What to Do if Your Tenant Doesn’t Pay Rent

The Philadelphia Inquirer Some tenants are calling for a Philly-wide rent strike on May 1. Landlords are holding their breath. Miami Herald How are landlords dealing with tenants who can’t pay May rent due to coronavirus?

Now is the time for Congress to act to provide needed rental assistance for American families experiencing economic hardship as a result of the COVID crisis. NRHC urges Congress to support the over 43 million renter households across the country by including targeted rent relief in the next round of stimulus. NRHC has released a … Continued

Nothing can compare to the crushing economic tsunami created by the coronavirus pandemic, but in the housing market, there are some parallels to natural disasters.

America’s 44 million renter households are, in general, more vulnerable than America’s 78 million homeowner households to the income disruption that stay-at-home policies and mass layoffs will impose during the COVID-19 crisis. 

Coronavirus is going to create the mother of all housing crises if we don’t bail out renters soon.

Congress’ $2 trillion relief package is a strong first step towards restarting an economy devastated by COVID-19. Unfortunately, millions of Americans who rent their homes still need help.

With April rent due for tens of millions of households across the U.S., the prospect of a national #rentstrike has been trending in news coverage and on social media Read More

As the coronavirus pandemic prompts unprecedented job losses across the country, one of the first problems for many households will be how to pay next month’s rent or mortgage. Read More