On Friday, Governor Larry Hogan's administration opened up enrollment to an Assisted Housing Relief Program.
It provides a four-month rebate voucher for renters living in state-financed properties.
MENTALLY AND PHYSICALLY.
IT'SALSO AFFECTED OUR FINANCIALHEALTH.
THE FEDERAL RENTRELIEF PROGRAM RUNS OUTSATURDAY.
CASA AND OTHERGROUPS CAME TO ANNAPOLIS TOASK FOR AN EXTENSION.
WMAR 2NEWS'S DON HARRISON WAS INANNAPOLIS WITH THEM TODAY.Nats of spanish women (thenthe interpreter)..
Thelandlord who was renting aspace to me, told me I had toleave in the middle of thenight with my baby..... Track:Just some of the stories heardtoday.
Casa and otherorganizations gathered inAnnapolis concerned about thegovernment removing rentforgiveness during thepandemic.
Currently a federalmoratorium was placed onhousing that is assisted bythe government from filingfailure to pay rent motions ontenants and courts can notprocess any evictions untilJuly 25th.
Sot: Our black andbrown communities, ourundocumented communities, theyhave been suffering for a longtime.... track: Cathryn Paulis with CASA.
She said thestate and federal governmentturned their backs on somepeople.
Sot: I have to talkabout undocumented immigrantsright?
Because they have beenleft out of the federal caresact.
They have not gotten astimulus check, they have gotnothing from the Trumpadministration and the statehas followed in their lead.Track: Governor Larry Hoganjust announced a rent reliefprogram that runs until theend of the state of emergency.You must apply and prove youlost your job due to thecoronavirus.
Nats: Track;Cinthia Escobar and her motherlive together.
They have beenaffected by the pandemic aswell.
Sometimes they have toask for money to help pay therent.
Sot: We all need toshare to help people to paytheir rent because we don'tneed because they are humanlike use.
Stand up: Of coursenot being able to pay yourrent and being evicted is afinancial problem but somehere say this is a healthproblem as well.
Sot:(Dr. GwenDuBois) 'cause people who areevicted, about a quarter ofthem will become evicted andhomeless people have increasedmortality, their lifespan ofadults that are evicted are 18to 20 years less then thehoused.
Track: If you qualify,you will receive a 4 monthrebate voucher for the rent.
InAnnapolis, DHAS DON JUST MENTIONED... THEIS A NEW RENT RELIEF PROGRAMYOU CAN NOW APPLY FOR.
THOSEWHO LIVE IN STAT━FINANCEDRENTALS CAN APPLY FOR THATFOU━MONTH RENT REBATE VOUCHERFROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSINGAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT.STATE FINANCING INCLUDESPROGRAMS SUCH AS THE LOWINCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT...WHERE RENT IS CONTROLLED.
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