2020-04-01 14:31:49
Today is April 1, and millions across the country don’t have the money to pay rent. But despite eviction moratoriums and relief on mortgage payments in hard-hit states like California, Washington and New York, no rent freeze has been ordered.
In response, tenants around the country are calling for immediate rent cancellation. Some are planning to “rent strike.”
Meanwhile, many workers who lost their income due to the pandemic haven’t even been able to file for unemployment in New York state, with the unemployment website continually crashing and phone lines jammed.
Seven-point-eight million people called the New York state Labor Department hotline last week, compared to the average 50,000.
Democracy Now! gets an update from Cea Weaver, campaign coordinator for Housing Justice for All, which is organizing to cancel rent during the coronavirus.
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