Real Estate
New Coronavirus Emergency Rental Assistance Program Coming Soon In Ramsey County
Eligible renters will include households that earned 80% or less of area median income in 2020 or in the most recent month.
March 25, 2021
Good news for those seeking rent relief: The new program will be available soon.
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Ramsey County is partnering with the State of Minnesota on a new rental assistance program called COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance, which is operating under the banner of RentHelpMN. It will help eligible renters with overdue rent since April 2020, up to three months of upcoming rent at a time, and related utility payments. The program will be open for applications in the coming weeks.
Eligible renters will include households that earned 80% or less of area median income in 2020 or in the most recent month. Landlords will be able to apply on behalf of their eligible tenants as well. Detailed guidance will be published on this webpage as it becomes available.
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Be sure to sign up for updates on the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance program to receive email updates about when the program will open and how to apply. Please note: the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance eNews sign-up link doesn't work in Internet Explorer. Please use Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge or Firefox.
Virtual Information Sessions
Please join Minnesota Housing at one of their upcoming information sessions to learn more about the program, who is eligible and what expenses will be covered.
They will share “Get Ready” checklists for renters and landlords that include the types of documents that will be requested as part of the application.
The virtual information sessions will be offered at two times. Please register for the date and time that best fits your schedule:
- Tuesday, March 30 from 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. - REGISTER
- Wednesday, March 31 from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. - REGISTER
Meeting participants will be able to join by internet or phone. Participants who join online will be able to submit questions in the chat. Those who join by phone are invited to submit questions to cera.mhfa@state.mn.us.
The meeting will be recorded and made available on Minnesota Housing's COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance webpage.
This press release was produced by Ramsey County. The views expressed are the author's own.