<div>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Gaston, Pamela</strong><br></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Date: Tue, Apr 6, 2021 at 5:06 PM<br>Subject: Fw: COVID-19 Related Emergency Rental Assistances<br></div><br><span style="color:rgb(31,56,100);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;background-color:white">Hi all,</span><br><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div background="cid:image001.gif@01D71CD0.A81C9620" lang="EN-US" style="background-color:white;word-wrap:break-word"><div>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f3864">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.
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f3864">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.
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f3864">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 $14,600,00.00.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f3864">Please note that Morris County’s Office of Temporary Assistance (OTA) will continue to assist as it has in the past with short term (1-3 months) rental assistance for eligible clients.<b></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f3864">Here is a specific link to the portal which will be open for applications on Monday, 3/22 at 9:00 a.m.:
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://njdca.onlinepha.com/__;!!J30X0ZrnC1oQtbA!c7YbfsgR8qJYSKa8svMX0jnnTT0NJcqdDqgBqDWpEkANbtRqxyMQjRzUi2oGWk8AeakIjA$" target="_blank">
https://njdca.onlinepha.com/</a></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f3864">Below is an announcement from NJ’s Department of Community Affairs:</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f3864">COVID-19 EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PHASE II (CVERAP PHASE II)</span></b></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f3864">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.
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f3864">Emergency Rental Assistance for Arrears:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f3864"> 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.</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f3864">Emergency Rental Assistance for Current and Future Rents:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f3864"> 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).</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f3864">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. <b>Only one (1) application
per household will be accepted</b>. 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.</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f3864">Eligibility Criteria:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f3864">Selected<b>
</b>households must meet the following eligibility criteria to qualify for assistance:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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;</span></li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);color:#1f3864">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Demonstrate a risk of experiencing homelessness or housing instability;
</span></li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);color:#1f3864">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Have a household income at or below 80 percent of the area median income (please see income limits below);</span></li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);color:#1f3864">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Have a lack of assets and savings to pay rent arrears or current and future rent;
</span></li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);color:#1f3864">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Be a New Jersey resident; and </span>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Obligated to pay rent on a residential dwelling.</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f3864">The program will only pay for rent arrears incurred after March 13, 2020.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f3864">Property managers or owners of a residential dwelling may apply for assistance on behalf of a tenant. The landlord must:</span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Obtain the signature of the tenant on the application, which may be documented electronically; and</span></li><li style="margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:Verdana,sans-serif;color:rgb(67,67,67);color:#1f3864">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Must provide documentation of the application to the tenant to notify the tenant that the application has been submitted.
</span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f3864">Best,</span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f3864">Diane Jainarine<br>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f3864">Morris-Sussex-Warren</span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1f3864">Our new street address is: <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/1+Medical+Drive,+Morris+Plains+07950?entry=gmail&source=g">1 Medical Drive, Morris Plains</a> <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/1+Medical+Drive,+Morris+Plains+07950?entry=gmail&source=g">07950</a><br>
<b>Our mailing address (PO Box 900, Morristown, NJ 07963-0900) remains the same.</b></span></i></p>
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