Moratorium on residential rent during calamities eyed
SENATOR Manuel “Lito” Lapid has filed Senate bill 1525 which proposes to put a moratorium on the enforcement of payment of all fees, charges and costs relating to the rental of residential units, for the duration of a declared national and local state of calamity and for 30 days upon termination of such state of calamity or emergency.
The bill also seeks to provide moratorium on evictions for the same period regardless of the cause, except when a lessee/sublessee perpetrates a criminal act that threatens the life, limb and property of the lessor, sublessor or owner, other tenants or staff of the property in which the residential unit is located.
Senator Lapid believes the measure, once it passes into law will ensure adequate protection and assistance to the poor, vulnerable and disadvantaged sectors of our society especially in times of disasters and calamities.
The proposed measure plans to cover disasters and other kinds of emergencies which are national in scope as declared through a state of calamity or state of national emergency by the President.
