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To support people who are facing economic difficulties , Miami will launch a new program that would pay up to one year of rent and utilities to tenants who require it and who live within the city limits.
According to information published by El Nuevo Herald , the City Commission will dedicate around 80% of the $ 14 millions of dollars received in federal funds from aid by Covid – 19 to the assistance of emergency rental .
The maximum amount of aid for families who meet the requirements to benefit from the program cannot exceed $ 24, 000 Dollars.
To qualify for help at least one or more people in a household must :
- Qualify for unemployment or experience financial hardship due to Covid – 19 , such as the reduction in household income .
- Show that are at risk of being homeless .
- Have a family income equal to or less than 80% of area median income . For a one-person household , the income limit for an eligible owner is $ 51, 200 . For a household of four people, the limit is $ 73, 100.
- Households that have a member who has been unemployed for more than 90 days and those with Income below 50% of the area average , will have priority to be benefited with the program .
The money of the requests that are approve will be paid directly to the owner of the rental housing or to utility company to which the tenant owes , except where the owner or the utility refuse to participate . Then payments will be made directly to the tenant .
In your time help can be requested online or on paper , so you have to be aware. It should be noted that at the same time the federal moratorium will be maintained to prevent evictions in the middle of the pandemic until 31 March.
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