IRVINE, Calif., May 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Millions of Americans are struggling to pay their rent during this pandemic. While on the verge of eviction, many have turned to credit cards and high-interest loans to keep up with their rent payments. Others are already late on rent and have bills piling up.
After criticism, federal judge Dabney Friedrich overturned the national eviction ban on Wednesday. For many, the policy was taking pressure off their situation in an attempt to save their home. Now millions are at risk of losing their homes two months earlier than expected.
An eviction is not a single event in a persons life, Emily Benfer said. It actually changes the trajectory of a life, because it has such catastrophic implicatio…