEFORE TAKING LEGALACTION.Stacey Johnson-Cosby/President,KC Regional Housing Alliance/We always have tenants atsome point that may berunning into problems payingtheir rent, and we always workwith them on a one on onebasis, regardless of any kindof external timeframes.BESIDES DIRECTINGRENTERS TO RESOURCESLIKE "UNITED WAY"...THE "K-C REGIONALHOUSING ALLIANCE" ISHOSTING VIRTUAL JOB FAIRNEXT THURSDAY.Stacey Johnson-Cosby/President,KC Regional Housing Alliance/It's in our best interest tohelpour tenants stay in theproperty and to stay stabilizedwith their families.

So wealways reach out to ourtenants if there's a problemand try to work something outIN KANSAS CITY.

ANDRESGUTIERREZ.

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