This is NPR's Life Kit.

I'm Michelle Martin.

I'm also the host of Weekend All Things

considered on an NPR.

If you're out of work or struggling to pay rent right now

because of COVID-19, you're not the only one.

But that doesn't make it any easier.

This episode of Life Kit, we're talking about what you need

to know if you can't pay your rent.

There's a new nationwide moratorium on evictions,

but you've got to qualify.

And you need to know who to go to for help

if you're behind on payments.

So to help me make sense of this and understand

what tenants should know, I spoke with Janice Jones,

Executive Director of Housing Opportunities

made equal of greater Cincinnati.

Janice Jones, welcome.

Thanks for joining us.

Hi, Michelle.

Thanks for having me.

So can you just talk me through this moratorium?

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