The City of Palmdale is seeking applications for its Emergency Rental Assistance (COVID) Program to provide assistance to income-eligible individuals and families economically impacted during the COVID-19.
Donor Name: City of Palmdale
State: California
City: Palmdale
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/19/2022
Size of the Grant: Up to $10,000
Details:
The Emergency Rental Assistance (COVID) Program provides emergency rental assistance to income-eligible individuals and families economically impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic through job loss, furlough, or reduction in hours or pay.
The program provides for past due rent originally due on April 1, 2020 through December 31, 2022, for up to one hundred percent (100%) of the payments required under the lease agreement to maintain housing and/or to reduce rental payment delinquency in arrears as a result of the economic downturn during the COVID-19 pandemic. This program will not cover any late fees.
Funding Information
The Emergency Rental Assistance (COVID) Program provides emergency rental assistance grants up to $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for assistance, an applicant must:
- Reside in a rental unit located within the incorporated limits of the City of Palmdale.
- Have a current annual household income that does not exceed the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) established 50 percent of Area Median Income (AMI) limits for Los Angeles County, adjusted for household size, as published for the CDBG program. Household income eligibility is based on the following two (2) factors.
- The total number of people residing in the housing unit; and
- The total amount of current annual household income as stated in the Program Application and Certification of Income.
- Have experienced a negative economic impact because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Submit a completed pre-application questionnaire to enter the lottery. Selected applicants will be provided the opportunity to complete the full program application which will require:
- Submit a Statement of Intent to Participate Form signed by the bona fide landlord/property management agent or company.
- Submit a W-9 form completed by the landlord/property management agent or company.
- Submit evidence of the current rental balance.
- Submit a current residential lease agreement for a standard housing unit in Palmdale.
For more information, visit City of Palmdale.
