Help has begun for people in Calhoun County who owe back rent and for landlords who haven t collected.
The Covid Emergency Rental Assistance program has $8 million for Calhoun County to help people pay rent they missed because of COVID-19. A majority of Calhoun County needs it, said Lisa Gallo, case manager at Summit Point Housing. COVID has really devastated everything.
She said the program can pay up to 12 months of past due rent from March 13, 2020 and in some cases three months advance rent. We are just getting started, she said. It was allocated in mid- to late March and it has been skyrocketing since.
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Tom Dihle and his wife, Cecilia, look recently at an Alpena home they considered purchasing. The couple is looking for a home because they are moving to Alpena from the St. Joseph area.
ALPENA A shortage of housing could weaken the local workforce and future development if people wanting to invest money and talent in Alpena can’t find places to live, Northeast Michigan business leaders say.
People trying to move to Alpena sometimes have to wait months to find a place to call their own, with housing demand exceeding supply or high prices for existing homes or new construction pricing some out of the market entirely, The News learned through weeks of research and interviews with homebuyers, sellers, and officials in real estate and economic development.
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