Our Petitions
Provide federal financial assistance to renters affected by COVID-19
During the coronavirus pandemic, millions of American tenants are struggling to pay rent. Even before COVID-19, nearly 10 MILLION low-income renter households spent more than half of their income on rent. It is common knowledge that inability to pay rent leads to eviction, which often results in homelessness - without federal financial assistance for those struggling with rent costs, we will see a profound spike in evictions and homelessness after the end of this pandemic.
This should horrify us. If we don't take action, countless Americans will be forced to the streets because of circumstances that are entirely out of their control. I urge you to sign this petition in support of the Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Bill, which was introduced in May by U.S. Representatives Maxine Walters (D-CA), Denny Heck (D-WA), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH). The bill would allocate 100 billion dollars of federal funds to assist struggling tenants. State and local grantees can use the funds to provide short and medium term rental assistance to tenants for up to two years. Sign this petition to express your support for this vital piece of legislation and urge Congress to include it in any coronavirus response package.
https://www.change.org/p/united-states-congress-provide-federal-financial-assistance-to-renters-affected-by-covid-19-8e38a837-6987-4a4c-bd78-b48e72b5e55b
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/provide-federal-financial-assistance-renters-affected-coronavirus
During the coronavirus pandemic, millions of American tenants are struggling to pay rent. Even before COVID-19, nearly 10 MILLION low-income renter households spent more than half of their income on rent. It is common knowledge that inability to pay rent leads to eviction, which often results in homelessness - without federal financial assistance for those struggling with rent costs, we will see a profound spike in evictions and homelessness after the end of this pandemic.
This should horrify us. If we don't take action, countless Americans will be forced to the streets because of circumstances that are entirely out of their control. I urge you to sign this petition in support of the Emergency Rental Assistance and Rental Market Stabilization Bill, which was introduced in May by U.S. Representatives Maxine Walters (D-CA), Denny Heck (D-WA), and Sherrod Brown (D-OH). The bill would allocate 100 billion dollars of federal funds to assist struggling tenants. State and local grantees can use the funds to provide short and medium term rental assistance to tenants for up to two years. Sign this petition to express your support for this vital piece of legislation and urge Congress to include it in any coronavirus response package.
https://www.change.org/p/united-states-congress-provide-federal-financial-assistance-to-renters-affected-by-covid-19-8e38a837-6987-4a4c-bd78-b48e72b5e55b
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/provide-federal-financial-assistance-renters-affected-coronavirus
Please sign! All signatures will make a difference :)