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If we simply pay tenants’ rent indiscriminately, we have no way of knowing where the ultimate benefit goes.

Eviction, tiny houses, hotel rooms for the homeless, and COVID-19—Shelterforce’s 10 most-read articles of 2020.

California housing organizers reflect on what changes, and what stays the same, during a pandemic.

In early June, residents and organizers successfully pressured the Ithaca Common Council to pass a resolution that requests that the state grant them the authority to cancel rent in response to COVID-19. Contrary to many headlines, it didn’t actually cancel rent—yet.

Stimulus funding should be prioritized to stabilize the housing market by providing emergency rental assistance, with adequate resources allotted for state and local governments in a timely and efficient manner.

A bill announced today by Rep. Ilhan Omar would release tenants and homeowners from housing payments until the national emergency is lifted, and would make up the losses to landlords and lenders through a federal fund.