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.
American government to businesses after loaning them money during covid: Oh, don’t worry about paying it back even though you just bought new cars with it instead of anything you were supposed to do with it, we forgive you.
America government to vulnerable people after overpaying them: WHERE’S THE MONEY, LEBOWSKI?!