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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

Explainer, News Story (California, District of Columbia, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, NATIONAL, New York, Pennsylvania)

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

Explainer (NATIONAL)

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

Explainer, News Story (New York)

New York’s coronavirus eviction moratorium, explained