rental assistance

California, New York and Texas are running out of money, while other states like Montana and North Dakota have barely touched their rental assistance funds.
The emergency rental assistance program has disbursed $10 billion of the $46 billion Congress provided.
State and local governments that don't spend their rental aid dollars by the end of this month could lose the money.
Hesitant landlords are another point of resistance in a floundering federal program.
As federal officials push cities to speed up the process, Jersey City has an unusual requirement that has resulted in the vast majority of applicants getting denied.