re: #34 thedopefishlives

In any ordinary time, evicting a deadbeat tenant is profitable because the space can then be rented to someone who can make the payments. However, in a pandemic, that market is suppressed; I don’t think the economics of that have been fully thought through yet, by anyone.

One additional factor would be the difference in utility costs between an occupied and an empty apartment/property depending on who is paying for the utilities.

(Though I expect for many landlords granting some leeway in hopes the tenant can eventually catch up on payments is better than empty. Not to mention that contested evictions cost money.)