Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA)
Statement of CLPHA Executive Director Sunia Zaterman on the Signing of the American Rescue Plan Act into Law
March 11, 2021
Research Roundup: The Latest Industry Reports on the Pandemic’s Effects on HCV Household Income, Voucher Portability, and Emergency Rental Assistance Program Best Practices
Sacramento now has a $96 million fund to help struggling renters, landlords (Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Agency)
From the Sacramento Bee:
As part of a national effort to save low-income renters from eviction, Sacramento city and county officials on Thursday will make nearly $100 million in free rent assistance grants available to help pay for past-due rent and utility bills during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Senate Passes the $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Statement: Emergency Rental Assistance Critical to American Rescue Plan Act; CLPHA Urges Swift Senate Passage
NYU Furman Center, National Low-Income Housing Coalition Release Report on How to Advance Racial Equity through Emergency Rental Assistance Programs
Statement of CLPHA Executive Director Sunia Zaterman on the House Passage of the American Rescue Plan Act
SHRA Offers New Round of Emergency Rent and Utility Assistance for renters impacted by COVID-19 (Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Agency)
From the Sacramento Housing & Redevelopment Agency's newsletter:
Rent relief is coming for low-income Jersey City residents (Jersey City Housing Authority)
From the Hudson Reporter:
More than 1,600 low-income households in Jersey City will receive rent relief and utility assistance through the Jersey City COVID-19 Hardship Assistance Program, according to Mayor Steven Fulop and the Jersey City Economic Development Corporation.
According to the city, 95-percent of applicants for the $2.5 million in grant money will be provided to residents in The Heights and southwest sections of the city through local nonprofit partners.
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