Struggling renters find help where they can as US evictions moratorium ends

A catchall of federal rental assistance funds, eviction prevention programs and court rules are helping some renters stay in their homes

Chandra Dobbs was stunned when the police officer showed up on her doorstep with a fat packet of eviction papers. She thought she had more time.

I didn't think I was going to be evicted because I applied for rental assistance money," Dobbs said a few days later. But they didn't want to wait the four to six weeks. So now we're homeless - me, my 16-year-old son, my daughter and my grandchild, a toddler."