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  • 8/13/2024
Congress allocated more than $46 billion in emergency assistance to help people cover rent and utilities, but not everyone who is behind on rent qualifies for the help. PennyGem’s Johana Restrepo has more.

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00:00Congress allocated more than $46 billion in emergency assistance to help people cover
00:09rent and utilities, but not everyone who is behind on rent qualifies for the help.
00:15Additionally, landlords and tenants typically need to work together to apply for the aid
00:20and some landlords are refusing to help.
00:23Eviction programs also require that landlords forgive a portion of the rent owed and not
00:29many are willing to do that.
00:32Eviction bans are in place until June 30th, but this doesn't mean your landlord can't
00:37charge you late fees, nor does this prevent them from being able to turn you over to a
00:41collections agency.
00:43NerdWallet reports that while some states have an easy application process, others don't
00:48and will require a lot of documentation.
00:52You can search what programs are available in your area by looking up your city and state
00:57with the words Emergency Rental Assistance.
01:00If your income took a hit during the pandemic and you can prove you're facing homelessness,
01:05then you most likely qualify for assistance according to Forbes.
01:09Since you're likely to be jumping through hoops to get this, it's best to get started
01:13on the process before the June 30th deadline.

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