Articles — court openings

  We’re steaming towards June 1, the day that the Supreme Court has said that the Courts may open back up. And the question on everyone’s mind is “When can we file evictions?” So, here’s a video on where things stand right now and what we can expect in the days ahead. On May 8, the Governor issued an Executive Order allowing all evictions to move forward except those based on non-payment of rent at residential properties. So, according to the Governor, any eviction at a commercial property may move forward and evictions at residential properties may move forward if...

As we move towards June 1, I’m getting lots of questions about when evictions can be filed. Here’s where things stand as of today, May 13. The Governor’s New Position On Friday, May 8, the Governor issued a new executive order (#2020-323), which you can find here. The bulk of the Order addressed the reopening of certain businesses, but it had one little nugget tucked away in Section Seven that affects landlords. Section Seven states that evictions from residential premises for failure to pay rent are suspended. This is a change from his earlier Order. So here’s the progression in...