Released: July 07, 2020

Evictions are likely to skyrocket this summer. Black renters will be hard hit

Source: Renae Merle - Washington Post (Paid Registration)

A backlog of eviction cases is beginning to move through the court system as millions of Americans who had counted on federal aid and eviction moratoriums to stay in their homes now fear being thrown out.

A crisis among renters is expected to deepen this month as the enhanced unemployment benefits that have kept many afloat run out at the end of the July, and the $1,200 per adult stimulus payment that had supported households earlier in the crisis becomes a distant memory.

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