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April 1 was the first day monthly bills were due, and many residents across Florida have struggled to make payments on housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, if you are heavily impacted by COVID-19, there is relief in sight if you own or rent a home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed the COVID-19 Mortgage Foreclosure and Eviction Relief Order, which went into effect Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It suspends all evictions and foreclosures in the state for the next 45 days to ensure cost-burdened people remain in their homes during the stay-at-home order and pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development defines “cost-burdened individuals” as those paying more than 30 percent of their income for housing, and the severe rent burden pay more than 50 percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A 2019 rental market study by the Florida Housing Finance Corporation found there are double-digit numbers of people spending more than 30 percent of their monthly income on housing in South Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Palm Beach County 32 percent are cost burdened; 24 percent in Martin County; 32 percent in St. Lucie County; 30-percent in Indian River county and 24 percent in Okeechobee county.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It\u2019s important to note, the Mortgage Foreclosure and Eviction Relief Order only provides \u201ctargeted, temporary relief.” It does not relieve a person\u2019s obligation to make mortgage and rent payments, which means the rent accrued is due at the end of the 45-day order<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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