Posted on 01/16/2019 2:05:09 AM PST by 11th_VA
Some renters in Arkansas are already facing eviction, thanks to the partial government shutdown.
A property manager told tenants at properties in Alma and several other towns that the shutdown has cut off a federal rental assistance program that covers a portion of their rent.
Until the government opens again, you are responsible for ALL of your rental amount, the letter said, threatening eviction if tenants dont pay up by the 20th.
The shutdown is creating financial stress for hundreds of thousands of furloughed federal workers. If the shutdown continues, low-income renters could also feel the sting.
Tens of thousands of low-income households relying on the federal government to help them pay rent could lose that assistance if the shutdown persists. Many of those households include seniors and people with disabilities.
(Excerpt) Read more at m.huffpost.com ...
I wasn’t aware of that. However, this shutdown and threats of future ones could undermine the program (a good thing) by making far fewer landlords willing to accept Section 8.
Tough luck. Keep it closed until the wall is fully funded. Many have sacrificed much for this country. Some need to sacrifice now for this country. Stop whining. Accept the “burden”.
Well this story is in my State and these people live off the Government for their daily substance...Wards of the State more or less...
B.S. You can’t evict someone in one week.
Well as I said.
While a misleading article, this isn’t about federal workers. It is about poor people who receive government subsidies.
Indeed however on the plus side they can rent out a closet to five illegals no shortage of them problem solved.
Until a local judge gives the tenants whatever time they need.
Happens all the time.
The government giveth and the government taketh away.
By the way, government workers are much better compensated than people in the private sector, on average.
Why do they live so far beyond their means?
Yeah, I got that after I hit the post button. Nonetheless, since it had to do with the shutdown and govt payouts, I let it stand.
We are talking about those people who are working for the government. Not ending welfare.
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