Скачать или смотреть Landlord and Tenant Resources, November 22, 2021

On November 22, 2021, the Burien City Council heard a presentation from human services and rental housing inspection program City staff and King County staff managing the Eviction Prevention and Rent Assistance Program (EPRAP). They described the resources available to both groups, status of current programs, and gave a report on how much assistance funding has been distributed in Burien.

Burien is among three cities who extended their eviction moratorium through January 15, 2022 to allow more time for landlords and tenants to apply for and receive rent assistance. To help Burien residents access rent and utility assistance, the City currently contracts with several agencies. More than $500,000 has been allocated so far, serving 532 households.

EPRAP has distributed approximately $12 million to King County renters who are behind on paying rent. Burien community members are eligible to receive King County funding. To date, more than 1,500 expressed a need for help and 60% have received payments. King County provides three months of past due rent payments and three months of future rent payments so households can stabilize and get ahead on payments. Only households who meet certain income requirements and have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic are eligible for the programs.

King County offered three pathways to the assistance: allowing landlords to apply on behalf of their tenants, allowing tenants to apply on their own through an online application, and working with more than a dozen community-based organizations that serve specific communities and who can help renters overcome barriers to filling out the online application. The landlord application is closed but the tenant application is open. A phone hotline (206-477-1311) has people who speak multiple languages available to help.