Texas Rental Assistance Program to launch on Monday
Texas Rental Assistance Program will be launched Monday, Feb. 15 By Donna McCollum | February 11, 2021 at 6:37 PM CST - Updated February 12 at 2:02 AM
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - East Texans struggling to pay rent may benefit from a new program being launched Monday through the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
The ‘Rent Relief Program’ is for renters, as well as landlords. $1.3 billion is available. According to a January census survey, more than 1.6 million Texans were worried about paying next month’s rent.
The Piney Woods Apartment Association Director Mary Mocniak is encouraging members, beginning Monday morning, to utilize the state’s new Rental Relief Program.
Mortgage, rent and utility aid available for Hamilton residents
Updated Feb 08, 2021;
Hamilton Township’s Department of Community and Economic Development has secured more than $650,000 of its federal Community Development Block Grant CARES funds to assist qualifying local residents with utility, rent or mortgage payments.
The township’s Mortgage & Rental Relief Assistance Program applications will be reviewed by the township in coordination with Arm In Arm, a local nonprofit agency that assists Mercer County residents with food, housing and job support.
The program will allow for rental, mortgage or utility assistance to low and moderate income households that have had a substantial reduction in income or became unemployed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The emergency rental or mortgage assistance grant has a cap of $10,000 throughout a period of six months. All approved applicants will be reviewed at the three-month interval to see if they are still in need of assistance.
NYS COVID-19 Rent Relief Program Ends on February 1st
If you, or someone you know, are behind on your rent and need rental assistance, time is running out to apply for this statewide rental assistance program.
The New York State COVID-19 Rent Relief Extension Program was created by New York back in the summer to help people who were financially impacted. This program reopened last month with another set of funding to help those who qualify.
The last day to submit your application to this program is Monday, February 1st.
How Do I Apply?
Applications for this program are online on the NYS Homes and Community Renewal website. You can find the link to the application here. You can also call the Rent Relief Program call center at 1-833-499-0318. Associates are available Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
A local housing program advocate says more Lancaster County residents in danger of losing their homes will get help due to an executive order signed by President Joe Biden on Wednesday.
Biden extended the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionâs eviction moratorium through March â a protection for tenants who have faced economic hardships due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The executive order comes after Bidenâs transition team announced a $1.9 trillion economic relief plan last week, a package the new president will continue to push Congress to approve quickly.
âBy extending the CDC moratorium for another two months, the county and community partners will be able to review the U.S. Treasury guidelines and develop a program that isnât rushed, and is fully planned, unlike what we saw with the stateâs Rent Relief Program,â said Justin Eby, deputy executive director of Lancaster County Redevelopment Authority.
Renter protections strengthened and extended
Jan. 06, 2021 at 6:00 am
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In an effort to assist local families who find themselves unable to pay rent as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors extended the county’s eviction moratorium and strengthened other renter protections in a pair of motions passed Tuesday.
One motion extends the County’s eviction moratorium through Feb. 28, 2021. Authored by Supervisor Sheila Kuehl, the motion also strengthens renter protections by clarifying specific protections against harassment and retaliation; offers protection to tenants who fall behind on rent repayment plans; provides eviction protection for renters who reasonably deny entry to their landlord; and seeks to increase fines for property owners who violate the law, according to staff, who said current eviction protections are set to expire on Jan. 31.