Updated August 2 With evictions resuming, tenants scramble for assistance As of early July, about 3.6 million people in the U.S. were facing eviction in the next two months. By MICHAEL CASEYAssociated Press Share Luis Vertentes, a tenant from East Providence, R.I., stands before Judge Walter Gorman during an eviction hearing on Monday, in Providence. Vertentes agreed to leave his residence, which he has not paid rent on in four months, in about three weeks. “I’m going to be homeless, all because of this pandemic,” he said. “I feel helpless, like I can’t do anything even though I work and I got a full-time job.” Charles Krupa/Associated Press