D.C. residents eager to apply for the Department of Human Services' Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) on Tuesday were met with disconnected dial tones, and a notice on the website that read, "Website currently under maintenance. Come back soon."
A couple of years ago, the District of Columbia passed a law modifying the Homeless Services Reform Act of 2005 to create the DC Emergency Rental Assistance Program. Given all of the other stupid ways.