With the end of the statewide eviction moratorium, Nevada County officials are reminding residents, as well as landlords, that the COVID-19 Rent Relief Program is still available. It covers 100-percent of rent and utilities. Applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis until program funds are exhausted. Priority assistance is being given to those most-at-risk. At the Hospitality House homeless shelter, Operations Officer, Tyson Powers, says they’ve received a lot of calls about lifting of the moratorium…

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Powers says any potential surge in homeless residents won’t likely be felt until early next year, with 18 months worth of assistance available…

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But in California, there is no deadline to apply for assistance. And the state stands to get a second round of funding. To qualify, people must earn 80-percent or less of their area’s medium income and must have been affected by the pandemic.