More renters seek help as relief program struggles to keep up
More renters seek help as relief program struggles to keep up The state reports there are 2,000 rent relief applications filed before Dec. 31 still being processed, and renters say they are running out of savings. Share Brandon Marshall of South Portland is a gig worker and author who tried to get rental assistance but gave up after two months of waiting and being unable to get any assurance that he would be granted relief. Ben McCanna/Staff Photographer Martin Murray lost his job working in a visitor information booth in Portland when the pandemic hit in March. The part-time job and his S...
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