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So you want to lower your rent? Here’s how to negotiate

Explainer, News Story (NATIONAL)

So you want to lower your rent? Here’s how to negotiate

September 25, 2020 | Anna Bahney | CNN Business
Vacancy rates are rising for rental homes and apartments in cities across the country -- and that puts renters in a prime spot to negotiate.
Tags: COVID-19 | Housing | Housing: Landlord-Tenant

How Free Legal Help Can Prevent Evictions

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How Free Legal Help Can Prevent Evictions

October 27, 2017 | Teresa Wiltz | Stateline

Tags: Housing: Eviction | Housing: Homelessness | Housing: Right to Counsel

I was furloughed and got too many unemployment payments. Here’s how I sent the money back

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I was furloughed and got too many unemployment payments. Here’s how I sent the money back

June 8, 2020 | Jessica Menton | USA Today
In April I was furloughed from my job and, at first, struggled to get unemployment benefits. But now, in an ironic twist, my problem isn’t getting paid. It’s getting overpaid.
Tags: Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Unemployment | Unemployment Insurance

New York’s coronavirus eviction moratorium, explained

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New York’s coronavirus eviction moratorium, explained

April 1, 2020 | Caroline Spivack | Curbed

Tags: Coronavirus | COVID-19 | Housing | Housing: Affordability | Housing: Eviction

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