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A group of nonprofit organizations have created a new website where Wayne County residents can apply for rent aid through a new statewide program to distribute federal funds during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eligible renters and landlords can apply online through the Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency at waynemetro.org/ceraapp for the COVID Emergency Rental Assistance, or CERA, program to get back rent payments and help with utilities and internet bills.
The new program comes two weeks before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention s moratorium on evictions is slated to end March 31.
CERA replaces a $50 million rent aid program that ended in December. In the gap between the end of that last program and the start of a new one, roughly 4,000 people across Wayne County sought rental aid, according to Wayne Metro. On Monday, the first day of Wayne Metro s website launch, the organization saw 500 new applications for rent assistance. Partners in the website includ
$622 Million Available for Michigan Landlords and Renters
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The Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA) unveiled a new $282 million rental assistance program to help renters avoid eviction and hardships due to the ongoing pandemic while ensuring landlords are able to collect owed rent.
In addition to the $282 million made available by MSHDA, another $340 million has been made available by the state legislature for a combined total of $622 million.
The COVID Emergency Rental Assistance (CERA) program replaces the state s Eviction Diversion Program (EDP) which was launched in July 2020 by the MSHDA. Around 16,000 Michigan households were able to avoid eviction and get caught up on rent payments due to EDP.
March 16, 2021 By Jessica Mathews / news@whmi.com
Some changes have been approved to an agreement between Howell Township and developers that were needed for an apartment project to move ahead.
Annex Group, which is now called Union at Oak Grove, is proposing a 220-unit apartment complex that would be located off of Oak Grove Road, behind Kroger. 60% of units would be marked as âaffordable housing,â but not Section 8 housing, in accordance with Michigan State Housing Development Authority guidelines.
Annex Group has been working through different issues with MSHDA, one of which was the purchase agreement with the township. It was stated that MSHDA wonât pay for the project until several items are put in place.