A day before she was due to be evicted in November from her Atlanta home, Shanelle King heard that she had been awarded about $15,000 in rental assistance. She could breathe again.
A growing number of landlords are taking federal rental assistance to cover months of back rent but still moving to evict tenants. Housing advocates say there are loopholes in the
Although the federal rental assistance program has paid out tens of billions of dollars, some tenants who received help are finding themselves threatened with eviction again sometimes days after getting federal help.