GOV. GINA M. RAIMONDO has pledged $1.5 million in rental relief for low-income Rhode Island renters. / PBN FILE PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
PROVIDENCE – While homeowners in Rhode Island who have experienced job losses relating to the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to have the option of a 90-day grace period for making mortgage payments, the fate of renters who are similarly affected is not as clear. The state courts are not processing evictions until at least mid-May.…