POLITICO State, local aid bottlenecks leave renters exposed Lawmakers made clear they were losing patience with the pace of aid delivery but they offered few solutions for the long-running problem. The state and local bottlenecks threatened to leave millions of struggling renters at risk of homelessness without the backstop of a federal eviction moratorium. | Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo Link Copied An attempt by House Democrats and the Biden administration to push governors and mayors to accelerate the release of billions of dollars in rental aid is meeting a harsh reality: Most localities are ill-equipped for the moment. Among the problems that states and cities face: Untested new infrastructure rife with red tape, local officials’ fears of being singled out for awarding funds to the wrong people and the fact that millions of tenants and landlords do not even know about the emergency rental assistance program, much less how to apply for it.