The CDC Eviction Moratorium Ends—July 31, 2021; Issue Brief on Preventing Evictions

From Housing Alliance of Pennsylvania (http://www.housingalliancepa.org/): Pennsylvania and its communities have been actively implementing eviction prevention and diversion strategies to keep families in their homes and make landlords whole. When the CDC eviction moratorium ends on July 31,  we expect … Continued

Resources to Support Promotion of Emergency Rental Assistance Program

From the PA Department of Human Services (https://www.dhs.pa.gov/Pages/default.aspx): The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 allocated more than $800 million to Pennsylvania to establish the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), which can provide direct assistance for unpaid and upcoming rent and … Continued

Groups Working to Prevent PA Evictions: “30 More Days Isn’t Enough”

Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2021-06-28/housing-homelessness/groups-working-to-prevent-pa-evictions-30-more-days-isnt-enough/a74810-1 June 28, 2021 – Emily Scott, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window PHILADELPHIA – The federal moratorium on evictions has been extended through July 31 – but the Biden administration says this is the final extension, and … Continued

Tell PA General Assembly: Fix Emergency Rental Assistance Program & Get Aid to Those Who Need It

From Lutheran Advocacy Ministry in Pennsylvania (https://www.lutheranadvocacypa.org/): (NOTE: You do not need to be Lutheran to use this tool.) The evictions moratorium is set to expire at the end of June, even as one-third of Pennsylvania renters have been reported … Continued