In Georgia, nearly a quarter of all renters didn’t make last month’s rent payment, the fourth highest in the nation. Many more are afraid they won’t be able to pay for housing next month, according to the online loan portal Lending Tree, which analyzed U.S. Census Bureau Household data.
This bleak picture comes as a federal moratorium on evictions is set to expire on Dec. 31.
WABE’s “All Things Considered” host Jim Burress spoke with Lending Tree’s chief economist, Tendayi Kapfidze, and asked him to put into perspective how serious of a condition Georgia renters find themselves in.
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