Orange County preps program that aims to avoid evictions

Orange County has plans for a potential eviction diversion program. The proposed program will be presented Aug.11 to the Orange County Commission for consideration. Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said during an Aug. 3 press conference that the goal would be to help residents who cannot pay their current or past rent or mortgage payments to avoid eviction or foreclosure with federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding. "We still are having the conversation, but…