A New Jersey landlord recently told his tenants he’d cancel rent for the next three months, asking only that they “pay it forward” by supporting local businesses during the coronavirus pandemic.
“We should all do our part, and it’s something we can do. It provides a little bit of good news to people in a world where there’s no good news, and I think that’s meaningful,” the Montclair landlord, David Placek, said. “The idea was just, let’s relieve some stress from our tenants.”
Tenants across his 12 properties will not have to worry about rent for April, May, and June.
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