A
nyone who has rented a home
knows the stress and frustration
that go into finding a place to live.
Throw a global health crisis into the
mix, and it reaches a whole new level. The
world has been upended by the coronavirus
pandemic, and this includes real estate and
the rental market. If you're a renter right
now, you're bound to have many questions—
with safety and health a priority.
Landlords and property managers as a
whole are taking COVID-19 very seriously, as
About Renting
a Home in the
Time of COVID
FAQ
they should. I know that in our office we are
not showing tenant occupied rental homes
at this time and instead posting photos and
videos to assist us in marketing the proper-
ties. We, of course, have to prepare owners
that this may indeed create some vacancy
time between the current tenant and a new
tenant, but safety is paramount. It is to be
understood that the novel coronavirus has
forced people worldwide to adjust to a new
way of living and doing things, and that in-
cludes landlords and current and prospec-
tive tenants.
