Tenants face eviction while waiting for Our Florida rental assistance payments

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) -Natasha Miller is a single mom attempting to offer secure housing for herself and her 5-year-old-son. However she says she’s on the verge of shedding her condo, and she or he blames the state of Florida.

Miller was accepted for 4 months value of lease funds via the state-run Our Florida rental help program, and she or he thought that will be her lifeline. She hasn’t obtained one fee but and the final fee was supposed to return for Might’s lease.

“I can’t come up with a caseworker and while you go right down to the workplace to make an appointment, the appointments are booked out all the way in which till Might,” Miller mentioned.

Natasha mentioned she’s been advised that if her past-due lease isn’t paid this month, she’ll be evicted, and she or he’s not alone.

Despite the fact that the state says it has awarded households with over a billion {dollars} up to now yr, a gradual stream of viewers are calling Higher Name Behnken, saying they’ve been accepted however both haven’t obtained any fee or clarification. Some say the state claims checks have been despatched, however they didn’t obtain them.

Investigator Shannon Behnken reached out to the spokesperson for Our Florida however has not heard again. We’ll proceed to press the state for solutions.

Within the meantime, if you’re going through eviction and have been accepted for this help, it is strongly recommended to reply to the eviction in courtroom and present the decide your acceptance paperwork. In lots of instances, the decide will maintain off on eviction to offer tenants extra time to gather the state cash.