Rent Is Due Tomorrow

Death, Sex & Money

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🗓️ 31 July 2020

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

Today is July 31st—which means that for many people, rent is due tomorrow. But we know from watching recent data that a lot of people won't be able to pay by that deadline. According to a recent survey, nearly a third of Americans were late on their housing payments in July—or missed them altogether. And other research suggests that as many as 23 million renting families are at risk of losing their housing by October. That's 20% of all renters in the U.S.

So if you’re worrying about how and if you're going to be able to stay in your place, we want to hear from you. If you’re managing to make rent, but it’s tight, what tradeoffs are you making to be able to pay? And if you think you might need to leave your place because of money, where do you think you might go? Tell us what’s going on for you by the end of the weekend. Record a voice memo and send it to us by Sunday night, at [email protected].

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone. Today is July 31st, which means that for many people rent is due tomorrow,
0:07.5	and we want to check in on how stable you're feeling in your housing. Because according
0:12.0	to our recent survey, nearly a third of Americans relate on their housing payments in July,
0:17.7	or miss them all together. The total amount of back rent owed in the US is more than $21.5
0:24.1	billion right now. And for some, it's just going to get tougher. The Federal Eviction
0:30.2	Moratorium expired last week, and as of this morning, there's no deal in Washington
0:34.8	to extend it. There's also no deal so far to re-up the additional $600 a week for unemployed
0:40.6	people that expires today. All of this has led the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project to
0:47.2	estimate that as many as 23 million renting families are at risk of losing their housing
0:52.7	by the end of September, that's 20% of all renters in the US. So if you are worrying
0:58.4	about how and if you're going to be able to stay in your place, we want to hear from
1:02.7	you. If you're managing to make rent right now, but it's tight, what trade-offs are you
1:07.5	making to be able to pay? And if you think you might need to leave your home because
1:11.8	of money, where do you think you might go? Whether you've got rent or a mortgage payment,
1:16.9	if you are stressed right now, you're not the only one. Tell us what's going on by
1:21.2	the end of this weekend. Record a voice memo and send it to us by Sunday night to death
1:25.7	sex money at wnyc.org.

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