{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Current State of Eviction Policy","description":"Zach Neumann is the co-founder and executive director of the COVID-19 Eviction Defense Project in Denver, Colorado. Zach is also the co-author of a recent paper from the Aspen Institute titled \u201cWith Federal Moratorium Expiring, 15 million people at Risk of Eviction.\u201d In this episode, Zach discusses the innovative model his organization developed to quickly disburse rental assistance funds, the challenges that states and local communities across the country have faced in distributing $46 billion in Congressionally appropriated rental assistance, and the steps state policymakers can take now to slow evictions and distribute rental assistance funds more quickly. &amp;nbsp; Check out Zach\u2019s co-authored paper: \u201cWith Federal Moratorium Expiring, 15 Million People at Risk of Eviction\u201d at https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.org\/publications\/with-federal-moratorium-expiring-15-million-people-at-risk-of-eviction\/ &amp;nbsp; Also check out Zach\u2019s co-authored paper from December: \u201cEmerging Best Practices for COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Programs\u201d at https:\/\/www.aspeninstitute.org\/publications\/emerging-best-practices-for-covid-19-emergency-rental-assistance-programs\/ ","author_name":"The FinReg Pod","author_url":"http:\/\/thefinregpod.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/20082533\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/108950714"}