LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Tenants in Las Vegas are breathing a sigh of relief after Gov. Sisolak announced a new statewide residential eviction moratorium will be signed on Monday and go through March 2021.
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Gov. Sisolak said he must reinstate it to make sure folks can stay home amid the surge in COVID-19 cases.
The moratorium does not relieve renters of paying rent to their landlords, and the state has created programs for landlords and tenants to be able to work on repayment plans.
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Makenzy Swanson has been unemployed due to the pandemic, and her fiance is self-employed and has had a hard time finding work.
They were in fear of losing their home.
“We were served a seven-day notice and we were doing everything on our end to get that taken care of and it wasn’t looking so good so this extension is super helpful,” says Swanson.
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A study from the Aspen Institute shows more than 418,000 Nevadans, or nearly 182,000 households, are at risk of eviction by the end of December.
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