Responding to a Tenant’s Request to Defer or Abate Rent Due to COVID-19
April 2, 2020
Rental Properties
Given widespread financial hardship due to COVID-19, commercial landlords are receiving requests for relief from tenants unable to pay the next month’s rent. Legally, landlords are probably justified in refusing to abate or defer rent, though this issue is far from settled and ripe for future litigation. A tenant in…