美国因为受中共肺炎(或称武汉肺炎,COVID-19)的影响,美国各个地方都爆出减租免租的措施。
有些是地方立法者推出的保护租屋者的命令,让这段期间遭受经济打击的人,免受到房东驱逐,并得到租金延长的宽待。有些是个人在疫情下的暖人行为,比如纽约市一名房东特别免除几百名房客一个月的房租,希望能减轻他们的压力。此一善举获得了人们的赞许。
A landlord with 18 apartment buildings in New York City waived April rent for his 200 to 300 tenants because of the coronavirus pandemic. “I told them just to look out for your neighbor and make sure that everyone has food on their table,” he said. https://t.co/fUY1AG7Y8t
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 3, 2020