City Of Dallas: Emergency Rental Assistance Program, Provides $18 Million For Dallas Residents, Through DHA, Housing Solutions For North ...

Dallas TX

01 June, 2021

1:12 PM

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Press release from City of Dallas: 2021-06-01 Applications for Emergency Rental Assistance are open starting June 1, at DallasRentRelief.com, the program is available through DHA, Housing Solutions for North Texas (DHA). There is $18 million in rental assistance being administered by DHA through December 31, 2021, to help eligible Dallas residents who have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic through the loss of their employment income or who have sustained a reduction in income and are delinquent in paying rent or need help with future payments. The City of Dallas COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) is funded by the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The program can provide assistance for those negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic for up to 12 months of past-due and future rent payments from March 2020 to December 2021. DHA can issue payments for up to $1,500 per month for rent assistance only. This program does not include utility payments. Landlords can also apply on behalf of their tenants. Tenant eligibility requirements include: All applications will be reviewed for these eligibility requirements and priority will be given to households where: A person is NOT eligible for this program if they: Applicants or landlords applying on behalf of their tenants must submit a completed application with supporting documentation. DHA will conduct an open enrollment for this program accepting applications beginning at 9 a.m. on June 1, 2021. Program information and the online application will be available at DallasRentRelief.com. Applicants or landlords may submit an application online from their computer, tablet or other mobile device. This press release was produced by City of Dallas. The views expressed here are the author's own.