How to Approach Rent Payment Troubles

What you should do if you're having trouble making ends meet.

IT'S DUE FORMILLIONS OFAMERICANS THISWEEK.SO WHAT SHOULDYOU DO IF YOU'REHAVING TROUBLEMAKING ENDS MEET?REPORTER RUTAULCINAITE SPOKEWITH OFFICIALS INWASHINGTON D.C.ON WHAT TO AVOIDWHEN IT COMES TOLOOKING FOR QUICKCASH TO PAY RENTAND TIPS TO HELPWITH PAYMENT.IT'S THE END OFANOTHER MONTH,AND RENT IS DUE."IF YOU CAN AFFORDTO PAY YOUR RENT,YOU NEED TO AND ITSEEMS LIKE FOLKSARE GETTING THAT."ACCORDING TO THENATIONALMULTIFAMILY HOUSINGCOUNCIL INWASHINGTON D.C., ASOF APRIL AMERICANSARE FOR THE MOSTPART STILL PAYINGTHEIR RENT."SO WE SAW THAT INTHE 89% AS OF LASTWEEK OF FOLKS THATHAVE PAID THEIRRENT." BUT APRIL WASA FULL MONTH OFCORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC STRAIN.AND THINGS MAY BEGETTING TOUGH.MAYBE YOU'RELOOKING FOR SOMEQUICK CASH TOCOVER RENT AND ARECONSIDERING APAYDAY LOAN.BUT THOSE LOANSCAN SOMETIMES DOMORE HARM THANGOOD.JIM HAGGERTY -PRESIDENT & CEO,BETTER BUSINESSBUREOU "THEYREALLY NEED TO DIGIN AND LOOK A THEDETAILS OF THEAGREEMENT TOUNDERSTAND THATTHE INTEREST RATESCAN BE EXTREMELLYHIGH AND THA TTHELONGER THAT THELOAN LINGERS THEHIGHER THOSEINTEREST RAETS CANGO.THEY CAN BE AS HIGHAS OVER 400%." IFYOU HAVE TOTAKEOUT CASH, THEBETTER BUSINESSBUREAURECOMMENDS SMALL,SHORT-TERMTRADITIONAL BRICKAND MORTAR LOANS.BUT THE BEST THINGTO DO COULD BE JUSTTO TALK TO YOURLANDLORD ANDDISCUSS YOUROPTIONS."TELL THEM YOURSITUATION AND SEE IFTHEY'VE BEEN GIVENGUIDANCE FROMCORPORATE OF HOWTO HELP YOU." THISOMAHA LANDLORDWHO WANTED TOSTAY ANONYMOUSOWNS 2 PROPERTIES.SHE SAYS HERCORPORATE OFFICEHELPED HER COME UPWITH A PLAN ON HOWTHEY CAN DELAYRENT FOR THOSETHAT NEED TO."WE'LL WORK WITHTHE RESIDENTS ASMUCH AS WE CAN."HAVING TO LET GO OFSOME EMPLOYEESHERSELF, THISLANDLORDUNDERSTANDS THEPRESSURES PEOPLEARE GOING THROUGH.SHE'S TRYING TOHELP TENANTS ANDSHE SAYS THEY'RESTILL PAYING IF THEYCAN TOO."AND I THINK THAT'SAN ATTRIBUTE TOOMAHA.YOU KNOW IF WEWERE IN LARGECITIES WHERE THISWAS REALLYHAPPENING VERYSEVERELY I THINKYOU COULD SEETHINGS A LITTLEDIFFERENTLY BUT I'MPRETTY PROUD OFTHE WAY THIS TOWNHAS REACTED SOFAR." REPORTING INOMAHA, RUTAULCINAITE, 3NN.IN MARCH GOVERNORRICKETTS DID SIGN ANEXECUTIVE ORDERHELPING WITHCERTAIN EVICTIONPROCEEDINGS INNEBRASKA UNTIL MAY31ST OF THIS YEAR.IF YOU HAVE TROUBLEWITH RENT MAKESURE TO REACH OUTTO YOUR LANDLORDTO SEE WHAT PLANSARE AVAILABE TO YOU.A LOT OF US ARE