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State officials plan to roll out a $1.3 billion rental assistance program for Texans struggling to keep up with housing payments during a shaky economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The new program comes after a separate state initiative was criticized for its limited scope and because many landlords declined to participate. More than 1.6 million Texans had little or no confidence in being able to pay next month's rent, according to a January survey by the U.S. Census Bureau. Assistance for the new program will only be available to households that make no more than 80% of the area...

City of Tallahassee opens applications for $250K Landlord Risk Mitigation fund Photo: IFCAR / Wikimedia Commons / MGN Online City of Tallahassee logo and last updated 2021-01-28 18:10:18-05 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — On Thursday, the City of Tallahassee announced applications are open for landlords to request support from the $250,000 Landlord Risk Mitigation Fund, approved by the city commission last month. The program offers incentives and claims to landlords who agree to partner with the city to provide housing stability for vulnerable and at-risk tenants, the city said. "Housing ...

Biden Administration needs to act to prevent more rent-relief delays By: Alicia Nieves and last updated 2021-01-21 17:38:52-05 While Congress set aside $25 billion for rent relief in the latest stimulus package, it still has not been distributed to most states. That will likely happen in the next few days. However, some are warning that delays, seen with some state-enacted and funded rent relief programs, could become more widespread. "I applied for rent relief in the summer of 2020, I didn’t hear back for six months,” said a Boston woman who worked as a videographer...

By: Alicia Nieves and last updated 2021-01-05 17:24:24-05 Most states are starting to receive some of the $25 billion that were set aside to help Americans pay their rent. This is money that could help an estimated 40 million Americans who owe back rent or are struggling to pay next month’s rent. However, the new rental assistance comes with very specific qualifications that renters in need should know. “They have to be at 80 percent or below area median income, and area localities are required to have a preference to people who are 50 percent or below area median in...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois residents who have applied for federal money to help pay their rent or mortgage say they've been dealing with long delays. The Illinois Housing Department Authority is in charge of handing out funding from the federal CARES Act to pay their landlords or their mortgage during the COVID-19 pandemic. The deadline to apply was in August, but now the IHDA's Facebook page is full of complaints from people who say they're still waiting for an answer as a federal eviction moratorium may be ending. "It's critical for us and critical for our family, we don't know what we're go...