(Bernie Carr) U.S. rent prices are increasing at the highest pace seen in decades and are expected to rise even more this year. I experienced a substantial rent increase last year and I am worried about what it will look like this year. People are already struggling with high inflation, and an increase in rent may be un-affordable for many apartment dwellers.
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Rent and Mortgage Payments to Be Cancelled under Ilhan Omar’s Reintroduced Bill
(Hannah Nightingale) The Rent and Mortgage Cancellation Act, which looks to cancel rent and mortgage payments throughout the duration of the coronavirus pandemic, has been reintroduced to Congress by Representative Ilhan Omar.
Coronavirus Lockdown Side Effect: Sex for Rent On the Rise
(Will Justice) Amid financial hardships due to coronavirus lockdowns across the globe, in the US, women have reported some landlords are demanding sex in place of rent money when tenants aren’t able to pay their monthly rent. But sex for rent isn’t new.
Goodness: Landlord Waives Rent for 36 Tenants: ‘I Really Don’t Care About Money Now, I Care About You’
(Robert Jay Watson) As the global pandemic continues to rage forward, millions around the world have lost their jobs and access to basic necessities like food and groceries. Faced with such an unprecedented crisis, many have struggled with the thought of how they would manage to pay for rent.
Every Landlord Needs To See This Shocking Chart Before May 1st
(Zero Hedge) Last week we identified a potential rent strike brewing among the working poor in New York City. Many of these folks are planning to skip out on May 01’s rent payment to their landlords:
Around a Third of Renters Didn’t Pay April Rent As Pandemic Hits Housing
(Tom Ozimek) Nearly a third of tenants in the United States didn’t pay rent in the first week of April, a landlord group stated.
Brooklyn Landlord Cancels Rent for Hundreds of Tenants So They Can Buy Food Instead
(John Vibes) The world needs more people like this!
As April 1 Nears and Coronavirus Crisis Continues, Demand to #CancelRent Swells
(Andrea Germanos) Landlords could be looking at the possibility of a widespread rent strike.
Landlord Tells Restaurant Owners to Pay Their Employees Instead of Rent During Pandemic
(John Vibes) We need more of this!
Trump Orders HUD to Suspend Evictions and Foreclosures
(Brett Samuels and Sylvan Lane) President Trump on Wednesday directed the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to suspend evictions and foreclosures through April as Americans grapple with the fallout of the coronavirus.