Tenants say a 3-year ban on evictions kept them housed. Landlords say they're drowning in debt
People who support ending the eviction moratorium yell and hold up signs during a Oakland City Council special community and economic development committee at City Hall in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, April 11, 2023. Some landlords have gone without rental income for more than three years after Oakland approved an eviction moratorium in March 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
By JANIE HAR
Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO — Retiree Pamela Haile has paid property taxes, insurance and other bills on a house she lets out in Oakland, but for more than three years her tenants have paid no rent thanks to one of the longest-lasting eviction bans in the country....