[NFBNJ] COVID-19 Related Emergency Rental Assistance

Tue Apr 6 21:17:19 UTC 2021

From: Gaston, Pamela
Date: Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 5:06 PM
Subject: Fw: COVID-19 Related Emergency Rental Assistances

Hi all,

On March 22, 2021 the portal for COVID-19 related emergency rental
assistance for Morris County and the State of NJ will open for
applications. As you may know Morris County received over $14,600,000.00 to
provide rental assistance to our County residents. Those in need of this
program will be able to access the portal and apply for this program.

Morris County and other counties have partnered with the State of NJ’s
Department of Community Affairs (DCA)  and their vendor to administer this
program for those in need of emergency rental assistance. By partnering
with the State, Morris County residents will have one portal to access the
application thus eliminating the confusion of having two separate programs.

Morris County has also been advised by the State that there are additional
emergency rental assistance funds that can be used for this program if
Morris County residents’ need exceeds the $14,600,00.00.

Please note that Morris County’s Office of Temporary Assistance (OTA) will
continue to assist as it has in the past with short term (1-3 months)
rental assistance for eligible clients.

Here is a specific link to the portal which will be open for applications
on Monday, 3/22 at 9:00 a.m.: https://njdca.onlinepha.com/
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Below is an announcement from NJ’s Department of Community Affairs:

*COVID-19 EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PHASE II (CVERAP PHASE II)*

Opening March 22, 2021, the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program
Phase II (CVERAP Phase II) will provide rental arrears and temporary rental
assistance to low- and moderate-income households that have had a
substantial reduction in income, have qualified for unemployment benefits,
incurred significant costs, or experienced a financial hardship due,
directly, or indirectly, to the COVID-19 pandemic.

*Emergency Rental Assistance for Arrears:* Applicants may be eligible for
up to a maximum of twelve months of emergency rental assistance to help pay
for rent arrears and future rent to the extent that funds are available.
Families that have already received CVERAP funding through Phase I of the
program, that need additional rent support, and have not yet received the
maximum twelve months of emergency rental assistance can apply for
additional funding.

*Emergency Rental Assistance for Current and Future Rents:* Financial
assistance is limited to three months based on application submitted,
except that the household may receive additional assistance for additional
months subject to the availability of remaining funds and eligibility, not
to exceed 12 months (plus an additional three months if necessary to ensure
housing stability).

Persons applying must meet all applicable CVERAP Phase II income and
eligibility requirements. You must be eighteen (18) years of age or older
to apply or be an emancipated minor. *Only one (1) application per
household will be accepted*. Applications will be accepted until enough
applications have been received to ensure distribution of all available
CVERAP Phase II funds. A computerized selection (lottery) process will be
used to select residents who have been impacted by COVID-19 for eligibility
determination.

*Eligibility Criteria: *Selected households must meet the following
eligibility criteria to qualify for assistance:

   - Qualify for unemployment or have experienced a reduction in household
   income, incurred significant costs, or experienced a financial hardship
   due, directly or indirectly, to the COVID-19 pandemic;
   - Demonstrate a risk of experiencing homelessness or housing
   instability;
   - Have a household income at or below 80 percent of the area median
   income (please see income limits below);
   - Have a lack of assets and savings to pay rent arrears or current and
   future rent;
   - Be a New Jersey resident; and
   - Obligated to pay rent on a residential dwelling.

The program will only pay for rent arrears incurred after March 13, 2020.

Property managers or owners of a residential dwelling may apply for
assistance on behalf of a tenant. The landlord must:

   - Obtain the signature of the tenant on the application, which may be
   documented electronically; and
   - Must provide documentation of the application to the tenant to notify
   the tenant that the application has been submitted.

Best,

*Diane Jainarine Executive Assistant*

Morris-Sussex-Warren

Workforce Development Board

PO Box 900

Morristown, NJ  07963-0900

Phone:  (973) 829-8662

Email:  djainarine at co.morris.nj.us

Website:  www.mswwdb.org
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