JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Three days before Christmas, Jacksonville ophthalmic assistant Heavenly Carter, 45, received another eviction notice. Carter had her hours reduced in April at the medical practice where she’s employed. Carter described learning that patients tested positive and were hospitalized weeks after they visited the practice. Ron DeSantis altered his order to allow landlords to begin eviction filings in court. After changing the order, landlords in Jacksonville filed 13 times more evictions in August than the previous month.

Ron DeSantis on Wednesday let expire an executive order aimed at limiting evictions and foreclosures. DeSantis on Aug. 31 approved a one-month extension of an order to prevent foreclosures and evictions involving residents “adversely” affected by COVID-19. That order made clear foreclosures and evictions could move forward in circumstances unrelated to the pandemic, such as for non-payment of rent. “(DeSantis') Executive Order 20-211 had provided a limited, one-month extension of state eviction relief to persons affected by the COVID-19 emergency. Florida Power & Light plans to resume cutoffs this month for those who have fallen behind on their bill.

Ron DeSantis extended until Sept. 1 an executive order to help prevent foreclosures and evictions amid job losses and financial problems caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. “Nothing in this executive order shall be construed as relieving an individual from his or her obligation to make mortgage payments or rent payments,” the order said. Due to a lack of payments, Lev estimates he’s $20,000 in the hole. Even groups like United Way, which support the eviction moratorium, agree more needs to be done to help landlords. DeSantis has issued other orders in recent months that have allowed such remote meetings of county commissions, city councils, school boards and other local agencies.

Ron DeSantis appears to again be waiting until the deadline to announce if he will extend an executive order to help prevent foreclosures and evictions amid job losses and financial problems caused by the novel coronavirus pandemic. With the current order set to expire on Saturday, DeSantis was asked if he would approve another extension. DeSantis issued the April order, which he has extended three times, as COVID-19 began to take hold in Florida. The state agency reported Tuesday that, from March 15 through Monday, more than 3.3 million jobless claims have been filed, of which 1.8 million claims have been paid a total of $11.96 billion. The June number is a drop from the April peak of 13.8 percent, when 1.218 million Floridians qualified as unemployed.

Ron DeSantis late Monday extended until July 1 an executive order that seeks to help prevent foreclosures and evictions amid job losses and financial problems caused by the coronavirus pandemic. DeSantis initially issued an order April 2 that offered protections for people facing foreclosures or evictions. I have issued an executive order extending the moratorium on evictions and foreclosures until July 1st. “So at the end of April, for conventional apartment units in Florida, we show a 93% collection rate. As of May 6, we had 84.1% of conventional apartment units (that) had paid their rent,” said Amanda Gill, with Florida Apartment Association.

Ron DeSantis said Thursday he is extending until June 2 an executive order aimed at preventing foreclosures and evictions as people struggle financially during the coronavirus pandemic. DeSantis made the announcement during a news conference in Miami-Dade County, a day after signaling that he planned to approve an extension. The executive order, which takes legal steps to try to prevent foreclosures and evictions, was issued April 2 and had been set to expire Sunday. In order to provide much needed #COVID19 support to Floridians, today I signed an Executive Order that extends mortgage foreclosure and eviction relief until June 2. See the Executive Order here – https://t.co/fo1arg2wdx — Ron DeSantis (@GovRonDeSantis) May 14, 2020Thursday’s announcement came hours after a U.S. Department of Labor report said nearly 222,000 first-time unemployment claims were filed last week in Florida.