New York rent collections remain depressed, sparking debate over tenant payment behavior and economic hardship
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Janaki Chadha
Summary
Rent collections in New York City's affordable housing sector remain depressed even after the end of eviction moratoriums, sparking debate about the causes. Some argue tenants are withholding payments despite being able to pay, while others point to the increasing financial strain of poverty in one of America's most expensive cities. The issue has exposed tensions in a sector that serves marginalized populations, with lingering effects from pandemic-era policies like eviction pauses and "Cancel Rent" movements.
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· 3 pulledThere is a subset of people, maybe the smallest subset, who are literally making a choice not to pay rent, and we don't do well with acknowledging that but there is a subset for whom that is
The issue has exposed thorny questions for a sector that prides itself on housing people on the margins
Are some tenants — in the wake of a years-long pause on evictions and demands to 'Cancel Rent' — withholding payments even when they're able to make them? Or is it simply harder than ever to be poor in one of the nation's most expensive cities?
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