FACES OF EVICTION
The (unnecessary) waiting game
Renters struggling to pay rent during the pandemic have help. The problem? It just hasn't arrived quite yet for many
By JOSEPH DE LA CRUZ
Posted 9/2/21
Like many since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Veronica Cruz has been dealt a bad hand. First, the EMS technician had her hours slashed by the New York Fire Department. Still she found a way to pay her rent, thanks in part to a second job she held. But when that went away, Cruz found herself buried in past-due notices. While some could wait for better days, others — like those she had to pay in order to keep her home — were far more pressing.
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