As many have lost jobs when businesses closed to curb the spread of COVID-19, activists are calling for rent forgiveness for those unable to pay.
crisis. Now the mother of two is out of work and can’t afford to pay her rent due May 1.
“It’s not like I could put money away and save for a rainy day — we live paycheck to paycheck,” said Mendoza, who is the sole breadwinner in her Imperial Beach, California, household. “How am I gonna pay them if I have no income, there’s nothing coming in?” Mendoza’s employer, where she’d been working since July of last year, offered no severance pay or other job loss support. Of the $2,000 she earned each month, $1,500 had gone to rent. She’s been trying to file for unemployment benefits, but the. And she can’t work in grocery stores or other frontline jobs because she has asthma and would be risking her health.
“That’s hard when you have to choose: work or your health or your kids. Where does it fit?” Mendoza said. “I don’t want to be homeless. I have two kids. I work too hard.”cancel rent and mortgage paymentsAround 200 to 300 people have signed up to organize their buildings to strike, according to Jorge Rivera, a regional coordinator for the California housing rights group Tenants Together. While most people will be striking because they can’t afford to pay, some plan to withhold rent in solidarity.
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