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The Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) has doled out funds to about 7,000 households, a fraction of the 158,000 who’ve applied. States must return their federal rental assistance funding if…

ByDavid Brand 13Comments

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Jul 2021

New York’s $2.7 Billion Rent Relief Program Cuts First Checks, Amid Scrutiny

The stalled Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) has issued just $1.2 million of the $2.7 billion on hand to landlords owed pandemic-related back rent.

ByDavid Brand 44Comments

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Jul 2021

Uncategorized

NY’s Rent Relief Program Has Yet to Cut a Check Amid Inefficiencies and Frustrations

With seven weeks to go before state eviction protections expire, New York’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) has yet to cut a single check, and the organizations tasked with helping…

ByDavid Brand 22Comments

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Jun 2021

Economy Housing and Homelessness

NYC Rent Guidelines Board Sets Mid-Year Rate Hike for Stabilized Tenants

The board voted to freeze existing rents for six months before increasing rates for the remaining half of the year, what some members described as a compromise between what tenants…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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Jun 2021

Government Health Housing and Homelessness

Over 7,000 New Yorkers Apply for COVID Rent Relief in Program’s First Four Hours

The opening of the long-awaited Emergency Rental Assistance Program was marred by technical glitches and error messages on the state’s online application portal.

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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May 2021

Housing and Homelessness

¿Cómo funcionará el programa para solicitar ayuda de alquiler en Nueva York?

Todavía no está claro cuándo se abrirá a los solicitantes el último programa de ayuda al alquiler COVID-19 del estado, aunque los funcionarios esperan que se ponga en marcha a…

ByDavid Brand 0Comments

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May 2021

Housing and Homelessness News Uncategorized

Ready Your Documents: What to Know to Apply for New York Rent Relief

It’s not yet clear when the state’s latest COVID-19 rent relief program will open to applicants, though officials are expecting it to launch by the end of May. In the…

ByDavid Brand 29Comments

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May 2021

Government Housing and Homelessness

State Lawmakers Vote to Extend Eviction Moratorium Through August, as Tenants Await Rent Relief Funds

The State Assembly and Senate passed a bill Monday that would extend the moratorium on most evictions—protections that lapsed May 1—through the end of August. A separate state initiative to…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Apr 2021

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness News NYCHA

NYS Budget on Housing: Rent Relief Victory, Disappointment on NYCHA and Homelessness

While housing advocates say the budget deal included a major victory for tenants––creating a multi-billion dollar program for rent relief––it included less funds for NYCHA and homelessness prevention than stakeholders…

BySadef Ali Kully 3Comments

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Apr 2021

Economy Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: New York’s Pandemic Aid Must Go Toward Truly Helping Tenants

‘Our state leaders were handed an incredible opportunity to confront an unprecedented global health crisis that has hit New Yorkers hard. We are calling on them not to squander it…

ByVincia Barber 1Comment

NY’s Slow-Moving Rent Relief Program Will Meet Federal Deadline, State Officials Insist

New York’s $2.7 Billion Rent Relief Program Cuts First Checks, Amid Scrutiny

NY’s Rent Relief Program Has Yet to Cut a Check Amid Inefficiencies and Frustrations

NYC Rent Guidelines Board Sets Mid-Year Rate Hike for Stabilized Tenants

Over 7,000 New Yorkers Apply for COVID Rent Relief in Program’s First Four Hours

¿Cómo funcionará el programa para solicitar ayuda de alquiler en Nueva York?

Ready Your Documents: What to Know to Apply for New York Rent Relief

State Lawmakers Vote to Extend Eviction Moratorium Through August, as Tenants Await Rent Relief Funds

NYS Budget on Housing: Rent Relief Victory, Disappointment on NYCHA and Homelessness

Opinion: New York’s Pandemic Aid Must Go Toward Truly Helping Tenants

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