Legal analysis: the process of applying for rent reduction during the epidemic period is: taking Beijing as an example. The General Office of Beijing Municipal People's Government issued several measures to deal with the impact of pneumonia in novel coronavirus and promote the sustainable and healthy development of small and medium-sized enterprises, and several landlords communicated on rent reduction.

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

Article 42 When an outbreak or epidemic of infectious diseases occurs, the local people's governments at or above the county level shall immediately organize forces to carry out prevention and control according to 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 at fairs, theaters or other people's gathering activities; (2) Suspension of work, business or courses; (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.