Rebound Idaho: Federal eviction moratorium ends Friday -- here's why it's concerning and how you can stay housed

Rebound Idaho: Federal eviction moratorium ends Friday -- here's why it's concerning and how you can stay housed

While some of Idaho's housing nonprofit leaders predict it will put many Idahoans at risk of being kicked out of their homes, they are also hoping landlords will call upon them for help before evicting someone.

THE FEDERAL 600DOLLAR-A-WEEKBOOST.

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ENDSTHIS WEEK.AND SO DOES THEFEDERAL BAN ONEVICTIONS ONRENTAL UNITS.OUR MADELINEWHITE SHARESRESOURCES... FORRENTERS WORRIEDABOUT LOSING THEIRHOMES."HOUSING ISHEALTHCARE, RIGHT?IT'S THERECOMMENDEDINTERVENTION RIGHTNOW DURING COVID.AND TO HAVE UM ALLTHESE HOUSEHOLDSPOTENTIALLY NOTHAVING HOUSING INTHE NEAR FUTURE ISREALLY SCARY FORUS AS A COMMUNITY."ACCORDING TORECENT U.S. CENSUSBUREAU DATA INWEEK 11 OF THECOVID CRISIS IDAHOEXPERIENCED MOREHOUSING INSECURITYTHAN ANY STATE INTHE PACIFICNORTHWEST..THE CENSUSREVEALS THATROUGHLY 24PERCENT OF IDAHOADULTS MISSED LASTMONTH'S RENT ORMORTGAGE PAYMENTOR HAVE SLIGHT TONO CONFIDENCETHAT THEIRHOUSEHOLD CAN PAYNEXT MONTH'S RENTOR MORTGAGE ONTIME THIS, ANUPTICK FROMWEEK'S PRIOR.

ANDSTEPHANIE CANATTEST TO THAT."ARE YOU SEEINGMOREHOMELESSNESSRECENTLY?""YES""THERE'S DEFINITELYBEEN A PRETTY BIGUPTICK THE LASTMONTH AND A HALF,AND WE'RE PRETTYSURE THAT'S JUSTTHE BEGINNING."BECAUSE BACK INMARCH THE CARESACT PUT AMORATORIUM ONEVICTION APPLYINGTO RENTERS INHOMES WITHFEDERALLY BACKEDMORTGAGES HELDBY FANNIE MAE ORFREDDIE MAC.

THAT'SSET TO EXPIREFRIDAY."I'M REALLYCONCERNED ABOUT.A LOT OF OURPROPERTIES AREOWNED BY PEOPLEOUT OF STATE WHOARE NOT GONNAHAVE ANY KIND OF ACONTEXT FOR WHATIT MEANS TO BEEVICTING PEOPLE INOUR COMMUNITY, UMAND RIGHT NOW IFSOMEONE'S EVICTEDIT'S GOING TO BEEXTREMELY HARDFOR THEM TO FIND APLACE TO GO."SHE'S URGING AT-RISK RENTERS TOLOOK INTO LOCALRESOURCES LIKETHE IDAHO HOUSINGAND FINANCEASSOCIATION'SHOUSINGPRESERVATIONPROGRAM..FORSHORT TERM DOLLARASSISTANCE.AND IS URGINGLANDLORDS TO CALLTHEIR OFFICE ATCATCH BEFOREEVICTING SOMEONESO THEY CANMEDIATE AND TRYAND WORKSOMETHING OUT."WE HAVE A LOT OFFEDERAL FUNDINGAND STATE FUNDINGPOURING INTO THECOMMUNITY TO HELPPREVENT EVICTIONSO IF LANDLORDSARE OUT THERE ANDTHEIR TENANTS AREHAVING A HARD TIMEPAYING THEIR RENT,WE WANT TO HELPTHEM KEEP THEMHOUSED."MADELINE WHITE.IDAHO NEWS 6