The King County Eviction Prevention and Rental Assistance Program will close all tenant and landlord interest forms to new entries on Friday, December 4, 2020 at 5pm PST, in order to allow time to process tenants and properties ahead of the December 30, 2020 expenditure deadline. The program will not accept additional tenants or properties to the lotteries or waitlists afterFriday, December 4, 2020. Current demand on the tenant and landlord funds exceeds available resources, so the program does not expect to serve all eligible households in 2020. Should funding become available in 2021, the program may reopen.

King County will use several approaches to quickly serve as many households as possible. The rental assistance program will pay some large residential landlord properties and manufactured home parks in bulk payments for eligible tenants.

The County will additionally seek to distribute tenant rental assistance to smaller landlords whose eligible tenants qualify for assistance through a lottery process. Funding will be prioritized for the highest-need areas in King County.

Eviction Prevention Rent Assistance program eligibility will be based on the following information:

Tenant Application
Landlord Rental Debt Certification
Tenant Income Documentation (if tenant does not have documentation, they can self-certify)

The King County Eviction Prevention and Rental Assistance Program does not require Social Security Numbers or Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers from tenants. Learn more about the program and how to apply here: King County Eviction Prevention and Rent Assistance Program

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The above is an aggregated announcement from King County. The Auburn Examiner has not independently verified its contents. We encourage our readers to personally verify any information they question or want more information on.