Tenants and landlords have one thing in common right now — they're both worried about rent as COVID-19 takes its toll on jobs and the economy. Thousands of Ottawans are suddenly out of work as unprecedented restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the virus force businesses to close and lay off workers. But he's also worried that with a sudden glut of applications for EI and CERB, payouts could be delayed. "Your gut reaction is, 'Oh my God, you know, I have bills to pay and how can you do this to landlords?'" "I think that we're just going to see where the dust settles, and that's a pretty scary thing," O'Callaghan said.

Source: CBC News April 01, 2020 08:00 UTC