What is the rent reduction policy for shops during the epidemic?

During the epidemic period, there is no clear policy to reduce the rent of shops, but you can ask for deferred payment or negotiate with the landlord to ask for rent reduction. Non-state-owned market entities leasing state-owned houses, enterprises incubating in science and technology business incubators at all levels, small and micro enterprises and individual industrial and commercial households with operational difficulties will be exempted from the rent for the first half of three months. Among them, if the lease term exceeds 3 months, the rent will be reduced by 3 months (including those that have been reduced according to the policy, the same below); If the lease term is less than 3 months, the rent will be exempted according to the actual lease term.

Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases

Article 42 In the event of an outbreak or epidemic of infectious diseases, the local people's governments at or above the county level shall immediately organize forces to carry out prevention and control in accordance with the prevention and control plan and cut off the transmission route of infectious diseases. When necessary, the following emergency measures can be taken and announced after being approved by the people's government at the next higher level: (1) restricting or stopping performances in markets, theaters or other places where people gather; (2) suspension of work, business or classes; (three) closed or sealed public drinking water sources, food and related items contaminated by infectious disease pathogens; (4) controlling or culling wild animals, domestic animals and poultry infected with the epidemic; (five) closed places that may cause the spread of infectious diseases.

Article 45 In the event of an outbreak or epidemic of infectious diseases, the State Council has the right to urgently mobilize personnel or reserve materials and temporarily requisition houses, vehicles and related facilities and equipment throughout the country or across provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government.