“People did everything they could to keep up. Now, it’s catching up with them,” said one San Jose housing official.
California’s $5.2 billion pandemic rental relief fund is running out of money even as the pandemic deepens economic turmoil and tenant protections expire in March.
say some of those requests will be ineligible or are duplicate applications that will be denied. Still, Oakland has started a waitlist, anticipating demand will exceed the fund’s resources. The state is still accepting applications. Housing and landlord advocates say the ever-lengthening pandemic has strained a system launched in March to stem evictions and keep families housed during the health crisis.
The slow pace of payments has been an issue for the program since its inception. After March 31, landlords will again be allowed to evict tenants for nonpayment in most cities, increasing pressure to make aid payments. Housing advocates are worried and landlords are restless. The Bay Area was slated to receive about $480 million in initial funding, distributed through a collection of city, county and state programs. The state’s largest cities, including Los Angeles, San Jose, San Francisco and Oakland, ran their own programs with federal funds. In the Bay Area, Fremont and Santa Clara and Alameda counties also established local systems.
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