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Public housing, the last refuge for the poor, threatens to kick out tenants for small debts

Margaret Szabo, 42, sits with her two daughters on the porch of their home in Richmond, Virginia, on Nov. 6. The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority, which owns Szabo’s home, filed an eviction case against her for unpaid rent last fall. She said an aid organization paid the back rent, but she’s behind again in 2020. (Nick McMillan/Howard Center)