Biden Options to Stop Eviction Rise Limited if Vouchers Fail (1)

President Joe Biden‘s push to get legal help to tenants and billions in pandemic rent relief aid to landlords is cloaking a dilemma that existed long before Covid-19: how millions of low-income tenants will be able to make rent in the long run without help.

His Treasury Department has threatened to take rental assistance money away from states that aren’t spending it quickly, and he’s asked other agencies to help boost the supply of rental units. The Justice Department has recruited volunteer attorneys nationwide to help tenants avoid losing their homes.

But with the Supreme Court striking down the ...