Urgent Action Needed for #RentReliefNow!

[Rob Folan-Johnson]

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Congress is poised to pass $25 billion for Emergency Rental Assistance and a one-month extension of the Eviction Moratorium, beyond the January 1 expiration date! 

See how much is slated for your state, in the link below.  Take Action NOW to help make this happen!  

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From: National Low Income Housing Coalition <outr...@nlihc.org>

Subject: Urgent Action Needed for #RentReliefNow!

Date: December 16, 2020 at 11:27:49 AM EST

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National Low Income Housing Coalition View this email in your browser Urgent Action Needed for #RentReliefNow The federal eviction moratorium expires in just over two weeks. By then, renters will owe an estimated $70 billion in back rent, more than they can ever pay off. If the federal government doesn’t intervene, tens of millions of people will lose their homes this winter, during the height of COVID-19. The consequences will be catastrophic - for children, families, communities and our country’s ability to contain the pandemic. Watch and share Diane Yentel on CNN International, discussing the stakes and urgency for action. A bipartisan group of Senators and Representatives have agreed on a compromise COVID relief package. Congressional leadership are currently considering and finalizing the proposal. A deal will likely be announced soon. Congress MUST ACT NOW to take these desperately and urgently needed actions:   Extend, Improve and Enforce the CDC Eviction Moratorium   The Congressional bipartisan agreement on a COVID-19 relief package includes an extension of the CDC eviction moratorium through January 31, and pairs it with $25B in emergency rental assistance! The extension of the eviction moratorium gives time for states and cities to get emergency rental assistance to renters and landlords, and for President-elect Biden to issue a strengthened eviction moratorium on his first day in office. Thank you the over 1,500 organizations that joined NLIHC in urging the CDC to extend, improve and enforce its eviction moratorium, which they have the authority to do NOW. We’ve sent the final letter to the CDC today. Tweet about it to show your support! In January, we’ll revise and send the same letter to President-elect Biden urging immediate action after his inauguration.   Provide Emergency Rental Assistance   The bipartisan COVID-19 relief bill includes $25 billion in emergency rental assistance to keep renters stably housed! The program would be administered by the U.S. Department of the Treasury to ensure the assistance gets to communities quickly and the funds are targeted to the renters most at risk of eviction. For more details on the housing provisions in the bipartisan COVID-19 relief bill, read NLIHC’s fact sheet. See NLIHC’s estimate of how much emergency rental assistance each state will receive under the proposal (note: these estimates combine allocations to the state government and local jurisdictions within each state).   Extend the Spending Deadline for Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) Rental Assistance Programs   Communities have created over 500 emergency rental assistance programs during the pandemic. NLIHC has tracked them all. Most have spent the money quickly, efficiently and effectively. Some have struggled with capacity and other challenges and need more time to get the funds to renters in need. Read this New York Timesarticle on the challenges and need for an extension: “Use it or Lose it: Tenant Aid Effort Nears a Federal Cutoff.”   The bipartisan COVID-19 relief bill would extend the spending deadline for these programs and ensure these funds are not reverted to the Treasury!    Take Action!   Call Congress and urge them to enact the COVID-19 relief bill NOW!   The bipartisan COVID-19 relief bill could be added to the final omnibus spending bill for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. The current continuing resolution (CR) expires on December 18. At that time, Congress must pass another CR or a final spending bill, or risk a government shutdown. Congress may enact a short-term CR to provide them with the time needed to approve a combined omnibus-COVID-19 relief bill as soon as this weekend or early next week.   Thank you for your advocacy Share Tweet Forward The National Low Income Housing Coalition is dedicated solely to achieving socially just public policy that ensures people with the lowest incomes in the United States have affordable and decent homes. Contact Us: National Low Income Housing Coalition 1000 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 500, Washington DC 20005 202-662-1530 x247 www.nlihc.org   Copyright © 2020 National Low Income Housing Coalition, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in to receive updates and emails from the National Low Income Housing Coalition. Our mailing address is: National Low Income Housing Coalition 1000 Vermont Avenue, NW Suite 500 Washington, DC  20005 Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences