26-07-2020 17:00 via ocregister.com

No work, no rent: Tenants grapple with mounting debt, shrinking benefits

Alicia Kneifl had just started a new life in a new city with a new job.
She and her husband sold their house in Lancaster, put their goods and their boat in storage, and rented an 11th-story Long Beach apartment with city and ocean views.
Then the coronavirus shutdowns came, and the Kneifls rapidly lost everything — first their jobs, then their savings.
They paid less than half their rent through June and couldn’t pay any in July.
Adding to their hardship, Kneifl’s unemployment
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