This Ordinance estimates revenue and appropriates funds in the amount of $14,814,859.50 in the General Grants Fund for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program from the U.S. Department of the Treasury to assist households that are unable to pay rent and utilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic; and authorizing the Director of Neighborhoods and Housing Services Department to execute contracts for …
This program offers a housing provider security if they take a chance with a high-risk renter suffering as a result of the impact of COVID-19. The Problem High-risk tenants affected by COVID-19 and it’s impact, may have difficulty finding quality housing because many Housing Providers cannot justify the risk that renting to them represents with an eviction or judgment against …
KCMO COVID Emergency Eviction Prevention Program 2021 The Problem Many Kansas City tenants are cost-burdened by their housing expenses due to a loss of income during COVID-19. This temporary financial setback has place tenants at risk of being unable to meet their housing obligations and in jeopardy of losing their housing due to eviction for non-payment of rent. Tenants with …
Staten Island Couple Says Tenants Who Haven’t Paid Rent Since May 2019 Can’t Be Kicked Out Due To Eviction Moratorium.
Jackson County Evictions halted until January 24th as a threat to court personnel grows due to civil unrest.
https://www.kmbc.com/article/jackson-county-suspends-evictions-through-jan-24/
There is still funding available in Kansas City Missouri to help pay rent, utilities and other needs. We spoke with Tiffany Drummer, the Tenant Advisor with Kansas City’s Neighborhoods and Housing Services and she shared that there were many programs still with funding available. She shared that if any of the following programs tell you they are out of funding, …
Blue Springs man shot by officials serving eviction In a statement, the court wrote that during the deputies’ interaction with the occupant of the house, he retrieved and drew a weapon on them and the deputies shot him. The man was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. https://www.kmbc.com/article/blue-springs-police-investigating-shooting-on-westchester-court/35163604
Kansas City Missouri Landlord Tenant Universty Session 3 discussing Fair Housing and the Health Homes Ordinance
The proposed Emergency Coronavirus Relief Act contains $25 billion in rental assistance, get the details from the National Housing Provider Coalition. (http://nationalhousingprovidercoalition.org/proposed-corona-relief-bill/)
For all Missouri Housing Providers and their Renters: Covering up to 6 months of unpaid rent back to April 1 – Housing Provider must waive all late fees and agree not to evict for up to 120 days. Please read all the details and review the applications. This may be for you and it may not. If it is get …