Landlords finding ways to evict after getting rental aid

Published February 11, 2022 8:14 AM

By MICHAEL CASEY
Associated Press

A growing number of landlords are taking federal rental assistance to cover months of back rent but still moving to evict tenants. Housing advocates say there are loopholes in the $46.5 billion Emergency Rental Assistance program that lead to tenants struggling to find safe and affordable housing. But the Treasury Department, which oversees the program, says it has no data to suggest that landlords evicting tenants after getting assistance is a “pervasive issue” but that it was “completely unacceptable.”

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