A rent mitigation fund is created to provide funds to eligible low-income tenant households
at risk of residential eviction during the period described in this Section 22.205.080, if other sources of funds are not available to assist the tenant, or to provide
financial assistance to a non-profit corporation or other housing provider that cannot
evict a tenant from a rental housing unit during the period described in this Section
22.205.080 because the unit is subject to restrictions on tenant incomes or rent as a condition
of that assistance.
1.
Tenant eligibility. To be eligible to receive funds, (1) the reason for termination
must include nonpayment of rent; and (2) the tenant household must be a low-income
household as defined in Section 23.84A.016; and (3) the tenant must demonstrate that the tenant does not have the financial
resources to avoid eviction; and (4) the tenant must request mitigation funds on or
before the date a writ of restitution is executed.
2.
Housing provider eligibility. To be eligible to receive funds the housing provider
shall (1) demonstrate that an eviction was delayed during this period because the
tenant raised the defense described in this Section 22.205.080; and (2) demonstrate that the tenant does not have financial resources available
to pay rent during the period described in this Section 22.205.080; and (3) demonstrate that the tenant resides in a unit that is subject to restrictions
on tenant incomes or rent; and (4) sign an agreement stating that the housing provider
will not report the tenant's delinquency on rent payment to credit reporting agencies.
3.