One big reason for this is the role that landlords play. In my research in Baltimore, I met dozens of renters like Edie who enjoy…
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Is the Mayor of an Exclusive Hamptons Enclave a Squatter?
The Epleys say Mr. Warren was required to leave the apartment by Jan. 15; Mr. Warren says his lease agreement gave him the right to…
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Pandemic’s Toll on Housing: Falling Behind, Doubling Up
As the pandemic enters its second year, millions of renters are struggling with a loss of income and with the insecurity of not knowing how…
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America’s Other Front Line
As a case manager for a nonprofit that serves older adults, veterans and adults with disabilities in Texas, I’ve seen social services move online as…
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New York Halted Evictions. But What Happens When the Ban Ends?
“I’m at a job where I don’t make that much, but I just try to maintain as much as I can,” she said. “Rent is…
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New York Will Ban Most Evictions as Tenants Struggle to Pay Rent
The New York Legislature is expected on Monday to pass one of the most comprehensive anti-eviction laws in the nation, as the state contends with…
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Is There Such a Thing as a Humane Eviction?
CHICOPEE, Mass. — The tenants in the third-floor apartment had 30 minutes to leave. Deputies from the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department — in black uniforms,…
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Use It or Lose It: Tenant Aid Effort Nears a Federal Cutoff
Looking to expand aid, Mayor Jim Kenney announced in early March that the city would budget $50 million for a five-year program to assist low-income…
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The Tenant Safe Harbor Act Comes to The Hamptons
Cheryl Berman-Schechter, 50, has been going to Montauk, the hamlet on the eastern tip of Long Island, since the early 1990s. Back then it was…
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When the Threat of Eviction Meets the Threat of Coronavirus
A year and a half ago, Jhon Loaiza and his wife, Sugey Bedoya, moved with their three daughters — now 12, 5 and 3 —…
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