Undocumented people can also apply for help paying rent in Los Angeles. How to apply?

64, 000 City of Los Angeles families could get up to $ 10 , 000, regardless of immigration status

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Renters in the city of Los Angeles may from last Tuesday until next 30 of April apply for the second round of aid to pay rent . Undocumented people can also apply for this local government emergency program as long as they meet the requirements.

Who qualifies for rent payment assistance

To be part of of this $ plan 239 million dollars, applicants must:

1. Be residents City of Los Angeles – regardless of immigration status – and that someone in the family has had financial problems as a result of the pandemic.

2. Have a annual family income equal to or less than 50% of area median income . A family with four members, for example, might be eligible with an annual income of $ , 373 dollars or less.

Landlords can apply on behalf of their tenants if they agree with them.

How to apply for help paying rent

LA renters can get a maximum of $ 10, 000 dollars for payments due to through two ways:

1. In the website website of the Los Angeles Department of Housing and Community Investment (se You can change the language to Spanish).

2. In the phone number ( 823) 373 – 0587.

In both cases , they must have prepared documents that certify that they have suffered a loss or reduction of income due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The department has notified that both the website and the phone number are currently saturated, but encouraged to insist to submit the request

What else do we know about late rent payment program

The second round of rental assistance is funded by the Los Angeles County Rent Assistance Program federal funds that were approved in December and aims to eliminate the rental debts of people with less income.

Local authorities estimate that it will will benefit some 64, 000 families , some 15, 000 plus than in the aid that was distributed last summer. “One year after the pandemic, 90, 03 Californians are still behind in paying their rent, “according to the president of the City Council, Nury Martínez.

There are two options to request the program:

1. Cooperation between tenant and landlord , which would reimburse the latter on 80% of the rent not paid between April 1, 2020 and the 31 March 2021. The owner must renounce the 20% remaining.

2. If the owner refuses to participate, the tenant will receive the 25% of unpaid rent between April 1, 2020 and the 30 March 2021. In addition, you will have help to pay the 30% of the rent for the next three months (until June of 2021).

Those who do not have any arrears, may also apply for the aid, but the program will prioritize those who do have debts.