Applications are also open for Chula Vista residents who need to apply for rental assistance and utility bill assistance. The city has $16.8 million in state and federal funds to distribute through the Chula Vista Emergency Rental Assistance Program.
And for struggling residents in unincorporated San Diego, Carlsbad, Coronado, Del Mar, El Cajon, Encinitas, Escondido, Imperial Beach, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, National City, Oceanside, Poway, San Marcos, Santee, Solana Beach, and Vista, San Diego County has funds to assist.
All three rental assistance programs work similarly. Here s How:
The programs pay 80% of a tenant s past-due rent from April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021, directly to landlords who agree to certain terms, including agreeing to waive the remaining 20%. If not, the program will pay a tenant directly 25% of their past-due rent instead.
The first payments are expected to be disbursed in April. The economic and social disruption caused by this pandemic has been devastating, and communities within my district like Logan Heights and San Ysidro have been some of the hardest hit, said Councilwoman Vivian Moreno, who represents District 8 and serves on the Land Use and Housing Committee. Outreach to these disadvantaged communities is essential to ensure that the
populations hardest hit by this pandemic are getting enrolled in the program
and receive these critically needed funds.
The program is administered by the San Diego Housing Commission. This program will give qualifying families certainty that their past-due rent and utility bills will be paid and the stability of knowing they will not lose their rental home because of the financial effects of this pandemic, SDHC President & CEO Richard C. Gentry said.
San Diego opened applications for the Housing Stability Assistance Program Monday, making more than $83 million available to help the city's low-income residents pay past-due rent, utilities and internet service.
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – City Council approved a program that will tackle the mounting problem of past-due, unpaid rent and utilities for low-income residents who have experienced financial hardship due to COVID-19.
The Housing Stability Assistance Program is scheduled to start next month and will be a joint project between the City and the San Diego Housing Commission utilizing funding from federal and state grants, totaling more than $83 million.
Mayor Todd Gloria thanked the San Diego Housing Commission for hearing his call to allocate more than $80 million to struggling renters and landlords.
“Housing affordability and stability provide fundamental economic security for our communities of concern. We need both to recover fully from the disproportionate impacts of the pandemic,” said Councilmember Monica Montgomery Steppe, who represents Council District 4. “When basic housing needs are met, it provides families with hope, dignity and a solid foundation to rebuild upon.”