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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Coronavirus Emergency Rental Relief Fund for Tenants Page | 2 <br />Frequently Asked Questions as of March 1, 2021 <br />2 $82,000 6 $118,850 <br />3 $92,250 7 $127,050 <br />4 $102,450 8 $135,250 <br />*In reviewing applications for financial assistance to eligible households, the City shall prioritize <br />consideration of the applications of an eligible household where the income of the household <br />does not exceed 50 percent of the area median income. <br /> <br />Q2) What is the eligibility criteria? (Updated March 1, 2021) <br />A. Renters must meet the income qualifications as a low-income family earning no <br />more than 80% of the Area Median Income. The financial impact on the family’s <br />inability to pay their rent must be as a result of COVID-19. Renters must provide <br />documentation of their inability to pay rent due to the Coronavirus in the form of <br />a written letter to their landlord. The letter is the documentation that the City is <br />requesting to show that the tenant cannot pay their rent due to a reason related <br />to COVID-19. (If you have a concern about sending a letter to your landlord, you <br />can address the letter to the City). <br /> <br />The City shall ensure that any rental assistance provided to an eligible <br />household is not duplicative of any other Federally funded rental assistance <br />provided to such household. An eligible household that occupies a federally- <br />subsidized residential or mixed-use property may receive assistance, provided <br />that the funds are not applied to costs that have been or will be reimbursed <br />under any other federal assistance. If an eligible household receives a monthly <br />federal subsidy (e.g., a Housing Choice Voucher or Project-Based Rental <br />Assistance) and the tenant rent is adjusted according to changes in income, the <br />renter household may not receive assistance. If a household receives rental <br />assistance other than CARES for Tenants, the assistance may only be used to <br />pay for costs, such as the tenant-paid portion of rent, that are not paid for by the <br />other rental assistance. When providing CARES for Tenants assistance, the <br />City must review the household’s income and sources of assistance to confirm <br />that the CARES for Tenants assistance does not duplicate any other assistance, <br />including federal, state, and local assistance provided for the same costs. As <br />such, renters who receive(d) assistance through the Coronavirus Rental Relief <br />Program for Landlords (“CARES for Landlords”) are not eligible. Households <br />who are receiving assistance from another emergency rental relief or rental <br />assistance program are not eligible. Renters who receive assistance through <br />the Housing Choice Voucher Program, also known as Section 8, or those who <br />receive other government rental assistance are not eligible. Renters who <br />receive rent subsidies from a nonprofit rental assistance program are not <br />eligible. Households residing in temporary housing such as motels or homeless <br />shelters are not eligible. Renters who receive assistance through the <br />EXHIBIT 6EXHIBIT 1