Are you behind on rent or mortgage payments due to COVID-19? A Visalia program could help...
Need help paying rent? Here's a program that may take some pressure off your wallet.
Visalia’s COVID-19 Rental or Mortgage Assistance Program is open for applications through the end of the year, city officials announced.
Residents who apply could receive help with current or past due monthly rental or mortgage payments. Up to $2,000 is available for households that have been financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We continue to work on the disbursement of these federal COVID-19 dollars to assist those who have experienced financial hardship from the pandemic,” Visalia Housing Specialist Margie Perez said. “We encourage Visalia households who meet the program income limits to apply now.”
Financial assistance will continue to be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis until the money is exhausted or Dec. 31, whichever comes first.
Application requirements include:
Working households living within city limits
Households must be at or below 80% area median income limits
Have experienced a financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic within six-months of assistance
For mortgage assistance, households must provide a current mortgage statement. For rent assistance, households must provide a current rent ledger signed by a landlord or a rental agreement, with a rent bill statement showing months owed or bill history from June 1, 2022.
Approved payments are sent directly to the applicant’s mortgage or rental company, or landlord, city officials said.
The program is administered by Self-Help Enterprises, a Central Valley-based community development organization.
Interested applicants can apply online now via Self-Help Enterprises website. For questions or more information, contact Self-Help Enterprises at CovidRelief@selfhelpenterprises.org or call 802-1600.
This article originally appeared on Victorville Daily Press: Housing assistance is available for Visalians impacted by COVID-19
