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After Slow Start, NY Now Leads the Nation in Rent Relief

At the same time, there's a $45 billion pool of rent relief funds designed to help tenants who are behind on their housing payments get current and stay in their homes. One state that was extremely slow to kick off its rent relief program was New York -- a state that also sports a large number of renters, particularly in and around New York City. New York's rent relief rollout wasn't exactly smooth.