今天收到一個麻州房東組織的郵件，號召房東們反對MA在討論的Bill HD.4935：
Two representatives who have at best a rudimentary understanding of housing have drafted legislation that would jail landlords for formally telling renters that we all have an obligation to pay our bills if we can during this crisis. HD.4935 right here in MA is the only legislation I have seen or heard of across the country imposing individual criminal penalties for our shared economic collapse.
粗略看了下Bill，不準開始驅逐流程，否則罰款5000和/或坐牢6個月：A violation of this section shall be punishable by a fine of $5,000 or 6 months imprisonment in a county jail, or by both.
看來麻州的房客們可以免費在房東的房子裏住，而房東卻要去監獄裏住了。奇葩吧。看到Bill時，正準備給房客發郵件說幾句狠話，講講如果不交房租的後果，看後默默地把郵件刪了，還是再等等。
怪不得昨天是個比較老實的房客第一個來問能否推遲交房租，我原來擔心的是另一個不太好對付的房客，估計那個房客大概連問都懶得問了。
給老實房客發了封信：We are in the same boat，不過city沒通知說可以晚交地產稅，超市沒說可以買食品不付錢。。。希望你盡量按時交房租。房客回信：Don't worry, rent will be paid.
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Bill: https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/HD4935
房東組織的反對信：Ten Reasons Why HD.4935 Eviction Moratorium Should Not Pass As Written
https://masslandlords.net/ten-reasons-why-hd-4935-eviction-moratorium-should-not-pass-as-written/
