The Property Line Season 1, Episode 2: What’s an Eviction Moratorium and How Does it Affect Me?

The Property Line is a brief and lively discussion of the biggest issues facing the commercial real estate industry. The podcast will deliver insights from Seyfarth’s real estate lawyers and other industry leaders on current market trends and how they impact all facets of commercial real estate.

This multipart series explores the impact of COVID-19 on commercial leasing and examines new retail leasing issues that will likely live on well past the pandemic. The series is led by Eric Greenberg and James O’Brien, two Seyfarth real estate attorneys who handle commercial real estate issues for some of the nation’s largest retailers and landlords.

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Episode 2: What’s an Eviction Moratorium and How Does it Affect Me?

Since the onset of COVID-19, many states and municipalities have passed a patchwork of eviction moratoriums aimed at providing rent relief to residential and commercial tenants. This episode discusses common misconceptions and important nuances of the eviction moratorium, including:

• What exactly does an eviction moratorium do? Hint: it doesn’t forgive rent.
• Do eviction moratoriums apply to commercial tenants or just residential tenants?
• Do eviction moratoriums block eviction lawsuits from proceeding? What are the important criteria for proving COVID-19 related hardship?
• Will eviction moratoriums be extended through 2021?

In this podcast we reference the CREF State Eviction Moratorium Tracker produced by the Mortgage Bankers Association.