Some Renters Running into Roadblocks Getting Rental Assistance Money
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Asistencia federal para prevenir desalojos
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The move comes just days after the federal moratorium expired over the weekend.
Lord says some tenants started getting eviction notices as early as Sunday.
“They suddenly were receiving eviction notices, that they could not contact their landlords,” Lord said.
The CDC says evictions would have been a threat to public health with more out of their homes, the virus would spread faster.
“It not only is going to prevent homelessness but also prevent the spread of this virus,” Lord said. Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the CDC, signed an order stating that evicting tenants could be detrimental to public health control measures as the COVID-19 delta variant continues to spread. The moratorium on evictions applies to counties “experiencing substantial and high levels of community transmission levels of SARS-CoV-2.”
According to the latest numbers presented to the Miami-Dade County Commission, there are 4,388 pending eviction cases in Miami-Dade County.
Congress approved $46 billion in rental assistance to be distributed by the states, but at a state level these funds have been slow to go out.
According to the Department of Children and Families, as of July 30, more than 4,300 applicants have been paid, accounting for $18.3 million.
The OUR Florida program has received over 30,000 applications from Floridians seeking aid, according to DCF. Of the money distributed, $1.5 million went to people in Broward County and roughly $2.9 million went to people in Miami-Dade County.
“We know that there is a huge risk that many of our residents, friends, and family may be at risk of eviction at this time and thus at risk of homelessness,” Audrey Aradanas with Miami Homes for All said.