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Evictions resume, tenants scramble for assistance
Source: Associated Press
Evictions resume, tenants scramble for assistance
By MICHAEL CASEY and PHILIP MARCELO
August 2, 2021
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) — Gabe Imondi, a 74-year-old landlord from Rhode Island, had come to court hoping to get his apartment back. He was tired of waiting for federal rental assistance and wondered aloud “what they’re doing with that money?”
Hours later, Luis Vertentes, in a different case, was told by a judge he had three weeks to clear out of his one-bedroom apartment in nearby East Providence. The 43-year-old landscaper said he was four months behind on rent after being hospitalized for a time.
“I’m going to be homeless, all because of this pandemic,” Vertentes said. “I feel helpless, like I can’t do anything even though I work and I got a full-time job.”
Scenes like this played out from North Carolina to Virginia to Ohio and beyond Monday as the eviction system, which saw a dramatic drop in cases before a federal moratorium expired over the weekend, rumbled back into action. Activists fear millions will be tossed onto the streets as the delta variant of the coronavirus surges.
The Biden administration allowed the federal moratorium to expire over the weekend and Congress was unable to extend it.
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By MICHAEL CASEY and PHILIP MARCELO
August 2, 2021
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) — Gabe Imondi, a 74-year-old landlord from Rhode Island, had come to court hoping to get his apartment back. He was tired of waiting for federal rental assistance and wondered aloud “what they’re doing with that money?”
Hours later, Luis Vertentes, in a different case, was told by a judge he had three weeks to clear out of his one-bedroom apartment in nearby East Providence. The 43-year-old landscaper said he was four months behind on rent after being hospitalized for a time.
“I’m going to be homeless, all because of this pandemic,” Vertentes said. “I feel helpless, like I can’t do anything even though I work and I got a full-time job.”
Scenes like this played out from North Carolina to Virginia to Ohio and beyond Monday as the eviction system, which saw a dramatic drop in cases before a federal moratorium expired over the weekend, rumbled back into action. Activists fear millions will be tossed onto the streets as the delta variant of the coronavirus surges.
The Biden administration allowed the federal moratorium to expire over the weekend and Congress was unable to extend it.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/evictions-moratorium-ends-pandemic-5ea6a36efe4e5e7d169fcefbd1dd298a
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...the moratorium kept inventory low. I'm going to be changing jobs soon (boss congratulated me today....then I left him in the awkward position when I asked "which one?"
. One is going to require me to relocate, the other is remote...but I will relocate none the less. But looking at other areas, there is little inventory and rent is unusually high.
On top of that, I live in a 2000+ square foot home and the rent is half of a two bedroom apartment locally. Market is definitely out of sync. I suspect the pricing will come crashing down as a result.