It has been months since the U.S. Supreme Court terminated President Joe Biden’s deportation moratorium, but states continue to issue deportation protection measures to prevent millions of Americans from becoming homeless in the middle of winter.
More than 15% of adult renters Still lagging behind rents, struggles across the country vary widely.
In general, renters owe The average rent is US$3,700. However, the typical average debt in Alabama is $2,700. At the same time, in California, it was close to $5,300.
The difference in rents in communities of color is also obvious.
Out of 11 million Americans When rents were lagging in the report in August, black renters accounted for 24%, while white renters accounted for 11%.At the same time, 18% of Latino and Asian renters in the Center for Budget Policy and Priorities report rent arrears Learn Established.
In response to the eviction crisis, many states and jurisdictions have put aside the strong opposition from landlords and continue to protect tenants at more local levels.
According to the analysis of the COVID-19 Eviction Moratoria Team, Connecticut, Virginia, Oregon, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, and Washington, D.C., have limited evictions related to the rental assistance process that will continue until 2022.
This means that in some states, landlords must apply for federal rental assistance before eviction, while other states cannot evict tenants until their assistance application is completed.
At the same time, renters in New Jersey and New York will not be evicted until January. New Mexico also prohibits renters from being evicted from their homes until further notice. CNBC reported.
In addition to the efforts of the state government, the White House also provided $46 billion in federal rental assistance allocated by Congress. However, it is reported that states and cities have been allocating funds at an extremely slow rate, and so far, only 26% of emergency rental assistance has been allocated. data From the National Low-Income Housing Alliance.
