Howard County residents may apply for financial assistance to pay past due rent payments to prevent eviction

Howard County Rent and Eviction Relief

Howard County residents may apply for financial assistance to pay past due rent payments to prevent eviction. The $​1.5 million in housing ​payment relief is being allocated through local non-profit partnerships. Applicants must be Howard County residents, provide proof of home address, and provide evidence of loss of income due to COVID-related job loss, reduction in hours, and/or medical illness. The maximum assistance per household is three months of housing expense.

Residents may contact one of the participating providers for an application:

• Community Action Council, cac-hc.org, 410-313-6440
• The United Way, uwcm.org, 211
• Grassroots, grassrootcrisis.org, evictionprevention@grassrootscrisis.org, 410-531-6677
• Family and Children’s Services, fcsmd.org, lspivey@fcsmd.org, 443-864-0379
• Foreign-Born Information and Referral Network (FIRN), firnonline.org, housinghelp@firnonline.org, 443-276-3166

Applicants must also meet maximum household income limits, which are based on 80% of the Howard County area median income.

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Scott E