Orange County Will Close Its COVID-19 Eviction Diversion Program on Friday
• Demings says the new 33.4 million dollar Rental Assistance program will help mostly low-income and other qualified residents pay rent.
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• Demings says the new 33.4 million dollar Rental Assistance program will help mostly low-income and other qualified residents pay rent.
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• As the nation turns a page, all of us are ready for fresh beginnings, and not just political. After four years of chaos in government and almost a year of COVID lockdown, everyone is eager for something to celebrate. And not to be premature, but there’s light on the horizon. Orlando’s arts organizations have had to pivot in light of the pandemic, and it’s no surprise that they’ve come up with creative solutions to share artistic inspiration with us all along. A good example is the current exhibition at the University of Central Florida Art Gallery, which can be visited in person or enjoyed online in a very well-crafted virtual presentation. Now monetary help is here to support that ingenuity, …
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• Orange County residents who are struggling financially because of the pandemic can once again apply for financial assistance Tuesday morning.
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• Gov. Ron DeSantis extended the state’s moratorium on evictions and foreclosures for the fifth time on Monday. He announced the extension of his executive order for one more month – that is, until Oct. 1 – at the absolute last moment, mere hours before the moratorium was set to expire. The thing is, despite the extension of DeSantis’ executive order preventing immediate evictions, the wording of that order was changed on August 1st, narrowing tenant protections and effectively green-lighting landlords to begin filing eviction cases in Orange County courts. Hundreds have since been filed. This week, Mayor Buddy Dyer proposed a plan to use $1.5 million in CARES Act funds to assist renters with rent payments they weren’t able to …
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• The Orange County CARES Act portal closed ten minutes after it opened Monday.
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• Today Orange County will reopen the CARES Act portal for individuals and families to apply for a one-time grant of one thousand dollars.
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• The portal will reopen again on Tuesday.
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