Government Benefits Law: COVID Eviction Moratorium

US Supreme Court vacated CDC's revised eviction ban. 8/26/21

Yahoo News 5/10/23

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Evictions in Franklin County Municipal Court are proceeding again.

Apply for SNAP, COVID rental assistance, child care, cash, medical assistance.

Nationwide resources from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Under the CARES Act, which amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act, if a furnisher agrees to let you make partial payments or forbear any amounts (called an "accommodation" under the law) because you were affected by the coronavirus pandemic during the covered period, that furnisher must report your account as current to the bureaus—so long as you weren't already delinquent on payments.

CFPB Compliance Guide

US Treasury Guidance 8/26/21. Self-attestation can be used in documenting each aspect of a household’s eligibility for ERA, including with respect to: a) financial hardship, b) the risk of homelessness or housing instability, and c) income.

Ohioans who, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, are facing eviction or having trouble making utility payments should contact their local community action agency about getting financial help from the new law. Enacted 5/11/21