Cities Ask For Rent, Mortgage Assistance and Say Aid is Critical Lifeline For Community

As eviction moratoriums end across the country homeowners and renters are facing a crisis.

Many are on the verge of becoming homeless.

Some cities and towns are pleading with Congress for another round of Coronavirus relief aid.

WITH EVICTION BANS ENDING AROUNDTHE COUNTRY... HOMEOWNERS ANDRENTERS ARE FACING A CRISIS WITHMANY ...ON THE VERGE OF BECOMINGHOMELESS.SOME CITIES AND TOWNS AREPLEADING WITH LAWMAKERS TO PASSANOTHER ROUNDOF RELIEF AID.CHRIS CON-TE SHOWS US WHY THOSEFUNDS HAVE BEEN A CRUCIALLIFELINE FOR SO MANY.THE DOG DAYS OF SUMMER, HAVEPROVIDED LITTLE IN THE WAY OFRELIEF ..

FOR AMERICANS ON THEVERGEOF EVICTION.ONE OF THEM IS LOVERING HAYWARDWHO HASN'T HAD WORK IN MONTHS.SOT0048S03000103 I'M SEARCHING FOREMPLOYMENT EVERY DAYWITH NO INCOME COMING IN, SHECAN'T PAY HER RENT.000347 PEOPLE ARE RELUCTANT TOSAY THEY NEED SOME SORT OFCHARITYSOT001944 IT'S PRETTY SCARY, IT'SPRETTY SCARYAMANDA BERMAN IS THE DIRECTOR OFHOUSING AND COMMUNITYDEVELOPMENT IN NEWTON,MASSACHUSETTS.A WEALTHY SUBURB NEAR BOSTON.BUT EVEN SOME OF THE NATION'SWEALTHIEST CITIES ... AREREALIZING THEIR RESIDENTS AREIMMUNE FROM ECONOMIC IMPACT OFTHE PANDEMIC.SOT000455 THIS WAS THERE ALL ALONG,WE'VE BEEN HAVING A HOUSINGCRISIS FOREVER, THIS IS EXPOSINGHOW DEEP THE CRACKS AREGRAPHICTHROUGH THE CARES ACT, THIS CITYWAS ABLE TO SECURE TWO MILLIONDOLLARS IN EMERGENCY HOUSINGFUNDS.TO SPREAD THE MONEY OUT AS BESTTHEY COULD, NEWTON DECIDED TOASSIST PEOPLE IN LOW-INCOMEHOUSING WITH 70 PERCENT OF THEIRRENT.170 FAMILIES HAVE BEEN HELPEDSINCE MARCH.SOT000927 YOU FIGHT AND FIGHT TOGET AHEAD AND SOMETHING LIKETHIS THROWS YOU BACK REALLY FARGRAPHICNATIONALLY, 20 PERCENT OFHOUSEHOLDS MISSED THEIR RENTPAYMENTS LAST MONTH.

HOUSINGEXPERTS SAY THAT NUMBER ISLIKELY TO SKY ROCKET INSEPTEMBER ..

AS EXTRAUNEMPLOYMENT FUNDING AND RENTALASSISTANCE MONEY DISSAPEARS.

SOT000301 THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRYWILL GO THROUGH MASSIVE CHANGESHERE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS,JEFF LARABEE IS APARMENTLANDLORD.HE'S HAD SOME TENANTS NOT MAKERENT ... AND IS ADVISING ANYONEWHO'S FALLEN BEHIND ONPAYMENTS TO TALK TO THEIRLANDLORD ABOUT OPTIONS.RIGHT NOW, WITH TENANTS NOTPAYING, HE'S CONCERNED ABOUT HISOWN FINANCES.000320 I THINK THERE'S GOING TOBE A LOT MORE HOMELESSNESS, IDON'T KNOW HOW WERE GOING TOMAKE ALL THE MORTGAGE PAYMENTSBACK IN NEWTON, THEY'RE TRYINGTO HELP LOW INCOME RESIDENTS ASBEST THEY CAN.

INSTEAD OF PAYING70 PERCENT OF PEOPLE'S RENT ...THE CITY IS CONSIDERING DROPPINGTHATPERCENTAGE.AND REACHING OUT TO THEDEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBANDEVELOPMENT TO SEE IF ANY OTHERMONEYIS OUT THERE.SOT000244 WE GOT TO THIS POINT BYIGNORING THE REALITY AND I DON'TKNOW, IT'S PRETTY SCARYA SCARY REALITY, THAT SO MANYAMERICANS ARE STUCK IN.I'M CHRIS CONTE REPORTING.PRESIDENT TRUMP DID SIGN ANEXECUTIVE ORDER LAST WEEKENDMEAN TO PREVENTEVICTIONS.BUT... THAT ORDER DOES NOT OFFERIMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO HELPFAMILIES WHOARE STRUGGLING FINANCIALLY...AND AT RISK OF LOSING THEIRHOME