What should the landlord do during the epidemic?

Rent reduction or termination can be negotiated.

Affected by the epidemic, some tenants, especially migrant workers, can't return to their workplaces to use the rented houses normally, and tenants can request partial rent reduction according to the relevant contract terms of "force majeure"; If the lessee or lessor thinks that the loss of continuing to perform the lease contract is too great and requests to terminate the lease contract in advance, both parties may choose to terminate the performance of the lease contract by paying liquidated damages to the other party according to the specific circumstances.

People's Republic of China (PRC) Civil Code

Article 703 A lease contract is a contract in which the lessor delivers the lease item to the lessee for use and profit, and the lessee pays the rent.

Article 721 The lessee shall pay the rent at the agreed time limit. If the time limit for paying the rent is not stipulated or clearly stipulated and cannot be determined according to the provisions of Article 510 of this Law, if the lease period is less than one year, it shall be paid at the expiration of the lease period; If the lease term exceeds one year, it will be paid annually; if the remaining term is less than one year, it will be paid at the expiration of the lease term.

Article 722 Where the lessee fails to pay or delays in paying the rent without justifiable reasons, the lessor may require the lessee to pay within a reasonable period of time; If the lessee fails to pay within the time limit, the lessor may terminate the contract.