In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Americans nationwide are losing immense amounts of income due to unstable and closure of business operations. Many people are finding themselves unable to make rent payments and will be unable to afford food and/or medicine in tandem with rent.

To maintain social distancing and to further prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, it is crucial that stable housing remains accessible without repercussions. We must act now to suspend rent payments or have landlords compensate residents for the closure of amenities, in addition to an indefinite mortarium on evictions and housing closures.

I, and my fellow Floridian tenants, demand an immediate rent suspension or compensation of rent. No one should have to struggle during this time of crisis.