The application period comes to an end this Friday, July 17 in a week in which the Department of Housing and Community Investment system has been overloaded
There is little left to apply to the Emergency Rental Assistance Program.
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The residents of Los Angeles needing financial aid to pay rent have up to this Friday, July 17 to send a request with which they could get $ 1,000 if single or up to $ 2,000 if family.
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– HCIDLA (@HCIDLA) July 14, 2020
He Emergency Rental Assistance Program (Emergency Rental Assistance Subsidy Program), which will provide financial aid to some 50,000 families, began its application period last Monday, July 13 and will accept requests until Friday, July 17 at midnight.
The program has over $ 100 million and the Los Angeles Department of Housing and Community Investment will be in charge of processing the applications and distributing the funds among the applications that are selected.
He Los Angeles Department of Housing and Community Investment reported that the allocation of beneficiaries it will be random.
Is that how it works
The subsidy is $ 1,000 per month to cover rent payment based on last payment made in March and up to $ 2,000 per family. The subsidy will be paid directly to the lessee and not the tenant.
The program Emergency Rental Assistance Program has the following eligibility criteria:
Assistance will be provided to families or individuals who have been unable to pay rent due to circumstances related to the coronavirus pandemic who live in multi-family buildings and who:
- Sean Los Angeles city residents regardless of your immigration status. If you want to verify if you live in LA visit: neighborhoodinfo.lacity.org
- Families who can provide proof of lease
- Families who your income is 80% or less of the area median income before the start of the pandemic.
I mean, if it is only one person in the household the income must be a maximum of $ 58,450 year; if they are two people maximum $ 66,800; 3 people maximum $ 75,159; 4 people maximum $ 83,500; 5 maximum $ 90,200.
How to request it?
The Los Angeles city residents who meet this criterion they must submit an online application at hcidla.lacity.org before 11:59 pm on July 17.
People who do not have access to a computer should call 844-9441868 between 8 in the morning and 10 at night.
Report delays
He Los Angeles Department of Housing and Community Investment reported that due to a high demand in sending requests, users can experience delay accessing the page and sending the form.
