Columbia Program Bridges Landlords, Tenants in Eviction Crisis
iStock It’s been a bad year. You lost a lot of work because of the pandemic. You haven’t been able to pay the rent in months. And now your landlord tells you it’s either pay up or pack up. So do you go? Right now? Pack up your home and leave, with an eviction on your record that will put you in another bad spot when you try to find somewhere else to live? The truth is, a lot of people would go, mainly because they don’t know they might have options – and allies. The Columbia branch of the NAACP has launched a pilot program that aims to let tenants affected financially by the corona...
Source: southcarolinapublicradio.org