Many out-of-work renters face financial ruin if they don’t get help

By Ron Hurtibise
South Florida Sun Sentinel
Apr 11, 2020 10:00 AM

Many renters and landlords are peering over the edge of a financial cliff, praying for a quick end to the coronavirus crisis. At the bottom of the cliff lies lease defaults, ruined credit, evictions and homelessness.

There are no bailouts for renters and landlords, except for those $1,200 federal stimulus checks and unemployment compensation that the state of Florida keeps promising but so far seems unable to deliver.

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