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• Emergency Rental Assistance Program

  The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 included funding for states to establish Emergency Rental Assistance Programs (ERAP). ERAP is now taking applications. ERAP helps tenant households with paying rent, past-due rent balances (also known as arrears), utility and home energy costs, utility and home energy cost arrears, and other expenses related to housing. Content Detail

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  Pennsylvania Department of Human Services

• Extended CDC Eviction Moratorium for Specified Areas of Heightened Levels of COVID-19

  Summary of the eligibility requirements for the Centers of Disease Control Order providing for an eviction moratorium in communities with heightened levels of community transmission of COVID-19. Read More

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  PALawHELP.org

• Mortgage and Housing Assistance during the Coronavirus National Emergency

  The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), and U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have partnered to launch a new mortgage and housing assistance website to help homeowners and renters during the coronavirus pandemic. The page provides information on what to do now, and what your options are for mortgage and rent payment relief. Content Detail

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  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

• Protections for renters

  If you’re having trouble making rent payments as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, you are not alone. Here are some steps renters can take, as well as many significant protections from eviction that apply in certain situations. Content Detail

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  Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

• COVID-19 Eviction Help | Did the CDC Stop Evictions?

  This video from Community Legal Services of Philadelphia describes the operation of the Order issued by the Centers for Disease Control stopping evictions from September 4 - December 31, 2020. It provides answers to the questions of who does the order apply to and how does it work. Read More

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  Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

• DECLARATION FOR THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION’S TEMPORARY HALT IN EVICTIONS TO PREVENT FURTHER SPREAD OF COVID-19

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced a national eviction moratorium for virtually all tenants in the U.S impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. To get these protections, the tenant and ALL ADULTS living in the household have to submit a signed declaration to their landlord stating they are eligible and that they are telling the truth, under legal penalty. This is the sign declaration available from the PA Courts that will satisfy this requirement. Content Detail

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  Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts

• How to Prepare for Landlord-Tenant Court if You are Facing Eviction (Video)

  Video from Community Legal Services of Philadelphia, in conjunction with the Philadelphia Eviction Prevention Project, providing a description of your rights when being evicted and about how the eviction process works. Specific information is included about the eviction process that is followed in Philadelphia, along with some resources for people facing eviction in Philadelphia. Read More

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  Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

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  Spanish / Español

• Tenants! Being Evicted?

  Information from Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc. on the rights of tenants who are being evicted. Read More

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  Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network, Inc.

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  Spanish / Español

  Russian / Pусский

  Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt

• Can I Be Evicted During the COVID-19 Crisis in Pennsylvania

  Information from Neighborhood Legal Services on when you can be evicted in Pennsylvania under the current moratoriums that are in place during the COVID-19 crisis. Read More

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  Neighborhood Legal Services Association

• Center for Disease Control Eviction Moratorium Fact Sheet and Declaration

  The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) announced a national eviction moratorium for virtually all tenants in the U.S impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The order will be in effect from September 4, 2020 through December 31, 2020. Here are the basic facts about the moratorium and a sample declaration that need to be completed to qualify for its protection. Read More

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  National Low Income Housing Coalition

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• Filing an Appeal of an Eviction (Video)

  This video from Neighborhood Legal Services Association outlines the steps that you need to take in order to file an appeal of an eviction decision from the Magisterial District Court to the Court of Common Pleas in Pennsylvania. Specific instructions are given for cases in counties served by Neighborhood Legal Services Association. Read More

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  Neighborhood Legal Services Association

• Homeowners & Renters: Foreclosure & Eviction Information during COVID-19

  Information on Foreclosure and Eviction proceedings during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Emergency. Content Detail

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  Legal Aid of Southeastern Pennsylvania

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  Spanish / Español

• National Eviction Moratorium: FAQ for Renters

  Frequently asked questions and answers about the coverage and effect of the eviction moratorium enacted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. Read More

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  National Low Income Housing Coalition

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  Spanish / Español

• Overview of National Eviction Moratorium

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) took unprecedented action on September 1 by issuing a temporary national moratorium on most evictions for nonpayment of rent to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. This provides an overview of that moratorium. Read More

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  National Low Income Housing Coalition

• Illegal Lockouts (Video)

  This video from Neighborhood Legal Services Association explains tenants' rights under the law in Pennsylvania that offer protection against self-help evictions when the landlord changes the locks or renders the property unusable without following the property eviction procedures. Read More

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  Neighborhood Legal Services Association