Eviction bans to cash: 7 city initiatives to a fight coronavirus housing crisisAs cities go into lockdown to stop the spread of coronavirus, officials from the United States to France are scrambling to protect homeowners and renters from homelessness. Eviction bans are now so common in the United States that the National Low Income Housing Coalition, a non-profit advocacy group, has set up an online tracker. Read Now »CASH BENEFITS Canada has announced C$27 billion ($18.6 billion) in direct support to families and businesses struggling because of coronavirus. In midwestern Ohio, more than 100,000 have signed a petition calling for a freeze on rent, along with mortgage payments and bills. UTILITY SHUT-OFF BANS Officials in the eastern US state of Connecticut have banned utility disconnections, regardless of arrears.

Source: Standard Digital March 22, 2020 19:41 UTC