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To: County Of Alameda

COVID-19 Emergency Rent and Debt Forgiveness

We believe that an immediate moratorium on collecting rent and mortgage for the month of April and forgiveness of interest, late fees, or the owing of that month's rent in the future should be implemented. This moratorium and forgiveness should continue as long as the critical and necessary social distancing continues.

Why is this important?

As a group, the working class of Alameda have been financially crippled by the critical and necessary measures put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19. Though the federal or state government may eventually provide relief, the immediate conservation of our limited financial resources is necessary for our own and our family's health and well-being. Rentors, Leasors, banks and other relevant institutions can, as a class seek their own relief; the state and federal government is much more responsive and historically more likely to act on their behalf. We must protect our limited cash flow immediately.

Updates

2020-04-08 19:03:25 -0400

500 signatures reached

2020-03-26 13:41:05 -0400

Alameda County your signature counts. Lets push this petition the more signatures the better. We need all the help we can get. Looks like LA is doing great with theirs and our voices are being heard. Let's keep our heads up hope for the best! Please sign our petition!

http://davidryu.lacity.org/press_release_councilmember_ryu_calls_on_mayor_and_governor_to_enact_immediate_rent_utility_freeze

2020-03-26 13:36:41 -0400

San Francisco officials back moratorium on collection!
https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/supervisors-back-rent-and-mortgage-payment-moratorium/

2020-03-22 18:36:06 -0400

This policy sounds great, and is better than nothing. But forbearance sucks. All the interest you don't pay is added to the principal. You end up with another 5 years on the loan with a one year break. True relief is called deferment, where interest is paused, and payments are suspended.

Moratorium on collection, DEFERMENT of interest, help now.

https://www.npr.org/2020/03/19/818343720/homeowners-hurt-financially-by-the-coronavirus-may-get-a-mortgage-break

2020-03-22 18:33:44 -0400

If you can spread this petition to your stories, your timelines, your instagram photos, your profile pictures; Email, call people, text people, ask them to sign it, see if they agree.

Usually our voice is lost in the crowd. But let the whole crowd chant together. SIGN THE PETITION, SIGN THE PETITION, and let's make sure we have the resources we need to stay healthy, calm, and safe during this crisis.

And join the facebook page ,feel free to make a post and tell us your story

https://m.facebook.com/Emergency-Rent-and-Debt-Forgiveness-100192994966406/?ref=bookmarks

2020-03-22 18:32:08 -0400

Rent and Mortgage moratorium (no rent or mortgage collection), forgiveness (you will never owe it), deferment (interest or payments are frozen and moved forward) are absolutely necessary to our current health and well being, and our economic future.

2020-03-19 15:36:12 -0400

100 signatures reached

2020-03-18 21:15:18 -0400

50 signatures reached

2020-03-18 14:04:12 -0400

25 signatures reached

2020-03-18 01:00:14 -0400

10 signatures reached