43 million Americans at risk of eviction with moratorium expired
With Congress deadlocked on a new coronavirus relief package, a moratorium on evictions in federally backed housing expired last week. The moratorium covered more than 12 million households, or about 30% of all renters, but the total number of Americans possibly facing eviction is much higher.
"First thing, I panic, and then next thing, I look, and I'm like, I got my kids. And it's like, okay, now you gotta figure this out," she told CBS News correspondent Adriana Diaz. "It's hard for me to conceive of someone being willing to put another person out in the street in the middle of a deadly pandemic, and I'm high risk. I'm 70. I have heart issues and I'm diabetic," Azar said.
Arena, the director of legislative affairs at the Illinois Rental Property Owners Association, argues the pandemic has actually had a minimal effect on rent payments so far. Studies show women of color are at higher risk for eviction. According to the ACLU, in 17 states, Black women renters are twice as likely as White renters to be evicted.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
43 Vegan Desserts to Make at HomeJust a little something sweet, no dairy or eggs required.
Read more »
The 43 Best Books of 2020 (So Far)For all of us who proclaimed in an earlier life that we’d be avid readers if we just had more time at home, this is the moment.
Read more »
Trump push on short-term coronavirus aid draws frosty GOP receptionAs unemployment benefits and a moratorium on evictions expire, a fallback plan floated by the White House was not embraced by the president's party.
Read more »