Rent woes had tenant hotline ringing off hook

As Covid-19 raged in New York City, calls from tenants who said they couldn’t pay rent overwhelmed a tenant hotline. Some 403 calls to the Metropolitan Council on Housing from March 15 to May 15 were from tenants who said they were unable to pay, a nine-fold increase from 45 during the same period last year. As calls surged, legislators passed two bills to help with rent, but the Met Council — which aims to

source https://therealdeal.com/2020/09/01/rent-woes-had-tenant-hotline-ringing-off-hook/