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"It's a whole lot of stress" "I applied the second day the program opened," said Durham renter Kymberlee Devine. HOPE (Housing Opportunity to Prevent Evictions) is a statewide rental assistance program funded by the federal government and opened to applicants in October. The program closed to new applicants just weeks after launching after receiving more than 42,000 applications. Devine got her application in time and was approved for both utility and rental assistance right away. While the utility assistance was paid, the promised rental assistance was not. Her rent continued to be unpaid, ...

2 months ago in Local jsalzone Photo: WHCU ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) – A $1 million grant will help prevent evictions and housing displacement in Ithaca. The public-private collaboration includes the City of Ithaca, Cornell Law School, the Human Services Coalition of Tompkins County and Legal Assistance of Western New York. Funds will be used to provide no-cost legal representation and information for tenants in the City. Some possible uses include financial support for to cover last-resort rental arrears, along ...

NY lawmakers poised to enact law to help renters, homeowners and small-scale landlords Updated Dec 27, 2020; Posted Dec 27, 2020 Members of the New York State Assembly meet for a legislative session in the Assembly chamber at the state Capitol Monday, June 8, 2020, in Albany, N.Y.Hans Pennink | AP Photo Facebook Share Syracuse, N.Y. -- State legislative leaders plan to vote Monday on legislation that would extend eviction moratoriums for renters and pause foreclosure proceedings for property owners facing financial strains caused by the coronavirus. The proposal builds on changes already in...