{"id":80377,"date":"2021-03-16T18:38:40","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T18:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/publicintegrity.org\/?p=99145"},"modified":"2021-03-16T18:38:40","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T18:38:40","slug":"behind-on-rent-we-want-to-hear-from-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/03\/16\/behind-on-rent-we-want-to-hear-from-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind on rent? We want to hear from you."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The coronavirus pandemic has stripped reliable paychecks from millions of Americans, forcing some families to choose between paying rent and feeding their children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since mid-2020, as money flowed from federal stimulus bills, state and local agencies have been handing out assistance checks to renters and landlords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But there\u2019s still <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban.org\/sites\/default\/files\/publication\/103532\/averting-an-eviction-crisis.pdf\">not enough to go around<\/a>, according to economists.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n<aside class=\"article-email-signup\">\n\n    <div class=\"article-email-signup__inner\">\n\n                    <h4 class=\"article-email-signup__head\">Investigations in your inbox<\/h3>\n        \n        <div class=\"article-email-signup__row\">\n                            <p class=\"article-email-signup__text\">A quick dive each week into our reporting on race, power and privilege.<\/p>\n            \n            <div class=\"article-email-signup__form\">\n                <!-- Begin Mailchimp Signup Form -->\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup\">\n    <form action=\"https:\/\/publicintegrity.us4.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=8dc6eceed67f7f012462d0b12&amp;id=ffd1d0160d\" method=\"post\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" >\n        <div id=\"mc_embed_signup_scroll\">\n\n            <div class=\"mc-field-group\">\n                <label for=\"mce-EMAIL\">Email address<\/label>\n                <input required=\"required\" type=\"email\" value=\"\" placeholder=\"you@example.com\" name=\"EMAIL\" class=\"required email\" id=\"mce-EMAIL\">\n            <\/div>\n            <div id=\"mce-responses\" class=\"clear\">\n                <div class=\"response\" id=\"mce-error-response\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n                <div class=\"response\" id=\"mce-success-response\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <!-- real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups-->\n            <div style=\"position: absolute; left: -5000px;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><input type=\"text\" name=\"b_8dc6eceed67f7f012462d0b12_ffd1d0160d\" tabindex=\"-1\" value=\"\"><\/div>\n            <div class=\"clear\"><input type=\"submit\" value=\"Join\" name=\"subscribe\" id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe\" class=\"btn\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        \n        <!-- The Watchdog group -->\n        <input type=\"hidden\" value=\"4294967296\" name=\"group[16933][4294967296]\" id=\"mce-group[16933]-16933-0\">\n        <!-- The Moment group -->\n        <input type=\"hidden\" value=\"8589934592\" name=\"group[16933][8589934592]\" id=\"mce-group[16933]-16933-1\">\n        \n    <\/form>\n<\/div>\n<!--End mc_embed_signup-->\n            <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>The Center for Public Integrity reported that communities of color face the threat of eviction <a href=\"https:\/\/publicintegrity.org\/health\/coronavirus-and-inequality\/communities-of-color-homes-coronavirus-evictions-moratoriums-lift\/\">at higher rates<\/a> than white neighborhoods. Without widespread rental assistance, millions of families <a href=\"https:\/\/publicintegrity.org\/health\/coronavirus-and-inequality\/without-financial-assistance-renters-brink-of-eviction\/\">may face homelessness<\/a> when a federal moratorium on evictions lifts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are currently behind on your rent due to the pandemic or were behind in the past year, we want to hear from you. If you\u2019re helping people in this situation \u2014 with rent forgiveness or legal aid, for example \u2014 we want to hear from you, too. Please take <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/1KL_xTZZTdx_T_CK_pRFW_Ks9njGVpSt2ca2LP4_tcak\/edit\">our brief survey<\/a> to help us report on this crisis.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>It will take less than five minutes to complete, on average.<\/li><li>You can choose to allow a reporter to contact you.<\/li><li>We will not publish what you tell us in this survey without your permission. 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