WASHINGTON ― Hundreds of low-income tenants at housing complexes in four states now face rent hikes thanks to the government shutdown. A property management company told the tenants in a letter this week that because of the shutdown, the federal government is no longer subsidizing their rent. “I hope the government shutdown is over.”If the shutdown continues into February, rent hikes and eviction threats will probably spread as more landlords get antsy. And there are no clear protections for tenants with USDA rental assistance. The NHLP said 17,000 households would lose their USDA rental subsidy in February, and all the rest would lose theirs in March.

Source: Huffington Post January 19, 2019 20:48 UTC