Add Rent To Rising Costs Hitting Small Businesses
‘It’s Not Sustainable’
Charleen Ferguson sits in her office in Wylie, Texas, Friday, July 1, 2022. Landlords were forgiving about rent during the first two years of the pandemic, but now many are asking for back due rent. Ferguson owns the building that houses the tech business she owns with her husband, Just Call the I.T. Guy and also has 13 tenants, so she sees the dilemma from both the small business and landlord points of view. AP photo
NEW YORK — The rent has come due for America’s small businesses and at a very inopportune time. Landlords were lenient about rent payments during…


