Many out-of-work renters face financial ruin if they don’t get help

And for the most part, landlords are still getting paid, according to rent analysis studies tracked by real estate consultants. The percentage of April rent delinquencies as of April 5 in the Miami metro region, which includes Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade markets, was 21 percent compared with 31 percent nationally, according to data collected for the National Multifamily Housing Council, an industry trade group of mid- to large-size apartment complex owners.