Set file access control lists (ACL). More information: https://manned.org/setfacl.
setfacl --modify u:username:rw path/to/file_or_directory
setfacl --modify --default u::rw path/to/file_or_directory
setfacl --remove u:username path/to/file_or_directory
setfacl --remove-all path/to/file_or_directory