Eviction Moratorium All Remaining Questions

We're too small to take on this law at this time. By growing and establishing credibility for the association, we will eventually get the resources we need to prevent bad policy in the future. I will become certified/maintain my certification. I will continue to support MassLandlords' mission to create better rental housing with dues and/or Property Rights Supporter investments as we grow.
Organize nonviolent collective action now, like a real estate tax strike. Real estate taxes make sense to eliminate because like the eviction moratorium, taxes are under government control. This action will attract attention to springboard to another solution TBD. I will participate in a real estate tax strike. If the city or a court issues an order to pay, I would be willing to go to jail for contempt. I have nothing else to lose/I'm ruined by this law.
Lobby for a law now to enact statewide surety bonds. Housing providers are essential to the success of a stay-at-home order, so the state should guarantee that housing costs are covered. Every landlord should get paid for COVID-19 related losses via surety bonds or insurance backed by the Commonwealth I am willing to talk to my Rep and Senator many times until they understand the need for another law to be passed to pay for the moratorium. I am willing to donate for a significant lobbying effort.
Lobby for a law now to enact additional rental subsidies Housing providers are essential to the success of a stay-at-home order, so the state should just pay for rent. Rental subsidies like Section 8, RAFT, and others can be a logical follow-up to the eviction moratorium, paying fully for the time landlords must provide free housing. I am willing to talk to my Rep and Senator many times until they understand the need for greatly expanded rental subsidies. I am willing to donate for a significant lobbying effort.
Litigate now to stop this law on constitutional grounds. This is an unconstitutional taking of private property for a public purpose without compensation. There are other constitutional issues with the eviction moratorium. I would be willing to fund the litigation for years if necessary, all the way to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts and/or the Supreme Court of the United States. I can find other donors. I would be willing to be a lead plaintiff if needed, and to appear in public or be named on public documents in order to defend my rights and those of my fellow citizens.
Litigate after the pandemic as a class action. After the public health crisis has passed, we should collect all the evidence of unpaid rent and lost value, add it up, and file a class action lawsuit against the Commonwealth for the costs. I would be willing to give MassLandlords evidence of my losses. I would be willing to get non-members to provide data about their losses, too. I would be willing to donate to get the lawsuit started.

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