Starting July 15th, just two days from now, the US Treasury will start sending what it refers to as “advance Child Tax Credit payments” to eligible families on the 15th of every month. The maximum amount for each child under age 6 is $300 per month and for each child 6 to 18 is $250...
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Updates from the Tucson Pima County Eviction Prevention Program
REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION FROM LANDLORDS: PROGRAM DASHBOARD UPDATE: One of the many goals of this program is to be transparent about the process, requests for assistance, and reporting. We want to manage expectations and keep the public informed on funding distribution. On average, requests per week have diminished significantly and are now between 100-200 requests. This is...
Federal Judge Stays Order pending Appeal
The Federal Court set aside the CDC Order earlier this month. We were hoping that would mean an end to the Eviction Moratorium. However, late Friday the court decided to grant the Government’s request to stay their own order setting aside the CDC Order pending appeal. What does this mean? The CDC Order is still...
Virtual Court continues post COVID in Arizona for Evictions
Through COVID all parties have been appearing virtually in eviction actions in Arizona. In Pima County this has been done through Zoom. The option to appear virtually has increased tenant participation and made it easier for witnesses and managers to attend hearings. This provides more information to the court at an initial hearing and can...
Alabama Association of Realtors v. HHS
As many of you are aware (and I have mentioned in prior posts), the Federal Court has set aside the CDC Order and therefore the Federal Eviction Moratorium. The set aside of the Order has been stayed or stopped while the parties provide their argument to the Court explaining why Court’s order to set aside...
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...
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...
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,...