Roxanne Schaefer holds a photograph in the living room of her apartment, in West Warwick, R.I., Tuesday, July 27, 2021. Schaefer, who is months behind on rent, is bracing for the end to a CDC federal moratorium Saturday, July 31, 2021, a move that could result in millions of people being evicted just as the highly contagious delta variant of the coronavirus is rapidly spreading.
The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September to try to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, is credited with keeping 2 million people in their homes over the past year as the pandemic battered the economy, according to the Princeton University’s Eviction Lab. Eviction moratoriums will remain in place in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Illinois, California and Washington, D.C., until they expire later this year.
“I got anxiety. I’m nervous. I can’t sleep,” said Schaefer, of West Warwick, Rhode Island, over fears of being thrown out on the street. “If he does, you know, I lose everything, and I’ll have nothing. I’ll be homeless.” “These are people who already tried to find new housing, a new apartment or move in with families,” she said. “I know quite a few of them plan on staying in their cars or are looking at trying to make reservations at local shelters. But because of the pandemic, our shelter space has been more limited."
But so far, only about $3 billion of the first tranche of $25 billion had been distributed through June by states and localities. Another $21.5 billion will go to the states. The speed of disbursement picked up in June, but some states like New York have distributed almost nothing. Several others have only approved a few million dollars.
“The eviction moratorium is the only thing standing between millions of tenants and eviction while rental assistance applications are pending. When that essential public health tool ends on Saturday, just as the delta variant surges, the situation will become dire.”
Eviction moratorium needs to end. I know landlords are struggling to pay their mortgages carrying people.
It's possible to house everyone who wants to be housed.
Maybe they should get a job so they can be free of needing assistance; the moratorium cannot last forever, the longer it goes on the more they will owe; time to own up on personal responsibilities or face the consequences of being inept
We’re hiring, as are many employers. Get a job, keep your home.
Half the people in this comment section fall under these circumstances but you won’t know it by the comments everyone here is rich
If you thought they gave a shit about your situation
If they can't pay now what is 3 more months going to accomplish besides even more back rent.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THST WE WON'T HAVE A COUNTRY IF PEOPLE LIVE FOR FREE. IT DIDN'T HAPPEN BEFORE COVID IT SHOULDN'T HAPPEN NOW!!
Time to pay!! Plenty of jobs, no more excuses!!
The well has run dry all those who could’ve should’ve would’ve worked chosen not to and willing knew they should’ve had work and can work no pity party on my end sorry Judges are gonna have cases coming out of their ears across the nation 😂
Go back to work & pay your bills
People brought tv’s went on vacation with the free money still want others to pay their rent
I understand some people with medical issues falling on hard times and got behind on rent. Some of these people were lazy and they knew that the program wasn't for life so they should have come up with a game plan by now. Landlords have fallen on hard times as well. Lower Rent.
How come the Planned Parenthood program doesn't work for People of Color?
Cant say that the Trump and Biden didn't do anything. Look how much money people got without working. More than most made working so what the hell did renters spent the money on. You where getting more money in 2020 not working than in 2019 working!
Collectively, private companies like Google, Apple, Berkshire Hathaway have almost $1trillion in cash. Why can’t they create a joint fund to support continued rent for people who may be evicted. These companies took PPE loans, now they should give it back to help the vulnerable
It sucks but I don't know what everyone thought was going to happen. Live rent free forever?
Did the moratorium violate landlords' rights?
So maybe they should have taken the last half a year and gotten work. People are literally begging for employees.
this is terrible news
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I find it funny when the states were giving you an extra $600 a week or $300 a week why were you not paying your mortgage or rent with that money it’s more money than you were making at your job🤔
Go to work and pay your bills. Shouldn't have any worries then.
I feel sorry for some if these people. But in reality they had to know the Government was not going let them continue rent free. Landlords are entitled to make money on their investment.
If I had been taking advantage of the rent moratorium, I would have paid what I could on my rent, we all know landlords have it tough too.
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bitch yall know exactly whats gonna happen, the same thing that always happens when you dont pay your rent
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