Clark County will accept 400 referrals for its eviction prevention rent assistance program at noon today. The programs provide rental help to low-income individuals impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Households are allowed to receive assistance one time. Anyone who has received assistance within the past few months is not eligible for additional assistance. Also, anyone who has previously applied for assistance should not apply again. Housing providers are working to assist all households currently on the waitlist. Tenants must first be deemed eligible to receive assistance.
Links and instructions to apply, below, will be live at noon. All applicants will receive a submission confirmation email.
Landlord applicants: https://airtable.com/shrrKOIM977VYH0IH.
Tenant applicants: https://airtable.com/shrjao15aZyYIqPFb.
Spanish-speaking tenant applicants: https://airtable.com/shrRFAEYvqZ7hKIed.
Applicants without access to internet may call 360-695-9677.
Applicants without phone or internet access may access applications through Share at the Fromhold Center at 2306 N.E. Andresen Road, across from WinCo.
Additional spots are scheduled to open at noon Dec. 1, Dec. 15 and Jan. 5.
Tenants seeking information about their legal rights should contact the Clark County Volunteer Lawyers Program at 360-334-4007 or NW Justice Project’s CLEAR program at nwjustice.org/get-legal-help or 888-201-1014 between 9:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. Youth 24 and younger may contact the Legal Counsel for Youth and Children at 206-494-0323, ext. 715.
