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title: "Sure, why not. "California is paying off residents' past due rent…"
date: 2021-06-22
source: facebook
type: Archer T. Ships shared a link.
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# Sure, why not. "California is paying off residents' past due rent…

*June 22, 2021 · Facebook*

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[https://www.newsweek.com/california-pay-off-all-past-due-rent-accrued-during-covid-giving-renters-clean-slate-1602556?amp=1&\_\_twitter_impression=true](https://www.newsweek.com/california-pay-off-all-past-due-rent-accrued-during-covid-giving-renters-clean-slate-1602556?amp=1&__twitter_impression=true){target="_blank"}
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Sure, why not.\
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\"California is paying off residents\' past due rent that was accrued during the COVID-19 pandemic, giving renters a clean slate, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced recently.\
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The state\'s \$5.2 billion in funds from Congressionally-approved aid packages is enough to pay off overdue rent, according to Newsom\'s senior counselor on housing and homelessness, Jason Elliott, the Associated Press reported. However, just \$32 million out of \$490 million in requests for rental assistance through May 31 have been covered so far, according to a California Department Housing and Community Development report.\"
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