{"id":15606,"date":"2021-03-11T10:35:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T15:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/?post_type=press-release&p=15606"},"modified":"2021-03-11T10:35:32","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T15:35:32","slug":"orange-county-continues-to-assist-residents-through-new-emergency-rental-assistance-program","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/newsroom.ocfl.net\/media-advisories\/press-releases\/2021\/03\/orange-county-continues-to-assist-residents-through-new-emergency-rental-assistance-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Orange County Continues to Assist Residents through New Emergency Rental Assistance\u00a0Program"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"OrangeOrange County, Fla.<\/strong> \u2013 Since the closing of its Eviction Diversion Program<\/a> at the end of February 2021, Orange County has launched its Emergency Rental Assistance Program<\/a>, an income-based program aimed at continuing to help the County\u2019s most vulnerable tenants who are past-due in rent as a result of financial hardships caused by COVID-19.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s one of multiple rental assistance programs the County has offered to help aid residents during the pandemic,\u201d said Orange County Mayor Jerry L. Demings. \u201cWe wanted to have a seamless transition from the Eviction Diversion Program, which provided more than $11.2 million in Federal CARES Act<\/a> monies and helped 3,571 individuals and families stay in their homes, to the new coronavirus relief options.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Emergency Rental Assistance Program began taking applications to distribute $33.4 million of federal funds to assist eligible residents on March 1, 2021. The funding made available under this program will be used to make direct payments to landlords on behalf of qualifying tenants. Such payments shall:<\/p>\n