Millions of American at risk of going homeless as ban on eviction expires

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As the 11-month ban on Eviction is about to expire in August, millions of Americans are at risk of being homeless.

Evicting was banned in the US, last year, following the coronavirus crisis. And now as the ban lifts and the crisis not gone, millions of people can be evicted by their landlords.

The power tussle between the left and the right has only added to the problems of the US citizens.

The money from the America Rescue Plan has not yet fully reached the many people, who are desperate for it.

The Supreme court ruled that the White House can not extend the ban on the eviction. It means now it should come through the Congress and Senate. 

One of those at risk is Terriana Clark, who was living out of a car with her husband and two stepchildren for much of last year, before finding a teaching job and an apartment in Harvey, Louisiana.

Jobless again and struggling to pay rent after a bout of illness, the 27-year-old told The New Orleans Advocate she applied to a local assistance program four months ago but is still waiting for help.

"If it comes, it comes. If it don't, it don't," she told AFP. "It's going to be too late for a lot of people. A lot of people are going to be outside."

Up north in Michigan, Mary Hunt, who makes minimum wage driving a medical taxi, likewise fell behind on her rent on a mobile home because she got sick with Covid.

Publish : 2021-08-01 10:45:00

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