Lexington program helps people apply for rental assistance following end of eviction moratorium

At the end of the month, the eviction moratorium expires.

That means those who are behind on their rent because of the pandemic can legally be evicted.

However, Lexington has a program to prevent that from happening.

EVICTIONMORATORIUMEXPIRES.DIA:THAT MEANS THOSEWHO ARE BEHIND ONTHEIR RENT...DUE TOTHE PANDEMIC...CANLEGALLY BEEVICTED.THE GOOD NEWS ISLEXINGTON HASMILLIONS OFDOLLARS IN PLACETO HELP BOTHTENANTS ANDLANDLORDS.ANGIE:AND COMMUNITYGROUPS AREWORKING TOGETHERTO HELP PEOPLEGET THATASSISTANCESECURED.LEX 18'S KAROLINABUCZEK HAS THESTORY...IN TONIGHT'S BIGSTORY AT 5-30.<KAROLINATHERE IS HELPAVAILABLE.

THE CITYHAS FUNDS TOASSIST BOTHTENANTS ANDLANDLORDS.

YOUJUST NEED TO KNOWWHERE TO APPLY.AND FOR THOSEWHO NEED HELPDOINGTHAT...THERE'S APLACE TO DO THATNOW.VOINSIDE THE MOTHERTERESA CENTER INLEXINGTON...A TEAMOF CONNECTORS ISHELPING PEOPLEAVOID EVICTION.7:27:36 "WE HEARTHE STORIES.

WEHAVE PEOPLE CALLAND WE KNOWTHEY'RE SCAREDTHEIR LOSINGTHEIR HOME." :43THE CATHOLICACTION CENTER ANDTHE CENTRALKENTUCKY HOUSINGAND HOMELESSINITIATIVE IS BEHINDTHE HELP.

THEY'RETRYING TO KEEPLANDLORDS INBUSINESS ANDTENANTS IN THEIRHOMES...BY HELPINGEVERYONE APPLYFOR LEXINGTON'SRENT AND UTILITYASSISTANCE.AND THE MONEY'STHERE FOR THAT.

ONFRIDAY...GOVERNORANDY BESHEARGAVE THE CITYALMOST 12 MILLIONADDITIONALDOLLARS TO HELPPREVENT EVICTIONS.12:42:36"ALTOGETHERTODAY, WE HAVEHELPEDAPPROXIMATELY500 INDIVIDUALHOUSEHOLDSAVOID EVICTION ATTHE COST OF 3.2MILLION DOLLARS.":49AND IT'S NOT JUSTTENANTS THAT AREBENEFITTING FROMTHIS PROGRAM.LANDLORDS CANGET THE MONEYTHEY MISSED OUTON DURING THEPANDEMIC...BUT INORDER TO DO THAT,THEY NEED TO KEEPTHEIR TENANTS INPLACE.7:21:09 "DON'TFORGET THAT IFYOU EVICT YOURTENANT, YOU CAN'TGO BACK AND GETTHIS MONEY.

SOYOU HAVE TO KEEPYOUR TENANT INPLACE.

YOU CANGET UP TO 12MONTHS BACK ANDTHREE MONTHSFUTURE SO 15MONTHS TOTALRENT, BUT YOUHAVE TO KEEPYOUR TENANT INPLACE." 7:21:21THE KEY TO GETTINGTHISMONEY...WHETHERYOURE A LANDLORDOR TENANT...ISCORRECTLY FILLINGOUT THE FORMSNECESSARY FORTHE PROGRAM.

ANDTHE CONNECTORSAT THE MOTHERTERESA SHELTERARE THERE TO HELP.7:14:39 "THERE AREA LOT OF FOLKS INOUR COMMUNITYWHO ARE BEHINDON THEIR RENTDUE TO THESELAST 14 OR 15MONTHS OF COVID.":47SO TIME IS RUNNINGOUT...BUT HELP ISTHERE.

INLEXINGTON,KAROLINA BUCZEK.LEX 18 NEWS.