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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 moratorium on evictions through the end of January. The moratorium order was set to expire at the end of th...

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 bill Monday extending the federal moratorium on evictions through the end of January. The moratorium o...

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 announced is another liquor buyback program for restaurants and bars, and also a partnership with restaurant...

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 evicted over the dispute with the landlord. She thought she might be able to move in with her son, but he...

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 known as Blue Water Center for Independent Living, the Disability Network of the Thumb is the main housi...