The Law Office of Kurt H King

April 20, 2020

Rent Payments–The Covid-19 Virus

Filed under: Bankruptcy,Litigation,Real Estate — kurthking @ 5:06 pm
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How do we pay rent when we can’t work due to stay-home orders concerning the Covid-19 virus?

We all hope to be back to work full tilt this May, but many workers may not see that happen.  Hopefully, our landlords will be flexible and adjust or abate rent while workers are laid off or unable to go to work due to “lock-down” stay-at-home orders.

Working with the landlord is key, but landlords and tenants should read their leases if they have one.  The lease may have Act of God or force majeure clauses that touch on what happens with rent in a pandemic situation.   If so, the words of those provisions are important to read and study.

Government orders and laws may also apply, such as “no eviction” stay mandates by the President and state and federal government, designed to not force tenants out on the street while the country is trying to minimize new infections of the Covid-19 virus.  However, those stay orders just postpone matters and rent will surely be due at some point down the road when stays are lifted, resulting in a mass of eviction cases.

If you have questions or need guidance on this area, please call so we can see whether there is a way to help you.  Thank you.

Kurt H. King  816.781.6000

Law Office of Kurt H. King, 20 E. Franklin, Liberty, Clay County, Missouri 64068

Practice Areas–Bankruptcy Chapter 7, Landlord-Tenant disputes, Workers’ Compensation, Personal Injury, Family Law, Estate Planning, Employee Discrimination, General Matters

 

Workers’ Compensation Cases from the Covid-19 Virus

Filed under: Kansas Personal Injury,Litigation,Missouri Personal Injury Law,Missouri Workers Compensation — kurthking @ 4:40 pm
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Some employers may be exposing their workers to the virus without proper protection.  As a result, a worker may be infected and become ill, perhaps very ill or even die, from such increased exposure.

In these situations, the worker may well have a workers’ compensation injury claim to cause the employer (its insurer usually) to provide–at its cost–medical care, weekly compensation while off work, plus an award of money to compensate the worker for his or her permanent disability.   The law also mandates the employer/insurer pay compensation to spouse and/or dependents in cases where the employee dies from the injury, or in this case, the virus.

I handle Missouri and Kansas workers’ compensation claims and would be glad to speak with you about whether you have a viable claim.   These claims are typically handled on a 25% contingency fee basis, so there is no fee unless you receive compensation on the claim.  However, clients are generally responsible for reimbursing the out-of-pocket expenses for the costs of obtaining medical records, examination and rating by a doctor if needed, and the like.

It is important to act promptly as there are time limits that will defeat your claim if you wait past the deadlines!

Please call if you think this situation may apply to you!  Thank you.

Kurt H. King 816.781.6000

Law Office of Kurt H. King, 20 E. Franklin, Liberty, Clay County, Missouri 64068

Practice Areas–Workers’ Compensation, Personal Injury, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Estate Planning, Family Law, Landlord-Tenant, General Matters

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