“In the Miami and the Brickell area, we’ve got bigger tenants that have not been paying rent, said Harsh Arora, a partner at Kelley Kronenberg. “That area in South Florida will be affected more than any area in Palm Beach County or Broward County.”
Landlords did not necessarily want to be the first jerks to go into court when everything was uncertain, and people were reeling from the coronavirus. Courts were closed and there were plenty of orders in place about only emergencies being heard.