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Housing Call: June 29, 2021

Around the State

NC Senate Republican budget vs. Governor Roy Cooper budget

NC Senate Passes FY21-23 Budget Proposal

Take Action – North Carolina Housing Coalition

HOPE Program Update:

  • As of 6/28, over 23,000 applications have been submitted
  • $60 M has been committed, with about $20 M having been paid out already
  • Average processing time = 14 days (from the time of application to payment being disbursed)
  • 4% landlord refusal rate
  • Go here to apply: HOPE Program
  • Apply by phone: (888) 927-5467

 

National

President Biden Extends CDC Eviction Moratorium to July 31st – North Carolina Housing Coalition

Bipartisan Infrastructure Package Contains No Funding for Affordable Housing

“Dear Colleague” letter urging congressional leaders to include housing as infrastructure

Take action to urge your members of Congress to sign on!

6.24.21 Revised ERA FAQ – Dept of the Treasury

6.24.21 ERA Fact Sheet

Resources/Reports/Events

HUD’s Office of Affordable Housing Programs (OAHP) – HOME-ARP Webinar Series

July 1 from 2 to 3:30 pm ET – Webinar – CoC Homelessness System Overview

Enterprise Community Partners – Webinar: “Preventing Evictions as a Preservation Strategy” – July 15th at 1pm

The Terner Center for Housing Innovation at the University of California at Berkeley – “Paying the Rent in a Pandemic: Recent Trends in Rent Payments Among Affordable Housing Tenants in California

Recommended read

June 2021 Special Webinar: Housing and Disability Rights

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