The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau “CFPB” announced effective May 3, 2021 as part of the CDC Eviction Moratorium and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act “FDCPA” that the additional disclosures must be made to tenants with any nonpayment of rent notice or notice to terminate tenancy. We have reviewed the language and believe the language...
Author: Blythe Edmondson (Blythe Edmondson)
Post
Pima County Rental Assistance Updates
The City of Tucson and Pima County Eviction Prevention Program is facing a backlog of over 5000 applications. As a result, the program anticipates a minimum of 2 to 3 months will be needed to distribute funds to the outstanding 5000 applicants on the waitlist before new applications can be processed. (The City and County...
Post
Pima County Board of Supervisors Provide Legal Assistance for Tenants
Tuesday the Pima County Board of Supervisors approved allotting and spending up to $2 million dollars of the federal rental assistance money allocated to Pima County (approximately $31 million) to provide legal counsel for tenants at risk of eviction due to unpaid rent or other material noncompliance of the lease agreement. While we understand the...
Post
Challenging a CDC Declaration
As time moves forward and the courts as well as those of us in the Property Management Industry become more familiar with the CDC Declaration often submitted by tenants the details of how to handle a challenge to this Declaration have become more clear. Attached below is a form we created in our office to...
Post
COVID Eviction Updates
Funding and Website for Rental Assistance Pima County and the City of Tucson have rolled out a website to provide funding and information to Landlords and Tenants due to the COVID Pandemic. Link below: https://tucsonpimaep.com/ The City/County have received $51 million for rental assistance. The website has to date only had a “soft” opening, but...
Post
Pima County to Remove Tenants from Waitlist for Assistance if Action is not Taken
Regarding Eviction Prevention Assistance Funding: On Friday, March 5, at 10 a.m. all current waitlist Tenants & Landlords will be sent a REQUIRED ELIGIBILITY FORM. In order to stay on the waiting list, Tenants must complete this REQUIRED ELIGIBILITY FORM within five business days, by March 11, 2021 OR they will be put on...
Post
App to Help Arizona Tenants find Resources
Arizona has launched an Eviction Prevention and Rental Assistance App to help Arizona residents find statewide rental assistance resources. COVID Information and Referrals The app is available for both English and Spanish Speakers. Through the above links, tenants can find resources available depending on their zip code and the type of assistance needed (rent, utilities,...
Post
Pima County Board of Supervisors Action Puts Communities at Risk
On February 2, 2021 the Pima County Board of Supervisors addressed an agenda item titled eviction prevention. There was no information provided in writing, thereby making it impossible for the public to address the topic in writing prior to the meeting, and a vote was taken on an oral motion. Pursuant to this oral motion...