Alan Pentico, CAE
Executive Director Southern California Rental Housing Association
COVID-19 Rental Assistance... A Win-Win for Housing Providers & Residents!
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mergency Rental Assistance programs launched over a month ago. SCRHA was pleased to share information about those programs and host informative webinars to help guide housing providers through the process of applying on behalf of their residents. To date, these programs remain open and continue to accept applications. They will do so until funds are depleted.
notify a resident when you have applied on their behalf. Additionally, a form is now available to document your efforts when applying for and/or communicating the availability of rental assistance. You can access the letter and COVID-19 ERAP Attestation Form on the SCRHA COVID-19 Rental Assistance & Eviction Compliance web page: https://info.socalrha.org/rental-assistance
SCRHA wants to make sure you and/or residents don’t miss an opportunity to receive payment for rental arrears. As we have seen in the last year, so much of what is to come is unknowable and fluctuating. Housing providers will be able to take action to recoup COVID-related rental debt beginning August 1. However, that may be too long to wait for some and there is always the possibility the legislature will push that date further out. Additionally, we have no way of knowing how long the court process will take.
As always, thank you for the opportunity to assist you with all your rental housing needs.
This is why SCRHA is encouraging its members to apply for rental assistance on behalf of their residents or share informational flyers with them. Rental assistance will help renters erase their debt and provide property owners with much-needed income. Programs do not ask about immigration status nor does it affect eligibility. Many renters may also be able to receive assistance with their past due utility bills. Housing Provider & Resident Communication Open lines of communication are vital to the rental assistance process. Housing providers should communicate to their residents when they have applied on their behalf just as residents should communicate the same to their owner or manager. Residents are required to accept and/or co-sign applications. They may also need to show proof of income. SCRHA has created a letter to help you
Local Rental Assistance Programs • For Properties in the City of San Diego www.sdhc.org • For Properties in the City of Chula Vista www.chulavistaerap.com • For Properties elsewhere in San Diego County (unincorporated County, Carlsbad, Coronado, Del Mar, El Cajon, Encinitas, Escondido, Imperial Beach, La Mesa, Lemon Grove, National City, Oceanside, Poway, San Marcos, Santee, Solana Beach, and Vista) www. sdhcd.org • For Properties in Southern Riverside County www.unitedlift.org • For Properties in Imperial County www.housing.ca.gov
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