Williamstown Housing Trust Aims to Help Homeowners Impacted by COVID-19
Board member Liz Costley, who has been the point person working with Berkshire Housing Development, shared the Williamstown Emergency Rental Assistance Program developed this summer was able recently to help a family stay in their home. "One renter is going to utilize $10,000 in a grant from WERAP," Costley said. "She owes $12,500, but the landlord, once [BHDC's] Jane Pixley got people talking, decided that $10,000 is better than nothing. "So the landlord was willing to drop the $2,500 in return for getting $10,000 in back rent. That's the kind of thing Berkshire Housing is so ...
Source: iberkshires.com