Apply to join the Eviction Prevention and Rent Assistance Program Advisory Committee King County is recruiting to fill nine positions on a new advisory board being formed to provide input to policy, procedures and protocols for rental assistance and eviction prevention programs and services. The advisory committee will provide valuable first-person experience and perspective to … Continue reading Do you want to have a voice on decisions related to renter assistance and eviction prevention?
First $4.3M rental assistance payments stabilize 800 households in King County at risk of eviction
As scheduled, King County’s Eviction Prevention and Rent Assistance Program (EPRAP) paid its first rental assistance payments on Friday, July 16, 2021 totaling $4,373,510.21. The payments, sent to 42 local property owners, create critical stability for over 800 households in King County who had fallen behind in rent payments due to COVID-related economic crises. Over … Continue reading First $4.3M rental assistance payments stabilize 800 households in King County at risk of eviction
Eviction Prevention and Rent Assistance Program: Keeping people safe and stable in their homes
Even as the number of new COVID cases in our region goes down, another crisis is looming. The economic downturn brought on by the lingering pandemic has left tens of thousands of individuals and families unable to pay rent and living on the brink of homelessness. To meet as much of this need as possible, … Continue reading Eviction Prevention and Rent Assistance Program: Keeping people safe and stable in their homes
The King County Eviction Prevention and Rental Assistance Program begins the first phase of enrollment
https://youtu.be/SB-yxmUPzLo April 28: Landlord enrollments May 17: Individual tenant enrollments Thousands of individuals and families throughout King County are at risk for eviction and homelessness. They are struggling to stay afloat financially after months of lost wages, unemployment, poor health or other changes experienced due to COVID-19. With little or no income, residents choose between … Continue reading The King County Eviction Prevention and Rental Assistance Program begins the first phase of enrollment
Eviction Prevention and Rental Assistance Program: 2020 Data Review
In August 2020, King County created the Eviction Prevention and Rental Assistance Program (EPRAP) to assist households economically impacted by the coronavirus. EPRAP offered up to six months of rental assistance on behalf of tenants. Landlords also had to forgive any rent owed beyond six months, agree to freeze rent until April 1st 2021, and … Continue reading Eviction Prevention and Rental Assistance Program: 2020 Data Review
Preventing eviction and homelessness: Rental assistance available to help individuals and families stay housed through COVID-19 crisis
Thousands of people across King County have lost jobs or seen wages sharply reduced in the devastating wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Unable to pay rent, many are now at high risk of eviction and homelessness. A new program offered by King County may be able to help. Eviction prevention and rent assistance The King … Continue reading Preventing eviction and homelessness: Rental assistance available to help individuals and families stay housed through COVID-19 crisis