Explainer, News Story
(New York)
Caroline Spivack
Curbed
April 1, 2020
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Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Housing, Housing: Affordability, Housing: Eviction
Organizations mentioned/involved: Right to Counsel NYC Coalition
Caroline Spivack
Curbed
April 1, 2020
Read the story.
Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Housing, Housing: Affordability, Housing: Eviction
Organizations mentioned/involved: Right to Counsel NYC Coalition
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The novel coronavirus has pummeled New York City’s economy, leaving workers who were gainfully employed only weeks earlier to grapple with the economic fallout. And in a city where renters make up nearly two-thirds of the population, several questions loom large: What happens if I can’t make rent? Will I be evicted? And what rights do I have as a tenant?