China News Service, June 7th. According to the US "World Journal" report, New York City in the United States has gradually recovered from the new crown pneumonia epidemic, and the situation of Chinese renting can also be glimpsed.
The Chinese landlord rights protection group "New York Little Landlord" (poagny.com) recently conducted a survey of landlord members in May and found that due to the drop in unemployment rate, rent arrears by cash-paying tenants have slowed down. During the epidemic, 60% of landlords had I would rather leave the rental units vacant than rent, and now the figure has dropped to 48%.
According to the "New York Small Landlord" survey, May was the first monthly survey conducted by the organization since the epidemic. More than half of the landlords were willing to put vacant rental units on the market for rent.
During the epidemic, more than 60% of Chinese landlords in communities such as Brooklyn and Staten Island expressed concern that their tenants would owe rent and would not be able to evict them during the epidemic. They chose to continue to leave their rental units vacant, and now there are more listings on the market. In addition to representing that the people have gradually become accustomed to the lifestyle during the epidemic, it also shows the economic recovery of New York City.
(Yan Jiaying)