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Although many anticipated the passing of 2020, for others the end of December had loomed as the date marking the end of protections from being evicted because of non-payment of rent.
With the signing of the most recent stimulus package, that deadline has been extended until the end of this month, even as the pandemic continues to affect the economy across the country. People are again faced with the possibility of losing their housing at the end of the month.
Valerie Fessler, director of development and community development at the American Rescue Workers, sees the new year as the time when the crisis will hit many people.