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Texas extends rental assistance program designed to avoid evictions until March 15 Texas Tribune Updated:  Tags:  A neighborhood in north Austin in October. Credit: Amna Ijaz/The Texas Tribune The Texas Supreme Court has extended its emergency eviction relief program for tenants behind on rent through at least March 15, lengthening the program’s expiration date by a month and a half. The move comes after Congress passed a stimulus bill Monday extending the federal morator...

The Texas Eviction Diversion Program tries to reduce the number of evictions during the pandemic by allowing a landlord and tenant to reach a resolution when a tenant is unable to cover the rent. Credit: Amna Ijaz/The Texas Tribune The Texas Supreme Court has extended its emergency eviction relief program for tenants behind on rent through at least March 15, postponing the program’s expiration date by a month and a half. The move comes after Congress passed a stimulus bi...

Reply Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday announced the state was implementing a series of programs aiming to assist restaurants and small businesses struggling due to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. ​ (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) MICHIGAN — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday announced the state was implementing a series of programs aiming to assist restaurants and small businesses struggling due to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Among the programs announce...

Diane Buchanan lives with her daughter and her grandson in an apartment in Philadelphia. When the COVID-19 pandemic began, she recently told a committee of the Philadelphia City Council, her daughter lost her job as a hairdresser, leaving Buchanan to carry more of the burden of rent and bills. Schools closed, and her grandson started learning from home. The refrigerator stopped working, and the landlord “slow-walked” the repairs for months, she said. She started thinking she might get evict...

Disability Network of the Thumb helps Upper Thumb families through the pandemic Paige Withey, paige.withey@hearstnp.com FacebookTwitterEmail 3of3 UPPER THUMB — With the coronavirus pandemic taking a financial toll on individuals and families across the upper thumb, the Disability Network of the Thumb and Huron County Homeless Solutions is working harder than ever to help those struggling to pay back rent or utilities, through the help of some newly implemented state programs. Previously know...

GOING TO THE SOURCE: Crown Heights Tenant Union and other NYC housing organizations members march on December 11 from the Brooklyn Housing Court to the law offices of Balsamo, Rosenblatt & Hall, a law firm that specializes in evicting tenants.Photo: Sue Brisk. Tenant organizers in Massachusetts, New York, Texas, Missouri, Illinois & California speak out. The United States could see a Hurricane Katrina of evictions next month, as the federal Center for Disease Control’s limited moratorium on e...

Kicked out after Christmas? Thousands in our area face eviction - what is being done to help? Published:  Updated:  Tags:  HOUSTON – Lost jobs and reduced hours mean more Americans than ever are struggling to make ends meet. Many who can’t pay rent have had some protection. A federal ban on evictions has kept a roof over their heads. But that ban expires December 31st and with no real plan from local leaders. Our Investigates team is working to find your answers because tens of thousands...

As deadlines for COVID-19 help loom, Congress announces progress: How to get help Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press © Ryan Garza, Detroit Free Press Gleaners Community Food Bank site lead Nate Mills helps a woman load food items into her car during the Gleaners Community Food Bank emergency mobile distribution at Detroit Leadership Academy in Detroit on Wednesday, November 25, 2020. Several protections meant to cushion the economic blow of the pandemic are expected to end in...

Here are the top 5 reasons Orange County residents’ CARES Act applications are denied Don’t give up: Get your application info in order before county reopens CARES Act portal Thursday Tags:  (Item 12: Money) Even if you have loose change visible in your vehicle, it can still be a target for thieves. If you need to store some cash or change somewhere --- try to avoid leaving it visible in your car. Photo credit: Pepi Stojanovski at unsplash.com. ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. – Orange County is reo...

Councilmemeber Helen Gym introduced the amendment to extend the eviction prevention program. "In a time of grave uncertainty, City Council, housing advocates, and our agencies partnered together to create a historic program to meet this moment, and I am proud that this amendment passed unanimously as COVID cases continue to rise," Gym said. "The program has shown overwhelming success, proving that there are alternatives to the thousands of evictions we see in court every single year. I look fo...