Housing Call: January 5, 2021

CALL NOTES

Around the State

Evictions

• CDC Order expiration extended to 1/31/2021
• Governor Extends North Carolina Evictions Moratorium (# 171 & 184) – Affirms that CDC order is applicable and should be adhered to in North Carolina

Rental Assistance Coming to NC

• ESTIMATED ALLOCATIONS FOR EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE FROM PROPOSED RELIEF BILL – NC could receive close to $700 million
• COVID-19 Relief Bill – Housing Resources
• Relief funds must be procedurally moved from US Treasury Department to states/localities; Detailed guidance on distribution of funds and program guidelines is forthcoming

National

COVID-19 Relief Bill – Housing Resources

Appropriations to HUD – FY 2021 HUD $49.6 billion – slight increase ($561 M) above FY2020 levels

Minimum 4 Percent Housing Credit Rate Enacted, Rental Assistance Provided Through Year-End Legislation

Sign-On letter to encourage President-Elect Biden to Extend, Strengthen, and Expand CDC Eviction Order: https://nlihc.secure.force.com/actions/CapturePetitionNew?actionId=AR00933

January 15th deadline

RESOURCES/REPORTS

UPDATED FORM [Form] Declaration Under Penalty of Perjury for the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention’s Temporary Halt in Evictions T

Housing Policy Debate – Eviction and Segmented Housing Markets in Richmond, Virginia

University of Southern California How do Renters Cope with Unaffordability? 

How Do Renters Cope with Unaffordability