From the Orange County Newsroom
Orange County’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP1) will stop accepting new applications Friday, July 15 at 11:59 p.m. as funding for this program is nearing depleted. Since March 1, 2021, nearly $30.1 million has been distributed to vulnerable Orange County residents.
The program will continue to process submitted applications based on funding availability and residents can check the status of their submitted application by logging in to the application portal. The income-based program assisted tenants in imminent danger of eviction due to unpaid rent related to financial hardships caused by COVID-19.
To date, ERAP1 has allocated over $28M to 4,674 applications with the average assistance just over $6,000. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Orange County Government has offered rental assistance through the COVID-19 Rental Assistance Program ($1.8M), Eviction Diversion Program ($11.2M) and ERAP1.
Orange County Government is currently in the planning stages for Emergency Rental Assistance Program 2 (ERAP2), which is projected to open in September 2022.
For more information on tenant and landlord eligibility and required documents, and to apply for the program, visit www.ocfl.net/RentalAssistance.
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