The COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program will help up to 3,000 families throughout Philadelphia. If you’re selected, you will receive up to $2,500 in rent help over a three-month period. However, not everyone is eligible, and there are some important things to know when applying. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Many students are obligated to pay rent under leases that run until August, even as many have lost their jobs and most aren’t eligible to receive the government stimulus aid. Some complexes have offered a month of rent forgiveness and payment plans, but students — and their parents who are listed as co-signers — are desperate to terminate their leases. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
The statewide moratorium on evictions and foreclosures will be extended another 60 days, to July 10. New evictions will not be able to be filed until July 15. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
City officials are preparing to remove about 150 homeless people who have been sheltering at Philadelphia International Airport, as the airport prepares to restrict access to its terminals to employees and travelers. | From: The Inquirer (Read more.)
Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday extended a moratorium on foreclosures and evictions by another two months, saying residents should not have to worry about losing their homes during the pandemic. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
Philadelphia launched its COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program on Tuesday morning. The program will pay the rent of about 3,000 households. | From: NBC10/Telemundo62 (Read more.)
On May 8, Philadelphia announced its COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program through PHDC. The program will provide up to $2,500 in rental assistance over a three-month period. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
El 8 de mayo, Filadelfia anunció su Programa de Asistencia de Alquiler de Emergencia COVID-19 a través de PHDC. El programa proporcionará hasta 2.500 dólares en asistencia de alquiler durante un período de tres meses. | From: AL DÍA (Read more.)
Typically, about 1,500 evictions are scheduled each month in Philadelphia, where almost half of residents are renters. Many more tenants are now in danger of losing their homes as the pandemic costs them their jobs. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
After an unknown number of people were brought into Our Brother’s Place from the homeless encampment at the Convention Center on March 23 — the city says just a “handful” — 32 of 149 residents there contracted the coronavirus between March 26 and April 14. | From: The Philadelphia Inquirer (Read more.)
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