Pinellas County Opening Website For Rental Assistance

The county’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program was given $21.4 million will soon open for applications. For those who qualify, the website will begin accepting applications on March 31, 2021. Here…

Mason Dixon

Updated Mar 24, 2021 3:04 PM EDT

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The county's Emergency Rental Assistance Program was given $21.4 million will soon open for applications.

For those who qualify, the website will begin accepting applications on March 31, 2021. Here are the qualifications:

You have lost your job or significant income due to COVID-19 Pandemic
You are behind on rent payments, or you are at risk of missing a rent payment
Your household income is at or below 80% of the area median income (AMI). (Click here to find your household's AMI eligibility)

If you qualify for rental assistance, you can follow these steps for help:

Inform landlord or management company that you are seeing assistance due to COVID-19 pandemic. (They may work on a payment plan or defer payments)
Check if your household is eligible. If you're eligible, text pinellasrent to 888777 for a reminder when the applications begin on the website.
Have documents for the application. Click here to learn what documents you need from their frequently asked questions.

You can also visit here to learn about foreclosure/eviction assitance. This Emergency Rental Assistance Program is funded by the federal stimulus package that was passed in December.

[Source: PinellasCounty.org]