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CDC Issues Temporary Halt in Residential Evictions To Prevent the Further Spread of COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), located within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announces the issuance of an Order under Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act to temporarily halt residential evictions to prevent the further spread of COVID-19. Moratorium Summary: This Order continues the expired CARES ACT evictions…
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Palm Beach County launches coronavirus rental assistance program
Renters who have taken a financial hit because of the novel coronavirus have a new source of help. Palm Beach County’s Community Services Department on June 5 launched the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Coronavirus Relief Fund Rent and Utilities Assistance Program. The fund offers one-time rental and/or utility help for eligible…
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Gov. DeSantis extends moratorium on evictions and foreclosures to July 1
From The Palm Beach Post: “Just four hours before a moratorium on evictions and foreclosures was set to expire early Tuesday morning, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis extended the freeze late Monday, sparing countless unemployed workers from homelessness as the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic continues. “‘He just felt it was in the best…
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Many out-of-work renters face financial ruin if they don’t get help
By Ron HurtibiseSouth Florida Sun SentinelApr 11, 2020 10:00 AM Many renters and landlords are peering over the edge of a financial cliff, praying for a quick end to the coronavirus crisis. At the bottom of the cliff lies lease defaults, ruined credit, evictions and homelessness. There are no bailouts for renters and landlords, except…
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South Florida’s high rents called ‘troubling’
Source: Sun Sentinel South Florida is the least affordable place in the nation for renters, a situation that a new study calls “troubling.” In 2014, the median gross rent in Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties was $1,150, compared with an average of $970 for other metropolitan areas, according to a study by Capital One…
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Renters Across the Country Are Spending Over 30 Percent of Income on Housing Costs
Source: JCHS In 2014, just under half (49.3 percent) of American renters were housing cost burdened, spending more than 30 percent of income on housing costs. Read more…
