A debate has raged across the country about whether people should be required to pay rent as the economy tanks because of measures to protect people from the coronavirus.

While some people came out to defend Awosanya and other landlords, most of the comments focused on the need for property owners to show compassion during an unprecedented crisis.

Lawmakers have called for a rent freeze, and the state of New York has unilaterally suspended all evictions until July.

But protesters are now calling on New York City and the state to put a rent freeze in place that would alleviate the financial pressure on millions of New Yorkers. Some are even threatening a rent strike.

I spy some truth from my window. #CancelRent
#NYC
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— Leon ???? (@iamleonmallett) May 1, 2020

The one-time payment of $1,200 from the federal government did little to help people struggling to get by in high-priced places like New York City.

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