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As rent comes due, millions of Americans are already thousands behind

by Samantha Fields
Mar 1, 2021
So where's the $25 billion in rental relief approved in the last COVID-19 relief package?
"Very little" of the $25 billion in rental assistance approved by Congress has reached renters and landlords, a housing coalition CEO says.
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COVID-19

Small landlords face a different kind of eviction crisis

by Amy Scott
Feb 18, 2021
Property owners unable to collect rent are struggling to pay their own bills.
Small landlords are finding themselves on the edge of a financial cliff.
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COVID-19

More relief is on the way for renters who've fallen behind

by Amy Scott
Dec 21, 2020
Even though hundreds of millions in aid from the CARES Act went unspent.
Demonstrators call for rent and mortgage cancellation during a Minneapolis rally in June. The new relief bill in Congress provides funds for rental assistance.
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COVID-19

Millions of renters face holiday evictions — and long-term debt

by Kimberly Adams
Dec 9, 2020
Even if someone manages to avoid or recover from an eviction, unpaid rent can have a damaging effect that lasts for years.
Renters and housing advocates attend a protest to cancel rent and avoid evictions during the coronavirus pandemic, in Los Angeles, California, on Aug. 21, 2020.
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COVID & Unemployment

Report warns of a worsening affordability crisis for renters

by Amy Scott
Nov 19, 2020
The lowest-income households were more likely to lose wages and fall behind on rent.
Banners against tenant evictions hang from a rent-controlled building in Washington, D.C., in August.
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Without more pandemic aid, renters struggle to keep up

by Amy Scott
Oct 19, 2020
Nearly two-thirds of renters fear being unable to pay.
A maintenance worker changes the lock of an apartment after an eviction order is posted on Oct. 7, 2020, in Phoenix, Arizona.
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COVID & Unemployment

CDC issues nationwide ban on evictions through the end of the year

by Samantha Fields
Sep 2, 2020
The moratorium offers the broadest protection yet to renters who are struggling because of COVID-19.
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COVID-19

Rents are falling in some cities

by Amy Scott
Aug 19, 2020
But the flight to the suburbs may be overblown.
An apartment rental sign in Los Angeles, where prices are sliding.
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COVID-19

How missed rent payments could affect the affordable housing supply

by Amy Scott
Aug 12, 2020
When tenants can't pay, their landlords may be forced to sell or face foreclosure.
A banner at a rent-controlled building in Washington, D.C., illustrates the plight of many tenants and landlords during the pandemic.
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COVID & Unemployment

Rent relief funds quickly overwhelmed by need

by Samantha Fields
Jul 22, 2020
In Los Angeles, more than 220,000 people applied to the city’s rent relief fund, but there is only enough money to help 50,000 people.
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