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Business Taylor Wood and her boyfriend, Ryan Bowser, talk to Wood's 10-year-old daughter, Freya Wood, in their Corvallis, Ore., apartment on Dec. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Sara Cline) Previous Next Thursday, December 17, 2020 11:00 am States grapple with next steps on evictions as crisis grows SARA CLINE | Associated Press/Report for America   CORVALLIS, Ore. – Ryan Bowser looked somber as he sat in his cramped Oregon apartment, worried whether he, his pregnant girlfriend and her 10-year-old daughter would have a roof over their heads in the new year. It may well depend o...

The Associated Press CORVALLIS, Ore. — Ryan Bowser looked somber as he sat in his cramped Oregon apartment, worried whether he, his pregnant girlfriend and her 10-year-old daughter would have a roof over their heads in the new year. It may well depend on state lawmakers. The family is three months behind on the $1,165 in rent they pay for their two-bedroom unit in the college town of Corvallis. Bowser, a custodian at Oregon State University, took eight weeks off because he was sick and couldn’t afford child care. They’re among thousands hoping Oregon extends an eviction moratorium unti...

Corvallis, Ore. Ryan Bowser looked somber as he sat in his cramped Oregon apartment, worried whether he, his pregnant girlfriend, and her 10-year-old daughter would have a roof over their heads in the new year. It may well depend on state lawmakers. The family is three months behind on the $1,165 in rent they pay for their two-bedroom unit in the college town of Corvallis. Mr. Bowser, a custodian at Oregon State University, took eight weeks off because he was sick and couldn’t afford child care. They’re among thousands hoping Oregon extends an eviction moratorium until July 1 in a special...

“We are forced to make decisions between which bills to pay — rent, car or groceries,” said Bowser, adding that they may have to sleep in their car, stay on friends' couches or move to another state to crash with distant relatives. “We don’t know if we will have a home next year.” The plight of Bowser and other renters on the edge foreshadows a national crisis that's expected to grow next year, with states and cities that granted renters a reprieve amid the coronavirus-battered economy now wrestling with what comes next. While states like Oregon and California are trying to pass m...

Sara Cline December 16, 2020 - 9:02 PM CORVALLIS, Ore. - Ryan Bowser looked sombre as he sat in his cramped Oregon apartment, worried whether he, his pregnant girlfriend and her 10-year-old daughter would have a roof over their heads in the new year. It may well depend on state lawmakers. The family is three months behind on the $1,165 in rent they pay for their two-bedroom unit in the college town of Corvallis. Bowser, a custodian at Oregon State University, took eight weeks off because he was sick and couldn't afford child care. They're among thousands hoping Ore...