May be impractical to get LL's involved in any action, but in these days with the left wing picketing everything I wonder if there would be any effect (if only news PR) to picket the homes of some politicians and judges asking them to house some displaced tenants/homeless people in their usually large homes....

I mean yes its only a small dent into the problem but at least its some help that THEY could do.,..We would need to contact TV/News people to let them know we would be at XXXXXX on Tue at x time,.. and have a good spokes person that can verbalize and explain our position. (We could offer air mattresses for the "guests" to sleep on,.

Our Indiana State REIA filed a lawsuit against the Govnr. That got some news coverage AND he declared on the next day (coincidence?) the eviction moratorium would only last 2 more weeks, not another month.

HE is up for re-election and needs to keep both sides happy.

I would do it.

IF the local news would be willing to air it - unedited - that would be great.

But, they probably wouldn't consider it important enough. And, of course they would comment on how greedy the protestors are. I'm so cynical.

We really do need to send up and TRY to be heard. Even if we are not personally affected yet. The path that the politicians ar going down id very dangerous for the future of all of us.

I would love to see my entire local REIA organize a trip to the capitol for such an event. 400-500 people might get attention.

I would do it, but don't know how to organize such a thing. And I really don't know how many landlords care / are concerned enough tp participate. (cynical/discouraged again).

A small group, i think, would be worse - make it look like not many are affected / care.

That should have been: stand up and TRY.

Never work. The best protest would be to pick a city for the protest, and get every landlord in that town to evict all their non-payers at once, and have every landlord with a vacancy agree to not fill those vacancies until next year, leaving the entitled freeloaders to live on the streets.

We could start a national gofundme to raise money to replace those rents. Once enough freeloaders were permanently out on the street we would finally have their attention.

Hollis, check out this link to a recent scene of landlords picketing in Canada - dld.bz/jg2ps

I've been thinking lately of doing a GOFUNDME to provide $$$ for a lawyer to sue the Governor of xxxxxxxx for imposing an eviction moratorium, in addition to taking away our property rights, forcing some to pay for others, and getting in the middle of a private contract.

Shoot, just get a printing company to make up some certificates for a "Free weeks housing on us, present this ticket at xxx address (favorite judge/politician) for one free week of housing". On the back, print "Just our little gift to say thanks to our local landlords who have been forced to do this everyday"

"Life is not a dress rehearsal"

"Your best decision making has got you right where you are today"

" Freedom and liberty are not passed down through the generations"

"Life is too short"

I would simply move - I left Taxachusetts decades ago.

Pros: It is immediate - fixes the problem and you can enjoy the remaining years you have to scuba dive or climb mountains or whatever floats your boat

Taxachusetts is way past gone - - your time to picket was decades ago. commoners in Taxachusetts are simply flies to be swatted away by the elite leftist politicians

You guys still think the Kennedy's are royalty

BRAD 20,000 - What is your take on the Indiana Rental Assistance program?

We have one tenant that we filed on just as the moratorium was announced. She is now 5 months behind and has applied for the rental assistance. The way we read it is we can get up to $2,000 (she is into us for about $3,200 or more for rent and utilities that we bill back to the tenant).

With the various strings that are attached, like having to forego the late fees, and still not being able to evict her, would it be worth it?

Also, her one year lease expires on September 30th. Can we just inform her we will not renew her lease and be done with her? Our Lease stipulates that with a 30 day notice by either party, the lease can be renewed or not.