Coronavirus: Nearly a third of tenants fail to pay April rent on time
(WorldNews Politics)

Almost a third of U.S. apartment tenants failed to pay their rent on time this month, according to a new survey by the National Multifamily Housing Council. It´s the first indicator of how much distress renters and landlords face in the months ahead due to the coronavirus outbreak. Thirty-one percent of apartment households failed to pay any of their rent as of April 5, according to the `NMHC Rent Payment Tracker,` which aggregated data from several of the nation´s top apartment data firms. That compares with 19% who had failed to make any payments as of March 5 and 17% failing to pay up by April 5, 2019. The new payment tracker reflects data from...