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Millions of Americans unable to pay their rent during the pandemic face a snowballing financial burden that threatens to deplete their savings, ruin their credit and drive them from their homes. A patchwork of government action is protecting many of the most financially strapped tenants for now. But it could take these renters — especially low-income ones — years to recover, even as the rest of the economy begins to rebound. “Even if they say we can pay [missed rent] back in two or three years — that’s money we don’t have,” said Kelly Wise, a 32-year-old resident of L.A.'s Westl...

“Rent debt” is the amount Goode and hundreds of thousands of others in LA County still owe their landlords. It never goes away and just continues to grow, even if you’re protected from being evicted by temporary restrictions. A moratorium on evictions has prevented people like Goode from being kicked out on the street, but that expires at the end of February. Larry Gross with LA’s Coalition for Economic Survival points to a recent UCLA study, which says 365,000 LA County households are currently at risk for eviction. “They have good reason to be scared,” Gross said. “Eviction mo...