Most rental assistance programs require the applicant be financially impacted by COVID-19. Some programs also require that applicants meet federal low-income requirements and that they have not previously received other government assistance. In Long Beach, residents can apply for up to $1,000 per ...
Landlords are oftenreluctant to rent their propertiesto people receiving government rental assistance, whether due to bias or an aversion to red tape. Property owners who wanted to help house the homeless “don’t necessarily want to be landlords to our population,” Lewis said, and many didn’...
“We understand that these tenants can’t pay and can’t be forced out until at least February because of COVID-19. But where is our assistance? How do we get money from this. The buck is supposed to stop at the government, not in the middle.” “A lot of properties will be mo...
more than 300 people have tested positive for COVID-19, and many more surely have the virus but haven’t been tested. If the virus spreads into homeless encampments, it would be devastating. Diseases already spread rapidly
This applies to partial claim second mortgages or loan deferrals accepted due to COVID anytime during or after January 2020. Eligible homeowners may receive this assistance in addition to assistance to cover any past due housing payments. Properties with up to four units are now eligible for ...
A day after Congress left Washington for the month pending an aid deal,Trump pushed for more direct payments to Americans, state and local government relief, additional small business loan funding and rental assistance payments. Lawmakers have included all of those provisions in bills proposed over...
families already receiving financial assistance, But the hospital bills have since piled up, and gave out more than 7,000 grocery gift cards, when the COVID-19 pandemic hit this year, made all its support groups virtual and things that were already tough—going to the doubled the groups ...
COVID-19 Eviction Ban As the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic caused employers to close their doors and employees to go without pay, many renters found themselves unable to pay their rent. Federal, state and local governments jumped into the act to try to protect impacted tenants from evictions....
But nine months ago, El moved into one of 12 Project Roomkey shelters in Alameda County designed to reduce COVID-19 among the homeless population. He was connected with a housing navigator, a counselor and medical staff. They helped El apply for affordable housing and rental assistance voucher...
What are the COVID-19 safety measures implemented at the park? Decreased capacity, cashless payments, social distancing practices, and enhanced cleaning regimes are all part of their complete strategy of enhanced health and safety measures at the park. Temperature checks are no longer required upon...