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By Michelle Conlin (Reuters) - As freezing temperatures settled over Kansas City, Missouri, on Jan. 28, Judge Jack Grate opened his online courtroom. . ....
By Michelle Conlin (Reuters) - As freezing temperatures settled over Kansas City, Missouri, on Jan. 28, Judge Jack Grate opened his online courtroom. . ....
8 Min Read (Reuters) - As freezing temperatures settled over Kansas City, Missouri, on Jan. 28, Judge Jack Grate opened his online courtroom. The first of 100 cases on his docket was that of Tonya Raynor, a 64-year-old who owed $2,790 in back rent and fees on an apartment on the city’s east side, a swath of vacant storefronts and boarded-up properties. Members of KC Tenants, an anti-eviction group, maintain a blockade at the Eastern Jackson County Courthouse in Independence, Missouri, U.S. January 5, 2021. Carly Rosin/Handout via REUTERS “Miss Raynor, are you there?” asked Grate, a burly 71-year-old sporting a beard, a buzz cut and a rumpled, orange short-sleeve shirt. ....
By Syndicated Content By Michelle Conlin (Reuters) - As freezing temperatures settled over Kansas City, Missouri, on Jan. 28, Judge Jack Grate opened his online courtroom. The first of 100 cases on his docket was that of Tonya Raynor, a 64-year-old who owed $2,790 in back rent and fees on an apartment on the cityâs east side, a swath of vacant storefronts and boarded-up properties. âMiss Raynor, are you there?â asked Grate, a burly 71-year-old sporting a beard, a buzz cut and a rumpled, orange short-sleeve shirt. A booming voice responded: âThis is not justice. This is violence.â Soon a chorus joined in: âJudge Grate, you are making people homeless! You are killing people!â ....
Struggling renters face avalanche of evictions without further federal aid Updated: December 24, 2020 Published December 24, 2020 Share on Facebook Print article WASHINGTON - Apartment tenants who have fallen behind on their rent face catastrophe at the end of the year, as Congress and President Donald Trump have yet to approve emergency aid for renters or extend an eviction moratorium beyond Thursday, when it is set to expire. An estimated 11.3 million households in the country are behind on rent or won’t be able to pay next month according to the Census, creating a backlog in unpaid rent estimated at $70 billion by Moody’s Analytics. Landlords have responded by filing hundreds of thousands of eviction notices at local courthouses around the country, cases that are ready to advance once moratoriums are no longer in place. ....