UTICA, N.Y. – Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. has announced his appointment of Amanda Cortese-Kolasz as county attorney and Chuck Klein as commissioner of personnel. “Amanda Cortese-Kolasz and Chuck Klein have served integral roles in Oneida County Government for years and have been essential to its successful operation,” Picente said in a news […]
UTICA, N.Y. Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. has announced the appointment of Amanda Cortese-Kolasz as county attorney and Chuck Klein as commissioner of personnel.
Renters rush to claim $24.5 million in rent help in Onondaga County before evictions begin
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A file photo of the interior of a Housing Visions apartment. The Syracuse nonprofit housing provider is owed $300,000 in back rent in Syracuse, alone, and is helping its tenants apply for rent relief. (Rick Moriarty | rmoriarty@syracuse.com) SYRSYR
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Syracuse, N.Y. More than 3,000 people have asked for help with back rent since Onondaga County began accepting applications for the money less than a month ago.
About 3,200 tenants and landlords have put in applications for the rent help, asking for $13 million in back rent. The fund, paid for with federal American Rescue Act dollars, has about $24.5 million here. A recent survey found that landlords in Onondaga County are owed more than $26 million in back rent, but the number is likely several times that because only 10% of the nearly 12,000 landlords responded.