Orange County leaders have approved a plan that could help renters facing skyrocketing rent increases.The county’s Emergency Rental Assistance program ends at the end of next month.About $16 million available and those whose rents have been increased should get rental assistance to cover it for the first time. The Orange County Commissioner has approved this plan for his second Emergency Rental Assistance. In the first round, people had to prove that they lost their job or income because of his COVID-19, but in the new program, they only have to suffer financial losses due to COVID-19. The big change is that the renter can also get help if the landlord raises her rent by more than 10%. This is what many people in central Florida have dealt with. “We’re using it to basically say that we’re concerned about rent increases that we’ve heard from citizens, and that when such a situation arises, the landlord has to raise the rent. We use it to help us cope when it happens, so it provides a sort of safety net for our citizens,” said Lavon Williams of Orange County Community and Family Services. The county is prioritizing those facing foreclosure and those on low incomes. Officials expect it to go live in October.
Orange County leaders have approved a plan that could help renters facing skyrocketing rent increases.
The county’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program ends at the end of next month.
With about $16 million available, for the first time anyone with a rent increase can get rental assistance to cover it.
The Orange County Commissioner has approved the plan for this second Emergency Rental Assistance.
While the first round required people to prove they lost their job or income due to COVID-19, the new program only requires them to suffer financial losses during COVID-19.
The big change is that if a landlord raises their rent by 10% or more, renters will also get help. This is what many people in Central Florida have dealt with.
“We’re using it to basically say that we’re concerned about rent increases that we’ve heard from citizens, and that when such a situation arises, the landlord has to raise the rent. We use it to help us cope when it happens, so it provides a sort of safety net for our citizens,” said Lavon Williams of Orange County Community and Family Services.
The county is prioritizing those facing foreclosure and those on low incomes. Officials expect it to go live in October.