Covid-19’s economic fallout emphasizes that relief at all levels of governments and in partnership with the private sector is essential to mitigate the pandemic’s impact on renter households’ economic and housing stability. Enterprise urges Congress to work with the administration to offer much needed rental assistance. We also encourage state and local governments to work with property owners on ensuring flexibility and assistance for impacted renters in paying their back rent.

While impacts of the novel coronavirus are reaching every corner of the globe, there is another risk coming in right behind it – the season of storms, fires and floods.