Landlord out $24,000 in rent due to eviction moratorium, says tenants buying boats

A North Carolina landlord says he is out $24,000 in unpaid rent from tenants while one renter bought 3 boats over the course of the eviction moratorium just as the CDC announced a new ban that will last until October 3.

‘[The money] was used, they went and bought brand new boats, but I mean, you know in a time of crisis like what we’ve been through, you’re evidently getting money from somewhere, but it’s not getting to me," said Shoup.  Those very same tenants allegedly contacted Shoup when their air-conditioning failed in the middle of the summer.