Tag: rent forgiveness
Struggling Landlords Should Favor Rent Forgiveness
If we simply pay tenants’ rent indiscriminately, we have no way of knowing where the ultimate benefit goes.
Did Ithaca Really Cancel Rent?
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.