{"id":11425,"date":"2021-05-25T16:39:31","date_gmt":"2021-05-25T20:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=11425"},"modified":"2021-05-25T16:39:50","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T20:39:50","slug":"17-million-emergency-rental-assistance-program-funding-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2021\/05\/25\/17-million-emergency-rental-assistance-program-funding-available\/","title":{"rendered":"$17 Million Emergency Rental Assistance Program Funding Available"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Board of County Commissioners allocated $17 million from the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) to create the Polk County Rental and Utilities Assistance program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/apply-rental-assistance.png?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11426\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Starting June 1, the county will start taking applications from Polk County residents who have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding will pay up to $12,000 in assistance directly to landlords, property management and utility companies on behalf of qualifying Polk County residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cApplicants must be delinquent on rent or utilities at the time of their application,\u201d said Tamara West, Polk County\u2019s Housing and Neighborhood Development Manager. \u201cAn on-line portal will begin accepting applications on June 1 and a call center will open at 8:00 a.m. on the same day.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Funds are offered on a first-come, first-serve basis until the allocation is gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More information about income restrictions, the paperwork required to apply, and other program eligibility requirements is available on the county website at&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.polk-county.net\/covid-19\/rental-and-utilities-assistance-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.polk-county.net\/covid-19\/rental-and-utilities-assistance-program<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Board of County Commissioners allocated $17 million from the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) to create the Polk County Rental and Utilities Assistance program. 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