State and local agencies that distributed federal aid to renters facing eviction during the pandemic are now scrambling to claw back millions of dollars in overpayments.

Officials in at least five states have been sending tenants and landlords a flurry of letters, typically citing clerical errors or other bureaucratic mix-ups, demanding that portions of the temporary relief money be returned. Some of the notices ask for five-figure sums within weeks.

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    1 year ago

    I mean, if the work is getting done then we should all be benefiting from it.

    The point of work is to be productive, not to make money.

    Sorry people like you don’t understand that.