In an effort to avoid mass eviction during the pandemic due to financial hardship caused by COVID-19, Charlotte County has launched a program that aims to stabilize landlords while keeping tenants in their homes.
The Charlotte County Human Services Director Carrie Walsh said the program was created after recognizing many individuals still faced financial instability after receiving CARES Act assistance.
“This Eviction Diversion program is specifically for those households that have received CARES Act funding through us but who are still behind and delinquent with their rent and facing eviction,” Walsh said.
Walsh said the program will help those facing homelessness and landlords who haven’t received payments in months.
“We designed it so that those apartment complexes that are located throughout the community that offer affordable housing, we can work with those property management companies to pay up to 5,000 additional dollars to pay that rent,” Walsh said.
Registration for the Eviction Diversion program ends Nov. 16. Find more information HERE.
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