Alexandria, VA – In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alexandria City Councilman Canek Aguirre introduced a resolution to protect renters, homeowners, small businesses, and landlords struggling to make ends meet. The resolution calls for state and federal officials to address the immediate crisis of rent and mortgage payments through a potential moratorium and to suspend the reporting of negative credit information by credit bureaus to protect people’s credit scores.
The Alexandria City Council will vote on Aguirre’s resolution at tonight’s legislative meeting scheduled to begin at 7:00pm ET. The meeting will be held electronically via video conference and will be broadcast locally on Comcast channel 70, streamed on the City’s website, and can be accessed via Zoom. The docket and text of the resolution can be found here.
“People are scared. They've lost their jobs or had their hours drastically cut. They can’t afford to pay their rent or mortgages and are afraid of building up debt. Many small businesses are struggling to stay open. Small landlords aren't sure what to do and commercial landlords are scrambling to figure things out as a result of this unprecedented crisis,” said Councilman Canek Aguirre. “We need bold action from all levels of government to get us through this pandemic. We can't have residents fearful of being put out on the street. We need residents to be able to focus on staying healthy and beating this virus.”
To read the text of Councilman Aguirre's resolution in English, click here.
To read the text of Councilman Aguirre’s resolution in Spanish, click here.
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