Millions of Americans are now facing what many are calling a nationwide housing crisis with more than 8 million people saying they are currently behind on rent.
While Democrats have been pushing for additional moratoriums, some Republican lawmakers say the time for that assistance has passed.
“Getting the funds to landlords has been incredibly slow, and that has impacted those tenants who are truly in need and those landlords who are not getting paid,” Tom Bannon, president of the California Apartment Association, the state’s biggest trade group for landlords, told the. “We could support a limited short extension, but there has to be a way to get the funds out faster.”
Forty-three percent of Americans support a policy that would prevent the eviction of tenants under those circumstances, while 32 percent oppose, the survey of 1,605 U.S. adults conducted from Aug. 30 to Sept. 1 showed. Another 26 percent remain unsure.
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